Sacramento Central America Action Committee records
Scope and Contents
The Sacramento Central America Action Committee records consist of 2.5 cubic feet of textual records spanning from the 1980s to the early 2000s, with the bulk from the early 1990s. The materials reflect the organization’s activities and social causes and are organized into three subseries: Administrative Materials, Newsletter, and Subject Files.
Dates
- Creation: 1984 - 2006
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1995 - 1998
Language of Materials
English & Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical / Historical
Sacramento Central America Action Committee (CAAC), now called Sacramento Action for Latin America (SALA), is a peace and justice organization in the Sacramento area. It was founded in 1982 (then la Semilla) to support Central American liberation movements and to promote public awareness and understanding of social and political issues in that region. The organization has been particularly vocal about U.S. involvements and policies that affect Central America, and has staged marches, rallies, boycotts, and other public events in support of Central American causes. As part of its social efforts, starting in 1985 CAAC began publishing a now defunct newsletter, which it eventually titled Central American Connection. Presently, the organization continues to promote social and economic justice in Central America through organizing public events and supporting solidarity, education, and political action.
Full Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (1 record carton, 1 manuscript box)
Abstract
The collection contains textual records from the Sacramento Central American Action Committee (SCAAC), a peace and justice organization in the Sacramento area. The materials, which span from the 1980s to the early 2000s, reflect SCAAC’s activities and social causes, including support for Central American liberation movements and promotion of public awareness of social and political issues in Central American and the Caribbean. The collection is organized into three series: Series 1 contains administrative and organizational files, Series 2 contains reference materials pertaining to Central America and social activism, and Series 3 contains materials pertaining to CAAC’s newsletter Central America Connection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Sacramento Central American Action Committee Records were donated to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by Darien DeLu.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Katryn Davis.
- Title
- Guide to the Sacramento Central America Action Committee records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katryn Davis
- Date
- August 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento CA 95819 USA
916-278-6144
lib-scua@csus.edu