Central America Research Institute (CARIN) collection, bulk 1970s-1990

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Title:
Central America Research Institute (CARIN) collection
Dates:
bulk 1970s-1990
Creators:
Central America Research Institute (Berkeley, Calif.)
Abstract:
This collection contains subject files and publications related to the Central American crisis from the 1970s through the 1980s that were collected for the Central America Research Institute (CARIN), an independent organization in Berkeley, CA. The collection holds material relating to various countries in the region, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and on United States foreign policy with countries in the region.
Extent:
261.8 Linear Feet 259 boxes
Language:
Spanish; Castilian , English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Central America Research Institute (CARIN) collection, Collection no. 0500, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains subject files and publications related to the Central American crisis from the 1970s through the 1980s that were collected for the Central America Research Institute (CARIN), an independent organization in Berkeley, CA, which existed from the 1970s until 1990. There are materials on countries including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and on U.S. policy towards the region. Materials are arranged into two groups: subject files (Boxes 1-42) and publications (Boxes 43-258). The subject files contain printed documents including reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, etc., on various topics. The publications are organized broadly in alphabetical order and include a wide variety of titles.

Biographical / historical:

The Central America Research Institute (CARIN) was established by scholars as an independent entity in Berkeley, California (not associated with UC Berkeley), in 1981 during the Central American crisis. Members of the organization gathered both serial publications and archival materials from Central American countries. Following CARIN's closure around 1990, the organization donated parts of its records to the University of Southern California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Central America Research Institute, 1990.
Processing information:

This collection is not fully processed.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-11 16:13:53 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Central America Research Institute (CARIN) collection, Collection no. 0500, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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