Inventory of the Heraldo Muñoz Papers, 1963-2010 and undated

Primarily contains photocopies of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the Horman family and the responsive documents produced by U.S. agencies regarding the murder of US journalist Charles Horman during the 1973 military coup in Chile. Muñoz obtained these documents from Horman's widow Joyce as part of his research for In the Dictator's Shadow. FOIA materials are arranged by date of the original document. Also included are photocopies of public statements, clippings, House sub-committee testimony, materials related to the production of the film Missing, and the Horman family's correspondence and notes regarding the case. FOIA materials appear first, followed by supporting materials.

Contains documents produced by the Chile Socialist Party, the Communist Party, and the Party for Democracy (PPD) prior to and during the 1988 plebiscite on extending Pinochet's rule. Materials include articles, clippings, party platforms, party communications, mailings, Socialist Party internal planning documents and reports, materials from national and international socialist meetings, handwritten notes, Muñoz's correspondence with Chilean and international politicians, instructions and manuals for the plebiscite, selected plebiscite voting results, "get out the vote" materials, and copies of classified Chilean Ministry of Foreign Relations communications with the U.S. In addition to the plebiscite and internal party politics, the materials address the forming of the PPD and a commission on human rights. Mixed in are political pamphlets and periodicals, including editions of Historia documental del Partido Socialista de Chile, Unidad y lucha, and Boletin del Comité Central del Partido Socialista de Chile. Arranged chronologically with significant overlapping content in Opposition to Pinochet and Socialist Party folders.

Contains Chile foreign policy documents that derive from Muñoz's work in the Lagos campaign and administration, and as ambassador to the Organization for American States (OAS), Brazil, and the United Nations (UN). Materials include correspondence, speeches, notes, clippings, articles, conference programs, copies of photographs, political lists, pamphlets, internal policy documents, communications with foreign governments, and travel itineraries. Some of Ricardo Lago's correspondence with foreign dignitaries is also included. Also contains a signed copy of the 1995 Itamaraty Peace Declaration, which fulfilled the 1942 Rio Protocol, and confidential correspondence regarding foreign policy and Pinochet's arrest in the U.K. Arranged chronologically.

Contains mostly correspondence but also invitations, notes, lectures, conference programs, some policy documents, and clippings of newspaper articles as well as Muñoz's own writings and interviews. Topics include his academic work in international studies and political science, and his positions in the Socialist Party, the Lagos administration, and as ambassador to the OAS, Brazil, and the UN. Noteworthy correspondents (most represented by only a few items each) include: Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei, Michelle Bachelet, Isabel Allende, Jaime Paz Zamora, Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan, Barbara Walters, Yoko Ono, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Negroponte, and Condoleezza Rice. More numerically substantial is Muñoz's correspondence with Ricardo Lagos, Pascal Lamy, Thomas F. MacLarty III, and Timothy E. Wirth. Arranged chronologically.

Contains documents related to Muñoz's international work at the UN, including his presidency of the Security Council, chairmanship of the Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee), work on the Peacebuilding Commission, and participation in committees to reform the UN. Materials include drafts, position papers, memos, proposals, presentations, official correspondence, reports, speeches, articles, clippings, resolutions, statements, minutes, interviews, itineraries, copies of photographs, pamphlets, business cards, and conference and meeting programs and notes. Many of the documents have handwritten annotations. Also included is confidential correspondence regarding Chilean foreign policy. Topics include: UN reform, human rights, international security, peacebuilding, the financial crisis, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Sudan, Somalia, and Haiti. Three subseries on UN Reform, UN Security Council, and other materials are each arranged chronologically.

Contains programs, invitations, passes, and identification cards for Muñoz's international work and events such as inaugurations, benefits, and presidential visits. Also included is Muñoz's 1966 passport and copies of school documents from 1963. Arranged by type of material and then chronologically.

Arranged in original order as received, prints and digital files are chiefly publicity shots related to Muñoz's international work. Shots depict Muñoz with family members, with colleagues at various events, and playing soccer. Among others portrayed in the images are Ricardo Lagos, Michelle Bachelet, Patricio Aylwin, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Ban Ki-moon, Kofi Annan, George and Barbara Bush, George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Al Gore.

Contains Muñoz's research, speeches, articles, and notes, many with handwritten annotations. Research materials include clippings, meeting notes, publications, speeches, legal analysis, opinion polls, copies of classified Chilean Ministry of Foreign Relations and U.S. State Department communications, and copies of photographs. Topics covered include: Augusto Pinochet, Salvador Allende, Orlando Letelier, Charles Horman, Carlos Berger, Operation Colombo, CIA activities, U.S.-Latin American relations, U.S. and Chilean politics, international governance, human rights, and transitional justice. Two subseries on Pinochet Research and Articles, Speeches, and Notes are each arranged chronologically.

Contains mostly unofficial correspondence and material related to work on the UN Security Council, especially in relation to Haiti, Iraq and Al Queda, to the Peacebuilding Fund, and to the Human Rights Council. Also contains material related to Chilean President Lagos, Brazil-Peru relations, and Muñoz's ambassadorship to Brazil and other international relations documents.