Belpré, Pura (1899-1982)

Abstract

The Pura Belpré Papers are an important source for the study of Puerto Rican children's literature and Puerto Rican folk tales and legends. They are valuable for examining relationships between the Puerto Rican community and a major institution such as the New York Public Library. The materials include personal documents, financial statements from publishers, correspondence, manuscripts, flyers, clippings, photographs, and illustrations. There are both Spanish and English documents.

Abstract Pioneering advocate for Puerto Rican and Latino arts and culture, affectionately known as “La Madrina de las Artes.” Sister of activist Evelina Antonetty and library administrator Lillian López. Collection chronicles career with organizations including the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA), Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Center for the Media Arts, Hostos Community College, Bronx Council on the Arts and Girl Scouts of the USA, as well as her relationships with Puerto Rican and Latino...

Abstract

The Julio Luis Hernández-Delgado Oral History Collection consists of 16 interviews with 10 people donated by the Hunter College Archivist in the field of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies. Among them are interviews and book readings, several with children’s books writer, Pura Belpré.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of 16 audiocassette tapes from the 1970s and '80s. The interviews were conducted by Hernández-Delgado with ten interviewees, including pioneering Puerto Rican New York Public Library librarians Pura Belpré and Lillian López.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of 16 audiocassette tapes from the 1970s and '80s. The interviews were conducted by Hernández-Delgado with ten interviewees, including pioneering Puerto Rican New York Public Library librarians Pura Belpré and Lillian López.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of 16 audiocassette tapes from the 1970s and '80s. The interviews were conducted by Hernández-Delgado with ten interviewees, including pioneering Puerto Rican New York Public Library librarians Pura Belpré and Lillian López.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of 16 audiocassette tapes from the 1970s and '80s. The interviews were conducted by Hernández-Delgado with ten interviewees, including pioneering Puerto Rican New York Public Library librarians Pura Belpré and Lillian López.

Abstract Library administrator, among the first Puerto Rican librarians in the New York Public Library system (NYPL) and a pioneer in providing services and creating programs for underserved communities. Collection contains information on the programs developed by NYPL to address the needs of its Puerto Rican and Latino constituents, her activist sister, Evelina Antonetty, and librarian and folklorist, Pura Belpré. Consists of letters, news clippings, photographs, audio and videocassettes,...