Women in community organization -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Antonia Pantoja Fellowship Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 267
Scope and Contents
The Dr. Antonia Pantoja Fellowship Collection (DAPF) consists of institutional records including e-mail correspondences, board meeting minutes, financial records, strategic planning, and fundraising. The materials in this collection span from 1976 to 2012 with the bulk concentrating on the years 2005 to 2012.Researchers will be able to look through DAPF’s lifespan as a community-based, Latine led, education focused non-profit, in connection with ASPIRA and Dr. Antonia Pantoja’s...
Dates:
1976-2012; Majority of material found in 2005-2012
Gloria Quiñones Papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2016-010
Dates:
1970s-2016; Majority of material found within 1995-2010
Found in:
Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora
Muriel Pagán Escuela Bilingüe Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 71
Abstract
Muriel Pagán is the former director of Bilingual Education for the Division of Special Education within the New York City Board of Education. She was also the Assistant Principal from 1968 to 1979 at PS 25 in the Southeast Bronx, the first totally bilingual school in the United States Northeast region. Throughout the years, Pagán saved many documents pertaining to her professional career as educator and a pioneer of the bilingual programs in New York City, including P.S. 25 – The Bilingual...
Dates:
1968-1989; Majority of material found within 1970-1989
Helen Rodríguez-Trias Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 87
Abstract
The Helen Rodríguez-Trías Papers help chronicle the professional activities and contributions of a dedicated and well-respected public health advocate and practitioner. A Puerto Rican pediatrician, public health leader and women’s rights activist, she worked tirelessly throughout her career to expand the range of health care services available to women and children, especially those in underserved and marginalized communities in Puerto Rico and across the United States. The collection is...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1981-2001; 1929-2002
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.