Central American Political Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-684-BC
Scope and Content
The Central American Political Ephemera collection contains material from Central American political campaigns during the mid-1980s, including political material from Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador. The majority of the collection consists of campaign pamphlets and information about candidates running for the presidency in the 1985 and 1986 elections. In addition to the material specific to the presidential campaigns are numerous stickers, calenders and newspapers. Among the newspapers are multiple issues of Nicaragua Hoy and Hacia Nuestra Liberación, publications of the reactionary, counter-revolutionary forces in Nicaragua, the CONTRAS. Finally, there is a folder containing materials about baptism in the CEBs, the socialist, Catholic Base Communities of liberation theology. Most materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1983-1986
Creator
- University of New Mexico. University Libraries (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Extent
2 boxes (.92 cu. ft.)
Abstract
This collection contains materials from Central American political campaigns during the mid-1980s, including political material from Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador. The majority of the collection consists of campaign pamphlets and information about candidates running for the presidency in the 1985 and 1986 elections.
- Central America--Politics and government -- 20th century
- Christian communities -- Catholic Church -- Study and teaching
- Christian communities -- Nicaragua
- Church work with the poor
- Costa Rica--Politics and government--20th century
- Counterrevolutionaries -- Nicaragua
- El Salvador--Politics and government--20th century
- Elections -- Costa Rica
- Elections -- Honduras
- Hacia nuestra liberación
- Honduras--Politics and government -- 20th century
- Latin America--Politics and government--20th century
- Liberation theology -- Latin America
- Nicaragua -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990
- Nicaragua hoy
- Socialism -- Latin America
- Terrorism -- Nicaragua
Creator
- University of New Mexico. University Libraries (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Central American Political Ephemera Collection, 1983-1986
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Dylan Miner
- Date
- ©2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 684 BC::Central American Political Ephemera Collection)//EN" "nmu1mss684bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451