Central America Research Institute (CARIN) collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains subject files and publications related to the Central American crisis from the 1970s through the 1980s that were collected for the Central America Research Institute (CARIN), an independent organization in Berkeley, CA, which existed from the 1970s until 1990. There are materials on countries including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and on U.S. policy towards the region. Materials are arranged into two groups: subject files (Boxes 1-42) and publications (Boxes 43-258). The subject files contain printed documents including reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, etc., on various topics. The publications are organized broadly in alphabetical order and include a wide variety of titles.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970s-1990
Creator
- Central America Research Institute (Berkeley, Calif.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
The Central America Research Institute (CARIN) was established by scholars as an independent entity in Berkeley, California (not associated with UC Berkeley), in 1981 during the Central American crisis. Members of the organization gathered both serial publications and archival materials from Central American countries. Following CARIN's closure around 1990, the organization donated parts of its records to the University of Southern California.
Extent
261.375 Linear Feet (258 boxes)
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
English
Abstract
This collection contains subject files and publications related to the Central American crisis from the 1970s through the 1980s that were collected for the Central America Research Institute (CARIN), an independent organization in Berkeley, CA. The collection holds material relating to various countries in the region, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and on United States foreign policy with countries in the region.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Central America Research Institute (CARIN) collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated.
- Date
- 2022 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu