Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Per贸n, Juan Domingo, 1895-1974
- Abstract:
- The Juan Domingo Per贸n papers consist primarily of correspondence between Per贸n and his followers, conducted largely during the period of his exile in Madrid, Spain. Among the correspondents are many of the major figures of the Peronist movement, including trade union leaders in Argentina and exiled Peronist activists. The letters themselves contain detailed information about rivalries and intrigues among different Peronist factions, and they record the efforts of Per贸n's lieutenants as they sought both to curry favor in the eyes of their leader and to sustain the Peronist movement within Argentina. They also document the roles played by Isabel Per贸n and Jos茅 Lopez Rega in the last years of Juan Per贸n's life.
- Extent:
- 11 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (5.6 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Juan Domingo Per贸n Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Juan Domingo Per贸n papers consist primarily of correspondence between Per贸n and his followers, conducted largely during the period of his exile in Madrid, Spain. Among the correspondents are many of the major figures of the Peronist movement, including trade union leaders in Argentina and exiled Peronist activists. The letters themselves contain detailed information about rivalries and intrigues among different Peronist factions, and they record the efforts of Per贸n's lieutenants as they sought both to curry favor in the eyes of their leader and to sustain the Peronist movement within Argentina. They also document the roles played by Isabel Per贸n and Jos茅 Lopez Rega in the last years of Juan Per贸n's life.
A significant part of the Correspondence series consists of letters exchanged between Per贸n and Pablo Vicente, a former colonel in the Argentinian army living in exile in Montevideo, Uruguay, who acted as a conduit for mail being sent to Per贸n from his followers in Argentina. These letters from supporters were left as they were originally arranged, among the correspondence from Vicente to Per贸n. Vicente's letters to Per贸n also include detailed analyses of political developments in Argentina, as well as Vicente's own assessments of internal tensions within the Peronist movement.
Other notable correspondents include John W. Cooke, who at one time seemed to be Per贸n's heir apparent. The major Peronist labor organizations, including the 62 Organizaciones, figure in the correspondence, as does the Consejo Coordinador y Supervisor de Peronismo. There are letters and reports sent to Per贸n by one of the earliest Peronist guerrilla movements, the Fuerzas Armadas Peronistas (FAP), as well as one letter from the much larger armed Peronist organization, the Montoneros. The series also has two drafts of a significant letter sent by Per贸n to President John F. Kennedy, then newly-elected, in 1961.
The papers contain a number of articles and speeches by Per贸n, and these are described in the Speeches and Writings series. This series also includes the outlines of lectures given by Per贸n in the 1930s on the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Less important writings by Per贸n, such as communiqu茅s and memoranda, are grouped in the Peronist Movement File, which also contains materials relating to Isabel Per贸n and Jose Lopez Rega. This file has a short handwritten declaration by Evita Per贸n as well.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1895 Born, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina1911-1937 Entered military school, after graduation served in armed forces1938 Sent to Europe as a military observer; visited Italy and was favorably impressed by Benito Mussolini's fascist government1943 Participated in military coup against civilian government of Ram贸n Castillo and became head of Department of Labor1945 February Became Vice President and Secretary of War1945 October Married Eva Duarte, known as Evita Per贸n1946 Elected President of Argentina1952 Served second term as president1955 September Overthrown in military coup1955-1972 Lived in exile, first in Panama and then in the Dominican Republic, eventually settling in Madrid, Spain1961 Married Mar铆a Estela Mart铆nez, known as Isabel Per贸n1973 Returned to Argentina and was elected president1974 Died. Isabel Per贸n succeeded him as president - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in intervals between 1958 and 2004, 2023.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged into eight series: Biographical file, Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, Peronist Movement File, Subject File, Photographs, Printed Matter, and Oversize Materials.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Statesmen -- Argentina
- Places:
- Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1943-
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box FH18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Juan Domingo Per贸n Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563