Partido Social Cristiano (Venezuela) Collection of Material, 1955-1967

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Summary

Title:
Collection of Material about Partido Social Cristiano
Dates:
1955-1967
Abstract:
A collection of political material representing the Venezuelan third-way political party, the Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela. The collection documents circulated political materials leading up to the election of its party founder and head, Rafael Caldero, to the Venezuelan presidential office in 1968. It includes both public propaganda and internal organizational reports.
Extent:
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in Spanish.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Material about Partido Social Cristiano (Venuezuela), (Collection Number 1235). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists mostly of printed, typeset, and mimeographed political materials circulated by the Christian Socialist Party (Copei) of Venezuela between 1955 and 1967, and includes some items dating back to the party's founding in 1946. The materials encompass a wide range of political literature such as official party information, position pamphlets, conference proceedings and transcripts, monographic essays, and political propaganda. Organizational reports also constitute a large portion of the collection. The collection includes speeches and essays of Rafael Caldera from various publishers. The collection also has a number of short works from such intellectuals and political figures as Ruben Gonzales, Godfredo Gonzales, Rafael Fernandez, Carlos Molina Camacho, and Luis Herrera Campins.

Biographical / historical:

The Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente ("Political Electoral Independent Organization Committee"), or Copei, otherwise called the Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela, is a political party in Venezuela. The party's stated 1948 principals call for the repudiation of totalitarianism in the name of democracy, and the goal of encouraging social justice and national liberty through an embrace of Christian ideals, community ethics, and family values. The party was officially established on January 13, 1946 by founding member Rafael Caldera. Caldera, who taught sociology and law at various universities early in his career before becoming a politician, had a failed run for Venezuelan presidency in 1947, but he succeeded in winning the election in 1968. He was sworn into office in 1969, and this election became the first peaceful transition of political in Venezuela's post-colonial history. Before Caldera's split from the party, Copei was one of the two dominant Venezuelan parties for the greater part of the late twentieth century. Luis Herrera Campins was the only other Copei member to preside over Venezuela. His presidency lasted from 1979 to 1973. Some of the party's more notable leaders include Lorenzo Fernández, Eduardo Fernández, and Oswaldo Álvarez Paz.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ms. Lois Smith Bupp, July 1979.
Processing information:

Processed by Jesse Erickson in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, August 2011.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged mostly according to document type and format, maintaining some chronological arrangement within its sub-divisions.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Jesse Erickson in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, August 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
Online finding aid last updated 9 August 2017.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-08-10T09:24-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Material about Partido Social Cristiano (Venuezuela), (Collection Number 1235). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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