David Spencer collection, 1971-1995

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Summary

Creators:
Spencer, David
Abstract:
Salvadoran military interrogation and other reports, transcripts of interrogations, Salvadoran government press releases, captured guerrilla documents, guerrilla warfare manuals, leaflets, flyers, and photographs relating to guerrilla activities of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front in El Salvador and to allegations of human rights abuses in El Salvador. Includes a summary study with selected translations by David Spencer.
Extent:
7 manuscript boxes (2.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Spanish and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], David Spencer collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The David Spencer collection includes Salvadoran press bulletins, military interrogation transcripts, and captured guerrilla manuals and documents relating to guerilla group activities of the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) during the Salvadoran Civil War. Additional materials include captured correspondence, diaries, memoranda, pamphlets, photographs, battle reports, and a few printed materials pertaining to FMLN activities while at war with the Salvadoran military. There are also two drafts by Spencer on the FMLN Special Forces and the Cold War in Latin America, as well as photographs taking by Spencer while in El Salvador during the Civil War. Note that the majority of the collection is photocopies made by Spencer of materials from the Salvadoran Archives.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1974
Received PhD in economics from Texas A&M University
1974-1975
Visiting professor at Michigan State University
1975-1979
Taught at Illinois State University
1975-1986
Taught at Washington State University
1981
Received tenure at Washington State University
1988-1989
Visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990
Received the Best Article Award from the peer-reviewed academic journal Economic Inquiry
1991
Moved to Brigham Young University and taught as full professor
1996
Published From Vietnam to El Salvador: The Saga of the FMLN Sappers and Other Guerrilla Special Forces in Latin America
1997
Received a Fulbright Scholarship to Vietnam
1998-2001
Chair of Graduate Record Examination Committee
2005
Received the Alcuin Fellowship Award at Brigham Young University
2007-2008
Visiting professor at University of Michigan
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1992.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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], David Spencer collection, [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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