Fragoza, Rafael, 1898-1962

Person

Staff Only

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Rafael Fragoza Papers

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: RaFr_001]

Identifier: MSS 210

Abstract

The Rafael Fragoza papers spanning from 1917 to 1955 document his military service during World War I and his life in New York City. This small collection consists of a few personal documents and photographs from his military service and family.

Dates: 1916-1955

Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Rafael Fragoza Papers

About the Collections

Our collections consist of personal papers from prominent Puerto Rican artists, elected officials, social activists, writers, as well as the records of community-based organizations. Our largest collection, the Offices of the Government of Puerto Rico in the United States (OGPRUS) Records, measures approximately 2,900 cubic feet and contains an extraordinary amount of information regarding Puerto Rican migrants and the government institutions established to assist them. The collections date from the 1890s to the present, and document Puerto Rican communities in the Northeast, Midwest, Florida, California and Hawaii.