Series I. New York Faculty Committee for Non-Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean, 1977-1985, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains reports, notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, and petitions documenting the activities of New York Faculty Committee for Non-Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean and human rights in Latin America. The documents focus primarily on conditions in Guatemala and El Salvador. Notes and correspondence document members' visits to El Salvador and Guatemala. The series also contains research materials for writings on Central America, such as a photocopy of a special issue of Guatemalan Church in Exile titled "Guatemala, a New Way of Life: The Development Poles." Members corresponded with elected officials about United States foreign policy, and these materials are present. There are also documents from Faculty for Human Rights in El Salvador and Central America (FACHRES), the Peace Lobby, and other organizations.
Historical/Biographical Note
The New York Faculty Committee for Non-Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean was an organization focused on human rights and United States foreign policy in Central America in the 1980s. Their activities included the investigation of human rights abuses, lobbying the United States government, and organizing visits to El Salvador and Guatemala. The organization worked in cooperation with Faculty for Human Rights in El Salvador and Central America (FACHRES).
