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Puerto Ricans -- Housing -- New York (State) -- New York

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 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
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / CHARAS/El Bohío Cultural and Community Center Records

Los Sures Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation Records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: Sures_001]
Identifier: MSS 43
Abstract

The Los Sures Collection (Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation) consists of newsletters, commemorative journals, a 1981-1982 report, invitations and flyers for events, and a T-shirt from the community organization, which is based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the community.

Dates: 1982-1997
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Los Sures Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation Records

Olga A. Méndez Senatorial Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 165
Abstract New York State Senator (1978-2004) and first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the continental United States. Senate district included East Harlem, parts of the South Bronx, Roosevelt Island and Washington Heights. Collection spans her 13 consecutive terms in the Senate, documenting her legislative functions and constituent service, as well as her leadership and advocacy on behalf of Puerto Ricans, Latinos and other underserved communities. Collection also serves as rich...
Dates: 1962-2004; Majority of material found within 1978 - 2004
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Olga A. Méndez Senatorial Papers

National Latinas Caucus Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16
Abstract The principal goal of the National Latinas Caucus was to empower women in local communities by organizing and developing networks around issues of common concern; provide opportunities for personal and professional advancement; and foster a stronger sense of self-awareness. Community activist and social worker Yolanda Sanchez was its founding member. Special projects included El Barrio Renaissance, an effort to create low and moderate income residential housing units by renovating city-owned...
Dates: 1985-1991
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / National Latinas Caucus Records


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.

  • Centro Library & Archives
  • Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
    2180 Third Avenue, Room 120
  • New York, NY 10035
  • centro.library@hunter.cuny.edu
  • 212-396-7874

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