Central American Solidarity L.A. Network Collection MS.2017.005

Gladys Garcia

Special Collections and Archives

2017

Library South, Room 2079, 5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

Business Number: (323)343-3960

SpecialCollections@calstatela.edu

URL: https://www.calstatela.edu/specialcollections

Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives

Title: Central American Solidarity L.A. Network Collection

Creator: Latin American Studies Center; California State University, Los Angeles

Identifier/Call Number: MS.2017.005

Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/2/resources/17

Physical Description: 13.75 (come back) Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1975-1994

Abstract: This collection was created during the semester of spring 2017, through the Cal State LA Special Collections & Archives internship of Gladys Garcia. The collection was created based on publications and materials related to Central American Solidarity Networks in Los Angeles from the late-1970s to mid-1990s. The collection is based on material housed in the Latin American Studies Center of Cal State LA. The materials were acquired by a number of different faculty members and students in the Latin American Studies program over the course of three decades. The historical significance of this collection is that it documents a specific part of Los Angeles history, relating to Central Americans and how their experiences shaped Los Angeles as we see it now. The collection also highlights the role the city of Los Angeles played amongst nationwide activism at the height of all the Central American conflicts.

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Use

The Central American Solidarity L.A. Network Collection is the physical property of California State University, Los Angeles, Latin American Studies Program and Center.

Preferred Citation

Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by Latin American Studies Program and Center

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two series: I. Publications; series II. Posters.

Biographical / Historical

This collection was created during the semester of spring 2017, through the Cal State LA Special Collections and Archives internship of Gladys Garcia. The collection was created based on publications and materials related to Central American Solidarity Networks in Los Angeles from the late-1970s to mid-1990s. The collection is based on material housed in the Latin American Studies Center of Cal State LA. The materials were acquired by a number of different faculty members and students in the Latin American Studies program over the course of three decades. The historical significance of this collection is that it documents a specific part of Los Angeles history, relating to Central Americans and how their experiences shaped Los Angeles as we see it now. The collection also highlights the role the city of Los Angeles played amongst nationwide activism at the height of all the Central American conflicts.

Scope and Contents

This collection is part of a larger collection belonging to the Latin American Studies center at Cal State LA. This collection was created by Gladys Garcia during her Cal State LA Special Collections and Archives internship in the spring of 2017. The Latin American Studies center acquired both publications and political posters in the collection by a number of different students and faculty active in organizing and raising awareness about U.S. intervention in Central America and the Central American diaspora coming to the U.S.

Series I: Publications Inclusive Dates: 1975-1996 Arrangement: Alphabetical and there under chronological

This large series consists of six subseries: a. Bulletins, 1980-1992, b. Newsletters, 1975-1993, c. Oversized publications,1980-1992, d. Magazines/Zines, 1980-1985, e. Journals,1981-1992 and f. other publications, 1975-1994. The first series of bulletins are predominantly monolingual documents in Spanish that are directly from Central American countries. The second and third subseries of newsletters and oversized publications contain publications of organizations in solidarity with countries experiencing turmoil due to the conflict. Alert! Published by CISPES is an organization still active in the Los Angeles area. The rest of the subseries contain publications produced by militant organizations such as FMLN (El Salvador), FSLN (Nicaragua), and URNG (Guatemala) and liberation theology-based publications such as Diálogo and LUCHA.

Series II: Political Graphics Inclusive Dates: 1976-1989 Arrangement: Alphabetical and there under chronological

This series consists of two subseries; a. Posters, 1976-1989 and b. Oversized Posters, 1988. The graphics in this collection contain images relating to advocacy for militant-revolutionary organizations in the country, liberation theology, human rights abuses, U.S. intervention in the Central America, and literacy projects in Nicaragua. The subseries is a mixture of English and Spanish language posters, with a couple in French and Miskito language of the Miskito peoples in Nicaragua.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional--History--Sources.

Posters

Publications

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Publications /repositories/2/archival_objects/1496

Bulletins, 1980-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1603

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Agencia Nueva Nicaragua, Servicio Internacional de Noticias, 1980-1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1497

Abstract: Must check physical boxes if it is item or folder level

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Boletín Farabundo Martí, Semanario Informativo Internacional de las F.P.L., 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1498

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Brigadista Boletin, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1499

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Central American Bulletin, 1984-1986 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1500

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Central American Bulletin, 1987-1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1501

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CEDOH, Boletin Informativo, 1981-1986 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1502

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Challenge,1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1503

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El Foro Noticiero,1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1504

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FMLN/FDR: El Salvador Libre, BoletínInformativo de Mexico, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1505

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El Salvador: Alert! , 1980-1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1506

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¡Guatemala! Guatemala News and Information Bureau, 1979-1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1507

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Guatemala! , 1978-1986 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1508

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Human Rights Bulletin, CARECEN, 1987 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1509

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Our Search: Central American Association of Relative of the Detained/Disappeared /repositories/2/archival_objects/1510

