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Puerto Rico

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

CHARAS/El Bohío Cultural and Community Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 233
Abstract

The CHARAS/El Bohío Cultural and Community Center Records are an important resource for studying Puerto Ricans and other Latino communities in the Lower East Side (known as Loisaida), New York from 1970 to 2010. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, photographs, flyers, clippings, posters, proposals, reports, financial statements, and artifacts.

Dates: 1965-2010; Majority of material found within 1970s-1990s

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

Robert García Congressional Papers

 Collection — Box 62: [Barcode: RoGa_062]
Identifier: MSS 110
Abstract This collection documents Roberts Garcia’s career as U.S. Representative of the South Bronx (1978-1990), at the time, the poorest congressional district in the country. The papers chronicle his work on the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and his legislative work on issues of interest, such as immigration reform, bilingual education, and teen pregnancy. The collection also contains administrative and...
Dates: 1976-1994; Majority of material found within 1978-1989

Juan González Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 100
Abstract

Juan González is a Puerto Rican social activist and journalist, as well as a community organizer and labor leader. His papers contain complete set of González’ columns, information on various organizations, unpublished manuscripts, correspondence and research material on a wide range of topics.

Dates: 1945-2012

Raquel Z. Rivera Hip Hop/Reggaeton Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 135
Abstract

The Raquel Z. Rivera Hip Hop/Reggaeton Collection helps document Puerto Rican contributions to the creation and development of hip hop and reggaeton both in the United States and Puerto Rico. Highlights of the collection include an extensive audiocassette and compact disc collection, essays written by Rivera on hip hop and reggaeton and paper documentation on numerous artists.

Dates: 1977-2008; Majority of material found within 1995-2003

Roger Cabán Photograph Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2017-002
Dates: 1970s-2000s

Manuel Tómas Sánchez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 163
Abstract Reverend Manuel Tomas Sánchez was a Pentecostal Minister, Iglesia Antioquía, Brooklyn, NY. He founded his church in 1933 and became the pastor of the Antioquía Church from 1934 to 1989 with more than 200 followers. Sánchez officially became a licensed advocate in 1935 and a licensed preacher of the Pentecostal Church in 1939. He was honored as Pastor Emeritus from 1939 until the day he died on October 24, 1991. Sánchez was one of the founders and president of the Spanish Eastern District of...
Dates: 1907 - 1995

Torres-Ortíz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 39
Abstract The Torres-Ortíz’s were a three generations Puerto Rican middle class family that migrated to New York in the 1920s. The Torres-Ortíz experiences and successes in a “separate but equal” United States highlights the privileges they brought with them from the island. It seems that the family not only self-identified; but were also often treated as white by other white Americans. Their higher economical standing also accounts for their unique experience in the US compared to other struggling...
Dates: 1911-1984

Celia Vice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 264
Abstract This collection documents female Puerto Rican community leader and business owner Celia Vice's contributions to social, educational, and economic improvement and her stewardship of Puerto Rican culture. The Celia Vice papers contain photographs of Puerto Rico and New York City; correspondence and records of her groundbreaking Puerto Rican Heritage Publishing Company; clippings about Vice’s work in the community organizations; and scripts for Vice's WBAI radio program. The collection...
Dates: 1940s-1991; Majority of material found within 1960s-1970s



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.