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Bonilla, Frank (1925-2010)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 - 2010

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Bonilla Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 49
Abstract

The Frank Bonilla Papers are an important resource for the continued study of the career and contributions of this most seminal of individuals in the fields of Puerto Rican Studies, Latin American Studies and Political Science. The materials in this collection consist of personal documents, clippings, photographs, remarks, speeches, writings, awards, certificates and correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1995-2004; 1946-2011

Manuel "Manny" Díaz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 127
Abstract Manny Diaz was a founding member of such community based organizations as the Puerto Rican Forum, ASPIRA, the Hispanic Youth Association, the Puerto Rican Family Institute and Boricua College. He was trained as a social worker and went on to lead numerous institutions and initiatives, among them the Puerto Rican Community Development Project, Mobilization for Youth and PROGRESS, Inc. He received his B.S.S. from the City University and his M.S.W. from Columbia University. He served on the...
Dates: 1940-2007; Majority of material found within 1960-1985

Frank Bonilla Interview One, 1983-05-24

 Item — Reel Tape 1: [Barcode: LAC.FBon.1a]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Luis A. Cardona Oral History Collection is comprised of interviews with people who were leaders in the New York Puerto Rican community during the 1950s through 1980s. The collection documents Cardona’s interests in the Puerto Rican community of New York and the diaspora as a whole. The topics of the interviews and Cardona’s interests include: migratory history, education, culture, and the arts, among many others. The collection serves to understand Puerto Rican experiences in the United...
Dates: 1983-05-24

Frank Bonilla Interview Two, 1983-05-24

 Item — Reel Tape 1: [Barcode: LAC.FBon.1b]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Luis A. Cardona Oral History Collection is comprised of interviews with people who were leaders in the New York Puerto Rican community during the 1950s through 1980s. The collection documents Cardona’s interests in the Puerto Rican community of New York and the diaspora as a whole. The topics of the interviews and Cardona’s interests include: migratory history, education, culture, and the arts, among many others. The collection serves to understand Puerto Rican experiences in the United...
Dates: 1983-05-24

Antonia Pantoja Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 93
Abstract

The Antonia Pantoja Papers provide are an invaluable resource for information on organizational efforts within the Puerto Rican community and the strides in community development achieved by one of its greatest advocates. Collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, photographs, flyers, posters, clippings, proposals, reports, speeches, videotapes and audiocassettes.

Dates: 1922-2002; Majority of material found within 1960-2001



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.