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The Refugee: Central American Refugee Information Center, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1511

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RegioNews From Nicaragua, 1988-1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1512

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Unidad: El Salvador, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1513

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University of El Salvador: Informative Bulletin..., 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1514

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Infopress: Centroamerica, 1986 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1515

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Nicaragua Information Center Bulletin, 1983-1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1516

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Nicaragua Noticias, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1517

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Nicaragua through Our Eyes, 1986 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1518

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Nuevo Horizonte, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1519

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Nicaragua Update, 1981-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1520

Newsletters, 1975-1993 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33153

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Central American Newspak, 1986-1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1521

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CICLAC, News Review, 1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1522

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El Salvador: Refugees in Crisis, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1523

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Facts for Action, Oxfam America, 1983-1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1524

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Guatemala: Between the Lines, 1981-1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1525

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Guatemala: News in Brief, 1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1526

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Guatemala Scholars Network News, 1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1527

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LASA-NICA Scholars News, 1985-1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1528

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News from Guatemala, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1529

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NICARAGUACTIONEWS, 1975 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1530

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Nicaragua Libre, 1979 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1531

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Nicaragua Update, 1977-1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1532

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Noticias de Guatemala, 1981-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1533

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SALVANET, The Newsletter of Crispaz, 1990-1993 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1534

Oversized publications, 1980-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33154

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Alert by CISPES, 1983-1985 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33143

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Alert by CISPES, 1986-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33144

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El Nicargüense, Nicaragua, 1981-1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33145

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El Nuevo Diario, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33146

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El Salvador, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33147

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El Tecolote/El Popo/Si Se Puede/El Otro Vaquero, 1979 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33148

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Gay Community News, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33149

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La Comuna, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33150

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Unidad, 1983-1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33151

Magazines/Zines, 1980-1985 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33155

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A View of Life in New El Salvador, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1541

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Centroamérica en La Mira, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1542

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Con El Tiempo a Nuestro Favor, 1985 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1543

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Dissent Paper on El Salvador and Central America, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1544

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El Salvador: El Pueblo Vencera! , 1981-1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1545

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El Salvador's Jose Napoleon Duarte...1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1546

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El Salvador: Testimonios/Testimonies, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1547

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Escuchen Nuestras Voces..., 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1548

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The Freedom Fighter's Manual, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1549

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Revista Farabundo Marti, 1980-1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1550

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A Massacre in El Salvador's Morazon Province, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1551

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Plataforma Programática de Gobierno FMLN-FDR u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/1552

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Por Que Lucha El FMLN?, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1553

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Propuesta del FMLN un Desafío a la Estrategia Contrainsurgente, 1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1554

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Reagan Empuja a EE.UU a Otro Vietnam, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/1555

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Revolution in El Salvador, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1556

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Roque Dalton-Other Poets El Salvador, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1557

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Salvador Cayetano Carpio "Marcial," 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1558

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Señal de Libertad/Signal of Freedom, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1559

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Situación Revolucionaria y Escalada Intervencionista en La Guerra Salvadoreña,1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1560

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Solo el Socialismo Puede Sacar Al Tercer Mundo de Su Problematica,1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1561

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T32, Treinta Dos, 1983-1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1562

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U.S. Green Berets Torture in El Salvador, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1563

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U.S. Military Involvement in El Salvador 1947-1980, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/1564

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Voces Desde Nicaragua, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1565

Journals, 1981-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33156

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The Black Scholar,1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1571

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Centroamerica: USA,1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1572

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Centroamerica Internacional, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/1573

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Derechos Humanos en Centroamerica, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1574

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Dialogo,1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1575

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LUCHA: Christian Response to Military Repression in Chile, 1976-1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1576

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LUCHA: Christian Response to Military Repression in Chile, 1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1577

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LUCHA Struggle: A Journal of Christian Reflection on Struggles for Liberation, 1981-1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1578

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LUCHA Struggle: A Journal of Christian Reflection on Struggles for Liberation, 1989-1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33164

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LUCHA Struggle: A Journal of Christian Reflection on Struggles for Liberation, 1990-1992 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33165

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Nicaraguan Perspectives, 1981-1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33166

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Our Socialism: Charter Issue, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33167

Other Publications, 1975-1994 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33157

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CARECEN Press Release, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/1585

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CISPES Documents,1980-1986 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1586

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CISPES Memorandum,1981-1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1587

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CODEH: Balance Semestral de la Situación de los Derechos Humanos en Honduras,1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1588

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Correspondence between Mayor Tom Bradley & David C. Aroner,1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1589

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Electoral Democracy under International Pressure,1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1590

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The Electoral Process in Nicaragua...,1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1591

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El Rescate,1989-1990 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1592

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El Salvador on the Threshold of a Democratic Revolutionary Victory,1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1593

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El Salvador & Nicaragua Informational Flyers, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/1594

