Central American Historical Institute Records
Abstract
Primarily reference files on Central America in the 1980s; most material is about El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua; in English and Spanish.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1980-1993
Creator
- Central American Historical Institute (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access Note
All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.
Historical Note
Central American Historical Institute (CAHI); established in 1982 as an independent educational and research center based at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.; affiliated with the Instituto Historica Centroamericano, a 25 year-old documentation center of the Jesuits of Central America; worked in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama; ceased operation around 1993.
Extent
12.5 linear ft. (25 boxes (estimated at 6" each))
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Other Finding Aids
For the catalog record for this collection and to find materials on similar topics, search the library catalog record.
Legal Status
Copyright to the Central American Historical Institute records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Subject
- Central American Historical Institute (Organization)
- Jesuits -- : 20th century -- : Central America (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- : 20th century -- : Central America (Organization)
Geographic
- Central America -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 1979- -- Sources
- Central America -- History -- Sources
- Central America -- Military relations -- United States
- Central America -- Politics and government -- 1979- -- Sources
- El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992 -- Sources
- Guatemala -- Politics and government -- 1985- -- Sources
- Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990 -- Sources
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Central America
- United States -- Military relations -- Central America
Topical
- Church and Social Problems -- Central America -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- Counterrevolutionaries -- Central America -- History -- Sources
- Counterrevolutionaries -- Guatemala -- History -- Sources
- Counterrevolutionaries -- Nicaragua -- History -- Sources
- Human rights -- Central America -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- Central America -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Social conflict -- Central America -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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