Judith M. Cohen collection on the Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement
Finding aid prepared by Alysia Thind and Anja Espinoza, Student Processing Assistants.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Judith M. Cohen collection on the Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement
Date (inclusive): 1984-1990, undated
Collection Number: MS 364
Creator:
Cohen, Judith M.
Extent:
0.85 linear feet
(2 boxes, 1 flat file folder)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, publications, audio cassettes, and other material pertaining to Judith M. Cohen and
her involvement with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement. Includes correspondence
from musician Pete Seeger regarding the song "Nicaragua, Nicaraguita," audio cassettes containing interviews and songs, and
photographs/illustrations of individuals from the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
Languages: The collection is in English and Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Judith M. Cohen collection on the Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement (MS 364). Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Judith M. Cohen, 2010.
Processing History
Processed by Alysia Thind and Anja Espinoza, Student Processing Assistants, 2015.
Processing of the Judith M. Cohen collection on the Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement was completed by undergraduate students
from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project
started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers
Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
Biographical Note
Judith M. Cohen was a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in the late 1980's and early 1990's in Nicaragua.
She conducted several interviews with other citizens on the political and social instability of Nicaragua during that time
period. Cohen was also a co-editor of a newsletter sent to Nicaraguan immigrant communities in New York.
The Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement began in the United States and other nations as a response to the Nicaraguan Revolution
to overthrow the Contra government in the 1980's. The campaign was led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front, also known
as the FSLN to bring down the dictatorship and restore economic and political growth within Nicaragua. There was some United
States involvement on both sides of the Contra War, and several solidarity groups rose within the United States to support
the Nicaraguan movement. The Contra War officially ended with the signing of the Tela Accord in 1989, which resulted in the
de-mobilization of both the Contra and FSLN armies.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, publications, audio cassettes, and other material pertaining to Nicaragua and the
Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement Includes correspondence from musician Pete Seeger regarding the song "Nicaragua, Nicaraguita,"
audio cassettes containing interviews and songs, and photographs/illustrations of individuals from the Sandinista National
Liberation Front (FSLN).
Collection Arrangement
This collection contains four series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1984-1989, undated
- Series 2. Photographs and illustrations, 1988, undated
- Series 3. Publications and other material, 1987-1990, undated
- Series 4. Cassette tapes, undated
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign
Nicaragua
Genres and Forms of Materials
Audiocassettes
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Series 1. Correspondence
1984-1989, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series primarily contains correspondence and other material from Pete Seeger regarding the inclusion of the song "Nicaragua,
Nicaraguita" in
Broadside. Correspondence from school age children regarding democracy and elections as well as translations of the audio cassettes
listed in Series 4 are also included.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence and hand annotated music sheets from Pete Seeger regarding the inclusion of the song "Nicaragua, Nicaraguita"
in
Broadside topical song magazine (includes referenced issues of
Broadside)
1984-1987, undated
Box 1, Folder 2
Transcriptions and translations of the audio cassettes in this collection (found in Series 4)
1988-1989, undated
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence from school age children regarding democracy and the Nicaraguan elections
1988-1989, undated
Series 2. Photographs and illustrations
1988, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series includes photographs of Nicaraguan life and members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 3
Photographs of Nicaraguan life including events, people, and buildings
1988, undated
Box 1, Folder 4
Photographs (portraits) and illustrations of individuals from the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)
1988, undated
Series 3. Publications and other material
1987-1990, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series includes newsletters, newspapers, publications, fliers, and other material pertaining to Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan
Solidarity Movement.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 5
Newsletters and other publications pertaining to Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan activist communities in the United States including
Barricadita
1988, undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Newspapers from Nicaragua
1988
Box 1, Folder 7
Flyers and posters regarding the Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement
1987-1990, undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Publications pertaining to Nicaragua
undated
Flat-File-Folder 1
Poster titled "Nora Guerrillera…Embajadora De La Paz Y La Vida"; Nora Astorga"
1988
Series 4. Cassette tapes
undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains cassette tapes of interviews and songs pertaining to Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan Solidarity Movement.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by cassette tapes title.
Box 2
Cassette titled "8/19 CDS MTG/ Festival"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Cepri-2, Chasta Media, Hugo Medina"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Coop. Ben Zecadon"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Cutumay Camones"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Francisco 2"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "GED"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Guitarra Armada"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Luis Lopez"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Meeting 8/16 #2"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Meeting 8/16, CDS"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "MED"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Mercedes"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Mercado Huentes"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Quiento Tiempo"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Radio Sandino"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Sabor Costeno"
undated
Box 2
Cassette titled "Supermercado Elecciones #1"
undated