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FMLN/FDR,1981-1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1595

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Foreign Affairs of FSLN,1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1596

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Guatemala Report,1972-1975 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1597

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Honduras Update,1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1598

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In the Backyard by Gunter Grass,1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1599

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La Hora de Asesinar a Sandino,1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1600

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Peace Vigil Nicaragua Scrapbook,1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1601

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Peace Vigil Nicaragua Reference Material,1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/1602

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Boletín N1 comites de Madres Colomoncagua, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33168

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Photocopied Articles & Magazine Clippings, 1978-1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33169

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Mexico-U.S. Border Conference in Solidarity w/ El Salvador, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33170

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National Labor Committee in Support of Democracy and Human Rights in El Salvador, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33171

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Newspaper Photocopies, 1978-1994 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33172

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Nicali by George Hodson, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33173

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Nicaragua: Guernica of America by Ron Ridenour, 1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33174

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Nicaragua: The Struggle for History, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33175

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Radio Venceramos, 1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33176

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Report on Guatemala, 1987 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33177

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Second National Conference on Nicaragua, 1979 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33178

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Special Update-Latin America, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33179

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Solidaridad con Nicaragua, 1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33180

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Testimonies of the Sumpul River Massacre, 1980 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33181

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Vanguardia, 1975 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33182

Political Graphics, 1976-1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33159

Posters, 1976-1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33160

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2° Encuentro del Comite Ejecutivo Del Frente Mundial de Solidaridad Con El Pueblo Salvadoreño, 1982 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33161

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3ᵉʳ Son por Nicaragua, 1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33184

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Campamento Internacional por la paz, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33185

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Celebrate and Defend the Nicaraguan Revolution, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33186

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Queremos el Apoyo Mundial, Queremos Aprender a Leer y Escribir. Nicaragua Confia en Tu Ayuda, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33187

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El Salvador: El Pueblo Vencera, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33188

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¡Vencera! El Pueblo de El Salvador ¡Vencera! u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33189

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El Salvador, Another Vietnam, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33190

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Ernesto Cardenal from O'Hour, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33191

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Ernesto Cardenal from O'Hour (inverse), u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33192

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Ernesto Cardenal, 1977 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33193

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¡ Estos Son Los Candidatos Del Pueblo!, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33194

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Flores Para Nicaragua, 1979 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33195

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Guatemala, the Unnatural Disaster, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33196

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Roque Dalton, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33197

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Roque Dalton, Homenaje a Roque Dalton, 1978 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33198

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Homenaje A/Homage To…Sandino, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33199

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Homenaje a Sandino en solidaridad con el pueblo de Nicaragua, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33200

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Humanitarian Aid for Nicaraguan Democracy, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33201

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Ma Maki Payahlana, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33202

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March: Month of Archbishop Romero and the Christians Martyrs of the Liberation, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33203

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Mujer Salvadoreña En Lucha de Liberacion, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33204

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National Week of Solidarity with the People of Nicaragua, Self-Determination for the People of Nicaragua, (2) u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33205

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Nicaragua, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33206

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Nicaragua-Patria Libre o Morir, 1979 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33207

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Noticias de Guatemala, III Aniversario, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33208

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¡Presente! "Comandante Ana Maria" Melida Anaya Montes, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33209

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Sandino ayer, Sandino hoy…¡Sandino Siempre!, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33210

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Support El Frente Sandinista FSLN, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33211

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Wanted, Nicaragua's Hangman Anastasio Somoza D, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33212

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We'll break their chains and set them free, Literacy is Liberation, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33213

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Women in Arms, Mujeres en Armas, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33214

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Voices of Justice and Solidarity for Guatemala, 1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33215

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Y Tu, Pequeña Nica…, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33216

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19 de enero, Once años de impulsar la Guerra Popular Revolucionaria, 1983 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33217

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Antonio Turok, Nicaragua, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33218

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Carlos Fonseca Amador, 1976 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33219

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Centroamerica ha dicho: ¡BASTA!, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33220

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El Salvador, El Pueblo Vencera, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33221

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El Salvador Vencera!, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33222

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Jornada contra la penetracion imperialista en las universidades, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33223

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UES, La Lucha por Un Presupuesto Justo, 1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33224

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Nicaragua, 1979 1989 Diez años de cooperación con la Solidaridad Internacional, 1989 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33225

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No Vietnam in El Salvador, 1981 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33226

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References, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33227

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Solidaridad Internacional con Nicaragua, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33228

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The Assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador, 1984 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33229

Oversized posters, 1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33162

case 2, Drawer 1

F.S.L.N. Sandino, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33183

case 2, Drawer 1

Nora, Guerrillera…Embajadora de la paz y la vida, Heroina de la patria, 1988 /repositories/2/archival_objects/33230

case 2, Drawer 1

Stop U.S. intervention in El Salvador, u.d. /repositories/2/archival_objects/33231