José Ovidio Puente papers, 1928-2010

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Summary

Creators:
Puente, Jose Ovidio and Fonseca Amador, Carlos
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, serial issues, clippings, photographs, and miscellany, relating to Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional guerrillas in Nicaragua. Includes writings and letters by the Sandinista leader Carlos Fonseca.
Extent:
3 manuscript boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
Spanish; Castilian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jose Ovidio Puente papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The José Ovidio Puente papers contain materials that largely relate to Nicaragua and, in particular, to the Sandinista movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza in 1979. Through his association with a number of Sandinista activists, Ovidio Puente came into possession of documents pertaining to the guerrilla war waged by the Sandinistas against Somoza. Of special note within the collection are a number of unpublished writings by Carlos Fonseca Amador, one of the original founders of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación (FSLN). Among these is the manuscript of a general history of Nicaragua written while the author was a political prisoner. The collection also includes correspondence and a large number of scanned photographs.

In addition to Ovidio Puente's own correspondence, the collection contains a separate series of correspondence among other individuals. There are also some additional writings, including a lengthy manuscript by Virgilio Godoy Gutiérrez on the 1920s guerrilla movement of Augusto Sandino, a revolutionary from whom the FSLN drew inspiration as well as its name.

Biographical / historical:

Mexican leftist activist.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2001.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box FH25 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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jose Ovidio Puente papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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