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Title: Juan Domingo Perón papers
Date (inclusive): 1931-2002
Collection Number: 89011
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Physical Description:
11 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(5.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Juan Domingo Perón papers consist primarily of correspondence between Perón and his followers, conducted largely during
the period of his exile in Madrid, Spain. Among the correspondents are many of the major figures of the Peronist movement,
including trade union leaders in Argentina and exiled Peronist activists. The letters themselves contain detailed information
about rivalries and intrigues among different Peronist factions, and they record the efforts of Perón's lieutenants as they
sought both to curry favor in the eyes of their leader and to sustain the Peronist movement within Argentina. They also document
the roles played by Isabel Perón and José Lopez Rega in the last years of Juan Perón's life.
Creator:
Perón, Juan Domingo, 1895-1974
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes FH7 and FH18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research;
materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the
collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in intervals between 1958 and 2004, 2023.
[Identification of item], Juan Domingo Perón Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
| 1895 | Born, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1911-1937 | Entered military school, after graduation served in armed forces |
| 1938 | Sent to Europe as a military observer; visited Italy and was favorably impressed by Benito Mussolini's fascist government |
| 1943 | Participated in military coup against civilian government of Ramón Castillo and became head of Department of Labor |
| 1945 February | Became Vice President and Secretary of War |
| 1945 October | Married Eva Duarte, known as Evita Perón |
| 1946 | Elected President of Argentina |
| 1952 | Served second term as president |
| 1955 September | Overthrown in military coup |
| 1955-1972 | Lived in exile, first in Panama and then in the Dominican Republic, eventually settling in Madrid, Spain |
| 1961 | Married María Estela Martínez, known as Isabel Perón |
| 1973 | Returned to Argentina and was elected president |
| 1974 | Died. Isabel Perón succeeded him as president |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Juan Domingo Perón papers consist primarily of correspondence between Perón and his followers, conducted largely during
the period of his exile in Madrid, Spain. Among the correspondents are many of the major figures of the Peronist movement,
including trade union leaders in Argentina and exiled Peronist activists. The letters themselves contain detailed information
about rivalries and intrigues among different Peronist factions, and they record the efforts of Perón's lieutenants as they
sought both to curry favor in the eyes of their leader and to sustain the Peronist movement within Argentina. They also document
the roles played by Isabel Perón and José Lopez Rega in the last years of Juan Perón's life.
A significant part of the Correspondence series consists of letters exchanged between Perón and Pablo Vicente, a former colonel
in the Argentinian army living in exile in Montevideo, Uruguay, who acted as a conduit for mail being sent to Perón from his
followers in Argentina. These letters from supporters were left as they were originally arranged, among the correspondence
from Vicente to Perón. Vicente's letters to Perón also include detailed analyses of political developments in Argentina, as
well as Vicente's own assessments of internal tensions within the Peronist movement.
Other notable correspondents include John W. Cooke, who at one time seemed to be Perón's heir apparent. The major Peronist
labor organizations, including the 62 Organizaciones, figure in the correspondence, as does the Consejo Coordinador y Supervisor
de Peronismo. There are letters and reports sent to Perón by one of the earliest Peronist guerrilla movements, the Fuerzas
Armadas Peronistas (FAP), as well as one letter from the much larger armed Peronist organization, the Montoneros. The series
also has two drafts of a significant letter sent by Perón to President John F. Kennedy, then newly-elected, in 1961.
The papers contain a number of articles and speeches by Perón, and these are described in the Speeches and Writings series.
This series also includes the outlines of lectures given by Perón in the 1930s on the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Less important
writings by Perón, such as communiqués and memoranda, are grouped in the Peronist Movement File, which also contains materials
relating to Isabel Perón and Jose Lopez Rega. This file has a short handwritten declaration by Evita Perón as well.
The collection is arranged into eight series: Biographical file, Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, Peronist Movement
File, Subject File, Photographs, Printed Matter, and Oversize Materials.
Juan Atilio Bramuglia papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Luis Fernando Calviño papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Américo Ghioldi papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Hipólito Jesus Paz papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1943-
Statesmen -- Argentina