urn:taro:utexas.cah.02489 A Guide to the Central America Collection, 1985-1991 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Central America Central America Collection 1985-1991 Materials are written in English. 92-273 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprised of newspapers and newsletters published in Texas, the Central America Collection, 1985-1991, documents research and shifting public opinion on Central American social, political, and economic issues. Scope and Contents

Comprised of newspapers and newsletters published in Texas, the Central America Collection, 1985-1991, documents research and shifting public opinion on Central American social, political, and economic issues. Newspapers consist of several editions of the Houston Catholic Worker, while newsletters include the S.T.A.R. of Guatemala, the Texas Alliance for Human Needs, La Carta: Newsletter of the Inter-Religious Task Force on Central America, the Texas Ecumenical Action, the Central America Peace Initiative, and Austin Peace and Justice. The vast majority of articles discuss political and social dissent in such countries as Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects Dissenters -- Central America -- History -- 20th century. Places Central America -- History -- 20th century. Central America -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Central America -- Social conditions -- 20th century Preferred Citation

Central America Collection, 1985-1991, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/A97 Newspapers and newsletters, 1985-1991