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North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Records

Call Number

TAM.683

Dates

circa 1940s-2003, inclusive
; 1960-1999, bulk

Creator

North American Congress on Latin America (Role: Donor)
Thornton, Christy (Role: Donor)

Extent

9.5 Linear Feet in 7 record cartons, 1 small flat box, 1 media box, and 1 oversize folder in a shared box

Language of Materials

Materials primarily in English, with some publications in Spanish.

Abstract

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is a nonprofit organization that offers information and policy analysis on Latin America and its relationship with the United States, advocating for freedom from oppression and injustice in the region. Since its founding in 1966, NACLA's journalistic activism has brought English-language information to a variety of interested parties, including policy makers, students, and Latin Americanists. This collection consists of materials created and collected by NACLA that document the organization's policy and advocacy efforts, including memoranda, newspaper articles, photographs and other visual materials, publications produced and distributed by NACLA, and pamphlets and other ephemera collected by NACLA. The materials relate to a wide range of topics concerning radicalism concerning Latin America, with particular emphasis on guerrilla warfare, human rights, economic policy, and United States military intervention in the region. Although most Latin American countries are represented, the majority of the materials concern El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua during the countries' respective civil war years.

Historical/Biographical Note

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is a nonprofit organization that offers information and policy analysis on Latin America and its relationship with the United States, advocating for freedom from oppression and injustice in the region. NACLA and its Report on the Americas started as a coalition of New Left student activists who wanted to educate and provide accurate information on U.S. interventionism throughout the region to their ideological compatriots, always keen to use a Latin American lens in their political analysis. Since its founding in 1966, NACLA's journalistic activism has brought English-language information to a variety of interested parties, including policy makers, students, and Latin Americanists.

The organization publishes an award-winning quarterly magazine, NACLA Report on the Americas; hosts an Internet resource center with news and information from Latin America; publishes books and anthologies for classroom and activist use; runs the Media Accuracy on Latin America initiative; oversees a grant program for young investigative journalists; and regularly produces radio content on Latin American affairs and U.S. policy.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received by the donor. Three distinct series of materials, based on format and content, have been identified:

Photographs, ordered alphabetically by country and further divided by topic;

Publications, arranged into two subseries: Publications Created by NACLA and Publications Collected by NACLA, organized chronologically; and

Media Coverage, arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials created and collected by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) in the late 20th century. The records document the organization's policy and advocacy efforts, and include memoranda, newspaper articles, photographs and other visual materials, publications produced and distributed by NACLA, and pamphlets and other ephemera collected by NACLA. The materials relate to a wide range of topics concerning radicalism and Latin America, with particular emphasis on guerrilla warfare, human rights, economic policy, and United States military intervention in the region. Although most Latin American countries are represented, the majority of the materials concern El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua during the countries' respective civil war years. The collection also includes materials concerning media coverage of the the organization and prominent members.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Records; TAM 683; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials in boxes 5-7 are stored off-site and advance notice is required for use. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu at least two days prior to research visit. Materials in boxes 1-4 and 8-9 are located at Tamiment Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Christy Thornton on bhealf of the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) in February 2016. The accession number associated with this gift is 2016.002.

Appraisal

Active records, duplicates of publications, and records with sensitive or financial information were not included as part of the collection.

Related Archival Materials

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Archive of Latin Americana is available on microfilm at The New School List Center Library. Call Number: Latin America Roll x (Ask Circ Desk).

Existence and Location of Copies

NACLA Report on the Americas is available at https://nacla.org/magazine. The magazine was published in print form from 1967 to 2015, and will begin exclusive digital publishing in 2016. A subscription is required to access its content.

Collection processed by

Amanda Moreno

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:41:32 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: English

Processing Information

At the time of accessioning, a series-level finding aid with a folder list was created, with folder titles original to NACLA. No physical arrangement was performed, and physical rehousing was limited to the loose slides in Box 9.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012