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Eva Perón Ephemeral Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1094-BC

Scope and Contents

Collection contains ephemeral/textual materials of Eva Perón including political pamphlets, postcards, newspaper clips, flyers, and popular culture materials.

Dates

  • 1947-1983, undated

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Maria Eva Duarte was born 17 May 1919 in Los Toldos, Argentina. In the 1930s Eva Duarte moved Buenos Aires to advance her acting career. She met Juan Perón in the early 1940s and they married in 1945. Supporting her President husband and her own social and political causes, Eva Perón became a powerful politician and social activist. She died in 1952. Upon her death she rose to a cult figure and became a part of Argentian and international popular culture.

Extent

1 Box (.25 linear feet)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Title
Finding Aid of the Eva Perón Ephemeral Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Tomas Jaehn
Date
2022-03-01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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