Summary
Abstract
The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Party (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana or APRA) is the oldest existing Peruvian political party. Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre founded the party in Mexico City in 1924 with the aims of creating a Pan-American movement aligned with anti-imperialist ideologies. The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Party collection is comprised of photographs and publications that document the party's history from the earliest days of the party's initial formation to the the late 1980s.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1922-1988 and undated
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (Housed in 1 Hollinger box and 1 paige box. )
Background
Scope and Contents
The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Party collection contains photographs and publications that document the history of APRA, including photographs of key figures, demonstrations, and party meetings, as well as a collection of first edition publications, rare early pamphlets, and collected periodicals created by, for, and about APRA. The majority of the collection consists of Spanish-language materials which span from the period just before the founding of the party in the early 1920s until the late 1980s.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series:
- Series 1
- Photographs
- Series 2
- Printed Matter and Publications
Physical Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
Custodial History
This collection contains materials accumulated by Jorge Zamora Botta who served as a literary secretary to Luis Alberto Sánchez between 1982-1994. The collection contains materials which Botta gathered in the course of his work with Sánchez and the APRA political organization. Many of the publications are editions either given or belonging to Luis Alberto Sánchez or Carlos Manuel Cox. Though, as Botta notes, "the material [does not have] signatures or dedicatories to Dr. Sánchez or Carlos Manuel Cox for obvious reason[s]...this was material which could be compromising." The materials were purchased from Botta by the Penn State University in 2010.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Penn State University purchased this material from Jorge Zamora Botta, a member of the APRA party, in 2010.
Processing Information
Penn State University received these materials in 2010, at which point the original order of the materials was dismantled and materials separated by format. Upon entry into the repository, the materials were cataloged and housed in acid-free containers and stored in a controlled climate.
In 2019, Caitlin Rizzo arranged the collection into two intellectual series which corresponded to the physical separation of the materials into two categories: Photographs and Printed Matter and Publications. Rizzo largely retained the arrangement created by the initial processor of the collection who separated photographs, pamphlets, serials, and publications. However, the photographs were additionally arranged chronologically by subject matter and publications were to the item-level to capture title information. A finding aid and a container listing was created to increase access to the collection.
Subjects
- Demonstrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Peru Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Political parties Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Names
Subject
- Partido Aprista Peruano (Organization)
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for access
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies. Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Party (Peru) collection, 09387, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University
- Title
- Guide to the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Party (Peru) collection
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid written by Caitlin Rizzo.
- Date
- 2019-01-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- This finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2019: As part of bulk updates, Lexy deGraffenreid added Conditions Governing Access, Conditions Governing Use, Physical Location, Related Materials, and Preferred Citation notes, July 23, 2019
- 2020: Lexy deGraffenreid updated the related materials note