Paula Kline Collection
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains documents, surveys, correspondence and photographs related to daycare centers and preschool education in León, Nicaragua. It also contains material collected by Paula Kline such as clippings, reports, photo slides, and audiovisual material documenting the establishment of the New Haven-León Sister City Project and the work of this organization throughout the 1980s. Of particular note are drawings by Nicaraguan children completed as part of a sister school project documenting their lived experience during the Contra War. Organized into two series: 1) Daycare Centers in León, Nicaragua and 2) New Haven-León Sister City Project and Instituto de Educación Pre-escolar de León.
Dates
- Creation: 1983-2000
Language of Materials
EnglishandSpanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Note
While Paula Kline was finishing her doctoral program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she grew concerned about US policy in Central America and joined a Witness for Peace delegation observing the 1984 general elections in Nicaragua. During this trip, Paula and her husband, Alan Wright, were inspired to begin a sister-city project between León, Nicaragua and New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven/León Sister City Project was founded in 1984, at the front end of a movement of sister-city relationships that sprung up between Nicaraguan cities and North American or European cities throughout the 1980’s. The goals of the sister city project were to raise awareness among US citizens about the effects the US-funded Contra War (1979-1990) was having on the people of Nicaragua, and supporting Nicaraguans in their vision of creating a more just society. The sister city project was committed to relationship-building between US citizens and Nicaraguans. During her involvement in the sister-city project, Paula Kline focused on preschool education pedagogy and training community preschool teachers.
Full Extent
2.5 linear feet
Abstract
Collected materials related to pre-school education in Nicaragua and a sister city project established between León, Nicaragua and New Haven, Connecticut by educator and social activist Paula Kline.
Acquisition Information
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Processing Information
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- Title
- Paula Kline Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 2015: Updated finding aid encoded by Maria Fernandez
- 2021 June: Edited by D Ryan Lynch to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu