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Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen: Colección Bordadoras de Memorias

 Collection
Identifier: HRDI-00022

Scope and Contents Note

Embroidered textiles created by exiled Salvadoran women in shelters managed by the United Nations during the Salvadoran Civil War.

This collection is entirely digital and is part of theLatin American Digital Initiatives (LADI)project. The LADI repository is a collaborative project that preserves and provides digital access to unique archival documents from a network of Latin American partners with an emphasis on collections documenting human rights issues and underrepresented communities.

Bordados realizados por mujeres salvadoreñas exiliadas en los refugios de Naciones Unidas durante la guerra civil de El Salvador. Mediante los cuales denunciaban al mundo las violaciones a los derechos humanos.

Esta colección es totalmente digital y forma parte del portal deIniciativas Digitales de América Latina (LADI). LADI es un repositorio y proyecto colaborativo que preserva y proporciona acceso digital a documentos de archivo únicos de un red de socios latinoamericanos con énfasis en colecciones que documentan los derechos humanos y comunidades subrepresentadas.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980-1989

Language of Materials

Spanish

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

These materials are made available by the University of Texas Libraries solely for the purposes of research, teaching and private study. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Todos los derechos de propiedad intelectual pertenece al/la autor/a legal. University of Texas Libraries provee acceso a este material electrónico solamente para la investigación y la enseñanza. Es necesario pedir permiso del/la autor/a para usar o publicarlo. University of Texas Libraries no tiene los derechos de propiedad intelectual para este material.

Historical Note

The Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen (MUPI) is a civilian initiative founded in 1996 and dedicated to the research, recovery, preservation, and dissemination of the historical and cultural heritage of El Salvador. Its educational program promotes activities related to historical memory, human rights, and the culture of peace, creating spaces for reflection on the problems facing Salvadoran society.

El Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen (MUPI) es una iniciativa ciudadana fundada en 1996, dedicada a la investigación, rescate, preservación y difusión del patrimonio histórico y cultural de El Salvador. Su programa educativo impulsa procesos relacionados con memoria histórica, derechos humanos y cultura de paz, creando espacios de reflexión sobre los problemas que enfrenta la sociedad salvadoreña.

Full Extent

32 digial objects

Abstract

Embroidered textiles created by exiled Salvadoran women in shelters managed by the United Nations during the Salvadoran Civil War. Through their embroidery, the women communicated human rights violations to the world.

Abstract

Bordados realizados por mujeres salvadoreñas exiliadas en los refugios de Naciones Unidas durante la guerra civil de El Salvador. Mediante los cuales denunciaban al mundo las violaciones a los derechos humanos.

Acquisition Information

Donation.

Additions

No further materials are expected for this collection.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, 2019.

Title
Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen: Colección Bordadoras de Memorias
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Human Rights Documentation Initiative
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Dacs)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English and in Spanish

Revision Statements

  • 2024 February: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
  • 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.

Repository Details

Part of the Human Rights Documentation Initiative Repository

Contact:
Austin Texas 78712