This collection of materials pertains to the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. The Vatican Film Library holds documents from this archive relating to missionary activities in Latin America. We have a complete set of the indexes for the entire archive (not limited to Latin America), and information relating specifically to Latin America from the Acta Sanctae Congregationis for 1621-1862 (the records of the meetings and decisions of the Cardinals in General Congregation), and from the Scritturè referite nei Congressi (S.C.) for 1634–1892 (records of the weekly meetings of the Congregation, not the General Congregation). It should be stressed that data in the Archivio storico are mainly administrative, and not, per se, cultural or scientific. For further details, see:

• Lowrie J. Daly, S.J., "Microfilmed Materials from the Archive of the Sacred Congregation 'De Propaganda Fide'," Manuscripta 10 (1966): 139-144.