Inventory of the Corporación Observatorio para la Paz collection

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Title: Corporación Observatorio para la Paz collection

Date (inclusive): 1974-1981

Collection Number: 2001C68

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian

Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Videotape cassettes, and photocopies of memoranda, clippings, and pamphlets, relating to guerrilla movements in Colombia, and especially to the Movimiento 19 de Abril. Collected by the Corporación Observatorio para la Paz.

Creator: Corporación Observatorio para la Paz

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2001.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Corporación Observatorio para la Paz collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

The guerrilla movement in Colombia started in 1964 as a means to represent the rural poor in a struggle against Colombia's wealthier classes. The Movimiento 19 de April was a guerrilla movement that began in 1970 and was active until 1990. The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) was at the center of guerrilla warfare in Colombia, leading the movement. Opposition to the influence of the United States in Colombia was a main concern. The Corporación Observatorio para la Paz was a group dedicated to addressing issues related to peace, conflict, violence, democracy, security, and disarmament in Colombia.

Scope and Content of Collection

Videotape cassettes, and photocopies of memoranda, clippings, and pamphlets, relating to guerrilla movements in Colombia, and especially to the Movimiento 19 de Abril. Collected by the Corporación Observatorio para la Paz.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Video tapes

Guerrillas -- Colombia

M-19 (Colombian guerrilla group)

Movimiento 19 de April file 1974-1981.

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles, letters, documents and reports concerning the Movimiento 19 de April. Also included are 8 VHS videotape cassettes.

box 1, folder 1

1974

box 1, folder 2-3

1977

box 1, folder 4

1978

box 1, folder 5

1979

box 1, folder 6

Video index 1974-1981

Guerrilla movement file 1974-1979.

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles (mainly from newspapers), excerpts from books, and reports regarding the guerrilla movement in Colombia.

box 2, folder 1

1974

box 2, folder 2

1975

box 2, folder 3

1976

box 2, folder 4

1977

box 2, folder 5

1978

box 2, folder 6

1979

Articles 1980-1981.

Scope and Contents note

Articles from newspapers and magazines, conference reports, and letters discussing the current events in Colombia.

box 3, folder 1-2

1980

box 3, folder 3

1981