East Harlem Council for Community Improvement Inc. Records
Abstract
This small collection offers insight into the work of community leaders in East Harlem. Founded in 1979 by residents and community leaders in El Barrio, the East Harlem Council for Community Improvement focused on delivering a broad range of human services to the residents of Manhattan’s Community Planning Board #11. It later expanded its reach and provided services in communities in the South Bronx, Lower East Side, and Central and West Harlem. It consists primarily of news articles, brochures, and newsletters. The collection also contains the by-laws of the Massive Economic Neighborhood Development (MEND) Anti-Poverty program in the 1960s and photographs of its programs.
Dates
- 1965-1997
Creator
- East Harlem Council for Community Improvement Inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by CENTRO.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
- Brochures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- By-laws Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community centers -- New York (State) -- New York Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community development -- New York (State) -- New York Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community organization -- New York (State) -- New York Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Loisaida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, Inc.
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Community Board 11 (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- East Harlem Council for Community Improvement Inc. Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Madonna Hernandez, Archive staff members under the supervision of Pedro Juan Hernandez
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised by Susan M. Kline.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora Repository
Silberman Building, Hunter College
2180 Third Ave. Rm. 122
New York New York 10065
centro.library@hunter.cuny.edu
