Interview is in Spanish. Gustavo Meoño, Coordinator of the Guatemalan National Police Archive, discusses his life and experiences during Guatemala's Civil War and his current work in the Guatemalan National Police Archive and as former Director of the Rigoberta Menchu Foundation. In Tape 1, Meoño details his childhood in Guatemala, his involvement with student organizations in the 1970s, and his eventual role in the EGP in Guatemala during the civil war. On Tape 2, he describes his current role as Coordinator of the archive, how his previous work with the Rigoberta Menchu foundation complements his current work, and the goals and aspirations of the archive moving into the future. This interview was conducted in Austin, Texas as part of the 2014 Lozano Long Conference Micro Oral History Project. | 00:00-00:24 Introductions; 00:24-11:19 Transition from the Rigoberta Menchu Foundation to the Guatemalan National Police Archive; 11:19-18:13 Obstacles Encountered by the Guatemalan National Police Archive; 18:13-21:20 Future Goals and Aspirations for the Archive; 21:20-31:17 Gratifying Experiences Within the Archive; 31:17-33:04 Concluding Thoughts
Creator/Contributor:
Meoño Brenner, Gustavo (Narrator) and Xum Palacios, Brenda Estela (Interviewer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2014-02-21
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
sound recordings, mixed material, and Oral histories
Extent:
33 minutes, 04 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
Spanish
Publisher:
University of Texas Libraries
Topic:
Human rights--Guatemala--History--20th century, Political violence--Guatemala--History--20th century, and Archives--Guatemala
Place Name:
Guatemala
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UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:9a2d48e5-f272-4f4a-a2f7-3a64c26caeda
Local:
ll2014_08_aud2
Related Resource - Other:
"Archiving the Central American Revolutions" Micro Oral History Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00384.xml (uri)