uacasc Preliminary Inventory of the Central American Solidarity Committee records, 1980 - 1985 Processed by: Jill Katte; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jill Katte University ArchivesDuke University
Durham, N.C., U.S.A.

2003 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Aleph Number: 003258664

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: July 9, 2003 Processed by Jill Katte July 9, 2003; Finding Aid encoded by Jill Katte, University Archives, Duke University, July 9, 2003 Description is in English. 05-01-2006 PUBLIC "-//University Archives//TEXT (US::NDD::::Central American Solidarity Committee records)//EN" uacasc.xml converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) was changed to conform to the NC EAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. Preliminary Inventory of the Central American Solidarity Committee records, 1980 - 1985 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0202 USA

2003 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Central American Solidarity Committee records, 1980 - 1985. Duke University. Central American Solidarity Committee. 0.5 Linear Feet, 500 Items University Archives, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University. The Central American Solidarity Committee (CASC) was a student organization chartered at Duke University around 1980. CASC was organized in opposition to U.S. policies and activities regarding Central America, especially military aid to Nicaragua, during the early 1980s. The majority of the records are made up of clippings and event flyers and posters, but the records also include correspondence, publications, petitions, bumper stickers, and other materials produced or collected by the Central American Solidarity Committee. The collection also features materials published and distributed by similar groups, such as the Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America, the Durham Action Committee on Central America, and the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Southeast Region. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Central American Solidarity Committee records, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Central American Solidarity Committee records was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1991.

 Processing Information

This collection is partially processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

February 1991: Materials not generated by CASC or other North Carolina groups discarded.

July 2003: Refoldered, duplicates discarded. Original folder titles and arrangement preserved. Preservation photocopies made of some items. Some clippings files are still in need of preservation photocopying.

Encoded by Jill Katte, July 10, 2003

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Historical Note

The Central American Solidarity Committee (CASC) was a student organization chartered at Duke University around 1980. CASC was organized in opposition to U.S. policies and activities regarding Central America, especially military aid to Nicaragua and El Salvador, during the early 1980s. The members of CASC organized rallies, demonstrations, educational programs and other events; circulated petitions and mailings; and published literature and articles to raise awareness of the political situation in Central America.

 Collection Overview

The majority of the records are made up of clippings and event flyers and posters, but it also includes correspondence, publications, petitions, bumper stickers, and other materials produced or collected by the Central American Solidarity Committee. The collection also features materials published and distributed by similar groups, such as the Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America, the Durham Action Committee on Central America, and the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Southeast Region.

 Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.

Central America--Foreign relations--United States. Civil rights--El Salvador. Civil rights--Nicaragua. Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (U.S.) Duke University. Central American Solidarity Committee. Duke University--Students--Political activity. El Salvador--Politics and government. Nicaragua--Politics and government. United States--Foreign relations--Central America. Bumper stickers. Fliers (printed matter) Contents of Collection Container List 1 Notebook, ca. 1981-1985 Bumper stickers, undated Miscellaneous [events, programs, petitions, flyers], 1981-1985 Writings and publications, 1982-1984 Events, 1981-1984 Posters [and flyers], 1981-1985, undated [2 folders] Clippings, 1985 [2 folders]

Archives staff may need to reformat newsprint or other brittle paper.

 2 Correspondence, 1984-1985 Literature originals, 1985

Archives staff may need to reformat newsprint or other brittle paper.

 Contacts: other groups [rallies, programs of related organizations], 1982-1985 [2 folders] Resources, mass mailings, 1981-1984 People to People, 1983-1984 Posters [activity calendars, pamphlets, clippings], 1981-1985 [2 folders] Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America, 1983-1984 Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), Southeast Region, 1982-1984 North Carolina Peace Network, 1983-1984 Unfoldered material