http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt429035k8 No online items Inventory of the Center for Democracy records Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2011, 2018 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Inventory of the Center for 2004C30 1 Democracy records Title: Center for Democracy records Date (inclusive): 1981-2003 Collection Number: 2004C30 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 779 manuscript boxes, 24 oversize boxes(342.8 Linear Feet) Abstract: Reports, studies, conference proceedings, minutes, correspondence, briefing books, press releases, financial records, printed matter, photographs, videotape, sound recordings, and memorabilia, relating to legislative, judicial and electoral processes in newly democratic countries. Creator: Center for Democracy (Washington, D.C.) Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access Box 757-779 restricted. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2004. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Center for Democracy records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Historical Note American private nonprofit foundation for the promotion of institutions of democratic government abroad. American private nonprofit foundation for the promotion of institutions of democratic government abroad. 1985 Western Hemisphere Leaders Forum Election monitoring in El Salvador and the Philippines 1986 Developed a plan to encourage the release of Govan Mbeki, Nelson Mandela's associate 1987 Brought Central American legislative leaders to Washington to meet with U.S. congressional leaders September 1988-1990 Organized the Commission on National Political Conventions 1989 Election monitoring in Honduras 1989-1990 Election monitoring in Panama and Nicaragua 1990 Election monitoring in Costa Rica and Poland 1990 Launched the Library of Democracy December 1990-1991 Election monitoring in Guatemala 1990-1993 Organized and sponsored East-West Dialogues 1991 First U.S. organization invited by President Boris Yeltsin to establish an office in Moscow and assist in reform process Election monitoring in El Salvador 1991-1993 Working with the Russian Journalists' Charity Foundation, assisted with distributions of food and medicine in Moscow 1992 Meeting of the Russian-American Intellectual Property Task Force 1993- International Judicial Conference 1993 Election monitoring in Russia 1993-1995 In cooperation with U.S. and U.N. officials, assisted transition to President Aristide's return in Haiti 1994 Organized training seminars for legal professionals in Kyrgyzstan 1994-1997 Responsible for a legal reform component in a USAID-sponsored consortium which supported NGO development in Russia 1996 New Democracies Forum Monitored nine-month election process in Nicaragua Conference of Slovak judicial leaders in Kosice 1987 Election monitoring in the Bahamas Inventory of the Center for 2004C30 2 Democracy records 1997-1998 Project to develop an Administrative Procedures Code for Nicaragua's judicial system 1998 Co-sponsored U.S. China Seminars circa 1999 U.S.-Indonesia Dialogue 2000 Election monitoring in Russia 2003 Merged with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Scope and Content of Collection The Center for Democracy records include reports, studies, conference proceedings, minutes, correspondence, briefing books, press releases, financial records, printed matter, photographs, videotapes, and sound recordings related to legislative, judicial, and electoral processes in newly democratic countries. Founded in 1985 by Allen Weinstein, the Center for Democracy was an American private nonprofit foundation for the promotion of institutions of democratic government. As part of its mission, the Center monitored local and national elections in countries such as El Salvador, the Philippines, the Bahamas, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Poland, Guatemala, Russia, and the United States. In addition to election observation, the Center organized and sponsored conferences and training programs related to democratic and legislative issues. The collection documents a range of the Center's activities, including the organization's role in the annual International Judicial Conference and election monitoring in Nicaragua in 1996. Materials tend to be organized into groups by country, conference, or project title. Of note are the briefing books created for board meetings, which include agendas, correspondence, memoranda, program descriptions, fact sheets, financial documents, and schedules. Index to Major Groups Although the collection