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Isaura Santiago Santiago Papers

 Collection — Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 118

Scope and Contents

This collection contains information on Vieques, Hispanic voting, reports, a historical calendar of Puerto Rico and an illustrated historical album of the island. Materials date from 1976 through 1994.

Dates

  • Creation: 1976-1994

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Isaura Santiago Santiago was a bilingual and bicultural educator. She served as the fourth president of Hostos Community College, City University of New York. She was the former Deputy Director at Aspira of New York, a faculty member at Teacher's College, Columbia, City University of New York and Fordham University. Her scholarship and publications focused on equity issues affecting ethnic-linguistic minorities.

Sources: "Making a Meaningful Impact: President Isaura Santiago," Change: The Magazine of Higher Education, Vol. 20, issue 3, 1988.

Extent

0.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

Educator and former President of Hostos Community College. Collection contains information on Vieques, Hispanic voting, reports, a historical calendar of Puerto Rico and an illustrated historical album of the island. Materials date from 1976 through 1994.

Arrangement

This small collection is arranged by topic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dr. Isaura Santiago Santiago.

Title
Isaura Santiago Santiago Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Archive staff members under the supervision of Pedro Juan Hernandez.
Date
March 18, 2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021: Guide was revised in May 2021 by Wendy Jiménez.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora Repository

Contact:
Silberman Building, Hunter College
2180 Third Ave. Rm. 122
New York New York 10065




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.