NACLA Haiti collection, 1991-1994
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Summary
- Creator:
- North American Congress on Latin America and Human Rights Archive (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) is an independent nonprofit organization that researches and analyzes issues occurring in Latin America and the Caribbean. The NACLA Haiti collection consists of correspondence, memos, clippings, reports and newsletters, mostly in English and French, and spanning 1991-1994, with many materials created as photocopies. Topics include the coup d'état in 1991 by the Haiti army against the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, news on refugees, the role of the United States, peace efforts, and activism. Acquired by the Human Rights Archive.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Foot
- Language:
- Materials mostly in English and French.
- Collection ID:
- RL.13141
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains correspondence and memos; reports and newsletters from the Haiti Comunicat Project, Haiti Droit Humains, Commission Justice et paix from Diocese de Gonaives, among others; and clippings and articles, largely in English and French, and spanning 1991-1994. Many items in the collection are photocopies. Topics include the coup d'état in 1991 by the Haiti army against the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, news on refugees, the role of the United States, peace efforts, and activism.
- Biographical / historical:
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NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1966 by student activists in New York. Its focus is on research and analysis regarding Latin America and the Caribbean, including the impact of the United States on various political issues, economics, military, and policy, and through the use of analytical lenses of wealth and power in the Americas.
Source: NACLA website, "History," accessed May 13, 2025, https://nacla.org/history.
- Acquisition information:
- The NACLA Haiti collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library from Claire Payton as a gift in 2013.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Tere Elizalde, May 2025.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2025-0019.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are arranged in order as provided by the donor.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], NACLA Haiti collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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