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Title: Américo Ghioldi Papers
Dates: 1857-2006
Collection number: 2006C41
Creator:
Ghioldi, Américo
Collection Size:
64 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(27.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The Américo Ghioldi papers in the
Hoover Institution Archives document the multifaceted career of a prominent Argentine politician, journalist,
and educator. Joining the Partido Socialista at an early age, Ghioldi wrote prolifically for the socialist press,
principally for the newspaper he helped to edit,
La Vanguardia.
He was also a lecturer and orator, giving numerous talks at socialist meetings and campaign rallies.
Rising to a leadership position in the Partido Socialista, he was elected repeatedly to the Argentine
Cámara de Diputados de la Nación.
Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
Spanish
Italian
French
English
The collection is open for research
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[Identification of item], Américo Ghioldi Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2006
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this
has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at
http://library.stanford.edu/webcat
. Materials have been added to the collection if the number of
boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.
| 1899 | Born, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1917 | Joins Partido Socialista |
| 1920 | Graduates from teachers' college |
| 1924-1947 | Member, editorial board, La Vanguardia |
| 1926-1930 | Member, Concejo Deliberante de la Municipalidad de Buenos Aires |
| 1932-1943 | Member, Cámara de Diputados de la Nación |
| 1933 | Juan B. Justo, sus ideas políticas, sus ideas socialistas, sus ideas filosóficos |
| 1940s-1970s | Professor, Universidad Nacional de la Plata and Universidad de Buenos Aires |
| 1951-1955 | In political exile, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1955-1958 | Member, Junta Consultiva Nacional |
| 1957 | Delegate, constitutional convention, Santa Fé, Argentina |
| 1958 | Founding member of Partido Socialista Democrático |
| 1963-1966 | Member, Cámara de Diputados de la Nación |
| 1967 | Ejército y política: el golpe del 28 junio de 1966 |
| 1973 | Candidate for president of Argentina |
| 1976-1979 | Argentine ambassador to Portugal |
| 1985 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
Acquired in 2006, the Américo Ghioldi papers in the Hoover Institution Archives document the
multifaceted career of a prominent Argentine politician, journalist, and educator. Joining the Partido Socialista
at an early age, Ghioldi wrote prolifically for the socialist press, principally for the newspaper he helped to edit,
La Vanguardia. He was also a lecturer and orator, giving numerous talks at socialist meetings and campaign
rallies. Rising to a leadership position in the Partido Socialista, he was elected repeatedly to the Argentine
Cámara de Diputados de la Nación.
A staunch opponent of the government of Juan Perón, Ghioldi spent the early 1950s as a political
exile in Uruguay. Following the military overthrow of Perón, Ghioldi returned to Argentina and joined
the government as a member of the Junta Consultiva Nacional. This collaboration with military rule was
controversial, as was Ghioldi's later service as Argentine ambassador to Portugal under another military junta,
but throughout his political itinerary Ghioldi saw himself as remaining true to his socialist principles. After a
split in the Partido Socialista in 1958, Ghioldi became one of the leaders of the Partido
Socialista Democrática, in whose ranks he was active until the end of his life.
In addition to his political activities, Ghioldi taught at several Argentine universities, and showed a keen
interest in the field of public education in Argentina, both as a legislator and as an author.
The largest series in the Américo Ghioldi Papers is comprised of his Speeches and Writings.
These consist largely of his numerous newspaper articles, most of which deal with Argentine political
issues of his era. Among the many topics addressed by Ghioldi are Peronism, economics, and the political
turbulence of Argentina in the 1960s and 1970s. There are also numerous writings on the subject of education in
Argentina, as well as others devoted to historical and philosophical subjects.
The Lecture Notes series in the papers contains notes used by Ghioldi in his talks on a wide variety of
subjects, ranging from socialism to Argentine history.
The Correspondence series includes exchanges of letters between Ghioldi and a number of socialist
personalities, including Alfredo Lorenzo Palacios and Nicolás Repetto, as well as extensive
correspondence between Ghioldi and his wife, Delfina Varela Dominguez de Ghioldi.
The Biographical File contains a large number of clippings that contain accounts of Ghioldi's
political activities and his many speaking engagements. Ghioldi's legislative career is documented in the
Political Career File series in the papers. There are a number of lengthy recorded interviews with Ghioldi in the Sound Recordings
series.
The Subject File contains significant materials relating to the Argentine educational system. The Printed
Matter series contains a significant number of Argentine serial issues, ranging across the political spectrum.
The collection is organized into 15 series: Biographical file, correspondence, speeches and writings,
diaries and notebooks, lecture notes, study guides, conference materials, card files, political career file,
subject file, writings by others, printed matter, photographs, sound recordings, and oversize materials
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in Stanford University's
online catalog.
Partido Socialista (Argentina)
Partido Socialista Democrático (Argentina)
Socialism--Argentina.
Education--Argentina.
Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.