Register of the Nicaraguan subject collection
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca J. Mead and David Jacobs
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 1998
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Stanford University
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Title: Nicaraguan subject collection
Date (inclusive): 1927-1998
Collection Number: 89002
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Spanish
Physical Description:
14 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 phonorecords
(6.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, correspondence, policy statements, speeches, election campaign literature, bulletins, newsletters, pamphlets, serial
issues, other printed matter, and audiovisual materials, relating primarily to conditions in Nicaragua since the revolution
of 1979, policies of the Sandinista government, human rights issues in Nicaragua, policies of opposition parties in Nicaragua
and in exile, and elections in Nicaragua.
Access
Box OCM1 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1989.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Nicaraguan subject collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Video tapes
Sound recordings
Guerrillas -- Nicaragua
Civil rights -- Nicaragua
Elections -- Nicaragua
Nicaragua -- Politics and government
Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
SUBJECT FILE
1927-1992
Scope and Contents
Reports, correspondence, policy statements, memoranda, election material, bulletins, serial issues, newsletters, flyers, circulars,
speeches, clippings, meeting material, press releases, declarations, pamphlets, cartoons, leaflets, statutes, treaty texts,
bibliography, inteviews, and miscellany. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
General
1979
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports, newsletters, pamphlets, letters, flyers, speeches, serial issues, policy statements, election, clippings,
memoranda, bibliography, interviews, bulletins, press releases, leaflets, and miscellany; includes material relating to agriculture,
economics, politics, refugees, education, human rights, and the Confederacion Sandinista de Trabajadores. NOTE: General material
relating to the Nicaraguan government post- has been included here; more specific material alluding to or generated by the
Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (as a political party) has been organized under that heading.
box 1, folder 1
1927-1970
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter by Augusto Sandino.
box 4, folder 2
Coordinadora Democratica Nicaraguense
1987-1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements, reports, declarations, reports, circulars, press release, and ephemera.
box 4, folder 3
1984
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports, bulletins, and guidelines.
box 4, folder 4-5
1989-1990
Scope and Contents note
Contains pamphlets, flyers, position statements and platforms, reports, leaflets, printed articles, and miscellany.
box 5, folder 3
Europe
1981-1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains newsletter, reports, flyers, and a postcard; primarily relates to solidarity with the Sandinistas.
Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements and planning documents, reports, speeches (Daniel Ortega), flyers, bulletins, circulars, cartoons,
pamphlets, serial issues, election material, and ephemera.
box OCM1
Flag with pin
Access
Box OCM1 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 6, folder 4
General
1977-1990
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports, flyer, statement, and pamphlets.
box 6, folder 5-6
Comision Permanente de Derechos Humanos
1979-1989
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports, case studies, correspondence (with Nicaraguan government officials and others), statutes, treaty texts,
speeches and statements, testimony, declarations, circulars, flyers, clippings, pamphlets, and newsletters.
box 7, folder 1-2
Comision Permanente de Derechos Humanos
box 7, folder 3
Indigenous populations
circa 1979-1987
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports, serial issue, letters to editors, pamphlet, printed articles, open letter to Ronald Reagan, and clippings
relating to the Atlantic Coast area and the Miskito, Sumo, and Rama Indians.
box 7, folder 4
Military
1985
Scope and Contents note
Contains a planning document issued by the Nicaraguan Defense Ministry.
box 7, folder 5
Movimiento de Accion Popular-Marxista-Leninista
1984
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements, flyer, circulars, election material, biographical material, press releases, and bulletins.
box 7, folder 6
Opposition parties in exile
1983-1990
Scope and Contents note
Contains newsletters, circulars, policy statements, speeches, clippings, pamphlets, reports, letters, and ephemera; includes
the Alianza Revolucionaria Democratica, Bloque Opositor del Sur, Unidad Nicaraguense Opositora, Fuerzas Democraticas Nicaraguenses,
and Resistencia Nicaraguense.
box 8, folder 1-2
Opposition parties in exile
box 8, folder 3
Partido Comunista de Nicaragua
1982-1987
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements, election material, and ephemera.
box 8, folder 4
Partido Conservador Democrata
1982-1984
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements and election material.
box 8, folder 5
Partido Conservador de Nicaragua
1985-1987
Scope and Contents note
Contains bulletin, policy statement, and reports
box 8, folder 6
Partido Liberal Independiente
1984-1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains program statement, resolutions, circular, clipping, and a pamphlet.
box 8, folder 7
Partido Popular Social Cristiano
1984-1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements, a speech, and an interview.
box 9, folder 1
Partido Social Cristiano Nicaraguense
1981-1989
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports, speeches, program statements, circular, declaration, meeting material, and a pamphlet.
box 9, folder 2
Partido Social Democrata
1986-1987
Scope and Contents note
Contains policy statements, flyers, leaflets, and bulletins.
box 9, folder 3
Partido Socialista Nicaraguense
1979-1984
Scope and Contents note
Contains newsletters, policy statements, report, clipping, and election material. SEE ALSO: OVERSIZE FILE
box 10, folder 1
Religion
1981-1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains newsletters, pamphlets, and leaflets.
box 10, folder 2-3
United States
1979-1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains analyses of political conditions and relations with United States by United States government agencies, Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations and independent policy organizations. Also includes newsletters, reports, a pamphlet, a speech, and a
flyer. SEE ALSO: OVERSIZE FILE
box 11
Election material, newsletters, poem, calendars, oversize pamphlet, flyers, and a stamp
AUDIOVISUAL FILE
1986-1989
Videotapes relating to opposition activities
Scope and Contents
Originals located in Box 12.
onsite digital
Newsreels from Unidad Nicaraguense Opositora (UNO)
1986-1987
Conditions Governing Access note
Use copy reference number: 89002_v_0003220
onsite digital
"Declaraciones de Roger Miranda Bengochea" newsreel
undated
Conditions Governing Access note
Use copy reference number: 89002_v_0003221
onsite digital
"Noticias Internacionales Mas Importantes" newsreel
1989
Conditions Governing Access note
Use copy reference number: 89002_v_0003225
record cabinet
"Un Son Para Mi Pueblo - Songs from the New Nicaragua," performed by Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Grupo Mancotal
1983
record cabinet
"Cantos de un Pueblo que Lucha por su Libertad," performed by Grupo Libertad
1986
INCREMENTAL MATERIALS
Scope and Contents note
This addition to the collection has not yet been described. Please let the Hoover Institution Library & Archives know if you
would like to see this material described.
box 12
Materials not yet described
box 13
Materials not yet described
box 14
Materials not yet described.
box 15
Material not yet described