has not been arranged, most of the materials fall into the following groups. Box Numbers Groups 34-38, 65, 115-116, 155-159, 177-182, 191, 220-227, Administrative files 263-265, 359, 672, 691-695 67-74, 310-312, 360-363, 460, 478-480, 606-607 Africa 191, 194-195, 198-199 Agency for International Development 334-337 Allen Weinstein File 360-363 Angola 182-184, 569, 583-592, 642-651 Asia 152-155, 170, 691-695 Board of Directors briefing books 616-620 Caribbean 90-96, 135-136, 235-236, 328-330, 370-376, 393-396, Central America 445-446, 460-463, 608-632 109-114, 452-453 Central American Legislative Project 276-279, 283-285 Chemonics International and the Rule of Law Project 380-382, 543-547 Chile 307-309, 346, 450-451, 457-459, 686-690 China 238-260 Civic Initiatives Program (Russia) 227-228, 464-466 Commission on National Political Conventions 109, 235-236, 524-531, 580-582, 602-605, 696-698, 733-734, Conferences and events 753, 756 551-560, 691-695 Correspondence 214-219, 343-344, 380-382 Costa Rica 55-57, 120-127, 205-207 Costa Rica Leadership Development Project 47-49, 74-75, 324-327, 359, 445-446, 548-550, 566-568 Council of Europe 107-108, 176, 207-210 El Salvador 270-272, 286-288 Environment 276-279, 338-340 Estonia 357-358, 560-568, 642-651, 683-685, 754 Europe 170-172, 528-531 Florida Election Observation 88-90, 191-192,234, 370-373, 389-392, 699-705 Guatemala 62-64, 136-146, 176, 621-627 Haiti 33, 46, 76-85, 147-152, 168-169, 186-190, 228-232, 316-321, International Judicial Conference (Courts of Ultimate Appeal) 331-333, 350-353, 364-366, 442-444, 640-641, 683-685 107-108, 127-130, 307-309, 400-401, 481-485, 505-523, Latin America 539-543, 570-576, 593-599, 723-727 Inventory of the Center for 2004C30 3 Democracy records 18-30, 38-43, 486-504 Latin American Consortium 107-108, 686-690 Mexico 569 Middle East 169, 652-671, 683-685 New Democracies Forum 49-54, 57-62, 86-88, 117-119 135-136, 195-198, 233-235, 296-301, 313-315, 383-385, 402-403, 434-437, 628-632, Nicaragua 714-721 132-134, 193-194 Nicaragua 1996 election observation 219 Nigeria 135-136, 176-177, 706-713, 722 Panama 294-295, 310-312, 367-369 Philippines 8-14, 43, 168 Philippines presidential election (1986) 135-136 Poland 31-33, 65-67, 160-168, 184-186, 233, 260-262, 267, 273-275, 280-282, 290-293, 447-449, 461-463, 600-601, 633-634, Russia 673-682, 800-801 202-204, 268-270 Save the Children (Russia) 54, 460, 478-480, 635-639 South Africa 234, 473-480, 755 Space programs and Governance in Space Conference 354-356, 473-477 United States 90-96, 460 Western Hemisphere Legislative Leaders Forum 1-4, 97-107, 199-201, 558-560 Women in Development conferences Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiotapes Video tapes Democracy Elections Justice, Administration of Legislative bodies box 1 Attempted assassination investigation; Women in Development; Russian conferences 1983-1994 Scope and Contents note Includes files related to the investigation of the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II as well as the Intellectual Property Conference, the Russian Legal Reform Conference, and the Federal Bar Association's Democracy Development Initiative. box 2 Attempted assassination investigation; Women in Development; Russian conferences 1983-1994 box 3 Attempted assassination investigation; Women in Development; Russian conferences 1983-1994 box 4 Attempted assassination investigation; Women in Development; Russian conferences 1983-1994 box 5 Environmental Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, The Baltic States and the Former Soviet Union: Strategies and Solutions Conference 1992-1994 box 6 Environmental Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, The Baltic States and the Former Soviet Union: Strategies and Solutions Conference 1992-1994 box 7 Environmental Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, The Baltic States and the Former Soviet Union: Strategies and Solutions Conference 1992-1994 box 8 Environmental Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, The Baltic States and the Former Soviet Union: Strategies and Solutions Conference 1992-1994 box 8 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 box 9 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 box 10 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 Inventory of the Center for 2004C30 4 Democracy records box 11 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 box 12 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 box 13 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 box 14 1986 Philippines presidential election 1986-1987 box 15 Soviet