SOA Watch Records
Scope and Contents
The SOAW collection is unprocessed and remains in the order it was donated.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1986-
Creator
- SOA Watch (Organization) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical
The SOA Watch was founded in 1990 by Catholic peace activist, Father Roy Bourgeois. The organization tracks and monitors the work of the School of the Americas (SOA), renamed the "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation," (WHISC), in 2001. The WHISC is a combat training school for Latin American military personnel, located at Fort Benning, Georgia. The SOA Watch is a direct action protest organization.
Extent
4.5 linear ft. (4.5 linear feet (papers only))
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
The SOA Watch was founded in 1990 by Catholic peace activist, Father Roy Bourgeois. The organization tracks and monitors the work of the School of the Americas (SOA), renamed the "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation," (WHISC), in 2001. The WHISC is a combat training school for Latin American military personnel, located at Fort Benning, Georgia. The SOA Watch is a direct action protest organization.
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of SOA Watch, 2009 [Acc. 09A-049]; 2010 [Acc 10A-044]; 2011 [Acc. 11A-051]; 2012 [Acc. 2012-044]
Separated Materials
- AV items-video recordings
- Bumper stickers
- Buttons
- Periodicals
- Photographs (paper and digital images)
Legal Status
Copyright has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Rights to some items in this collection may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendents), in this collection, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated. This finding aid was revised July 2024.
Subject
- Bourgeois, Roy, 1938- (Person)
- SOA Watch (Organization) (Organization)
- U.S. Army School of the Americas (Organization)
- Western Hemisphere Institute on Security Cooperation (U.S.) (Organization)
Source
- SOA Watch (Organization) (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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