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ILAs' founding director was [[Robin Humphreys]], the first professor of Latin American history and the founder of [[Latin American studies]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name=Lynch>[[John Lynch (historian)|Lynch, John]] (2001), "Obituary: Robert Arthur Humphreys (1907-1999)", ''[[Hispanic American Historical Review]]'', 81(1):135-138; {{doi|10.1215/00182168-81-1-135}}</ref> Humphreys' tenure at ILAS from 1965 to 1974 "set the standards which gained for the subject academic status and funding".<ref name=Lynch>[[John Lynch (historian)|Lynch, John]] (2001), "Obituary: Robert Arthur Humphreys (1907-1999)", ''[[Hispanic American Historical Review]]'', 81(1):135-138; {{doi|10.1215/00182168-81-1-135}}</ref>
Between 2004 and 2013, ILAS formed part of the [[Institute for the Study of the Americas]] (ISA), along with the [[Institute of United States Studies]] (IUSS). In August 2013, ILAS was re-established to focus solely on supporting research on Latin America and the Caribbean.<ref>http://ilas.sas.ac.uk/about-us/news/important-announcement-regarding-changes-institute-study-americas</ref>
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