The article reports on the process of compiling a virtual library centered on the life and work of Carlos Chagas Filho. The research has included both the scientist's own archives as well as those of some scientific and cultural institutions where he was an active member or leader. Results on the information and documents collected to date show that these contribute to an understanding both of twentieth-century scientific practice in Brazil and of its interaction with movements in the biomedical sciences abroad.
Carlos Chagas Filho; history of sciences; promotion of scientific information
