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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Elba Cabrera Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 109
Abstract Pioneering advocate for Puerto Rican and Latino arts and culture, affectionately known as “La Madrina de las Artes.” Sister of activist Evelina Antonetty and library administrator Lillian López. Collection chronicles career with organizations including the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA), Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Center for the Media Arts, Hostos Community College, Bronx Council on the Arts and Girl Scouts of the USA, as well as her relationships with Puerto Rican and Latino...
Dates: 1924-2015; Majority of material found within 1970-2014
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Elba Cabrera Papers

Cerro Maravilla Hearings VHS Video Recordings Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1: [Barcode: CMHVVR_001]
Identifier: 2000-008
Dates: March-May 1992
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora

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
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Robert García Congressional Papers

Tato Laviera Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 249
Abstract

Tato Laviera was an acclaimed Puerto Rican poet, playwright, performer, educator, and community leader. Collection provides insight into Laviera’s life and career, as well as into the Nuyorican poetry movement, of which he was an early member. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, press clippings, articles, flyers, event programs, posters, photographs, and audio and video recordings.

Dates: 1964-2013; Majority of material found within 1992-2012
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Tato Laviera Papers

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

William Millán Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 148
Abstract

William Millán is an arranger, guitarist and musical director for the salsa band Saoco. Collection measures 0.5 cubic feet and consists of event flyers, documents, albums, music CDs, audiocassettes, videocassettes pertaining to Puerto Rican artists and other promotional documents for Saoco,. It also includes documents on Puerto Rican poets, writers, theater, playwrights and Taino culture. The materials date from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Dates: 1970-1997
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / William Millán Music Collection

José F. Morales The Toxic Avengers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 202
Abstract The José F. Morales The Toxic Avengers Collection was created and donated by José F. Morales, an environmental activist and alternative high school teacher. The collection documents the organizational activities of Morales’ brainchild, The Toxic Avengers. The Toxic Avengers (1987-1993) was a youth group formed by Morales at El Puente Community Center in order to educate the community on environmental issues and combat health hazards in the immediate area of Brooklyn. This is a mixed media...
Dates: 1976-1993; Majority of material found within 1986-1993
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / José F. Morales The Toxic Avengers Collection

Pepatián Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 132
Abstract A South Bronx-based organization dedicated to creating, presenting and supporting contemporary multidisciplinary work from Latino and Bronx-based artists who speak to and from the Afro-Caribbean-Latino identity of the South Bronx. Originally founded by Pepón Osorio (visual artist, MacArthur Fellow), Merián Soto (Bessie-award winning choreographer) and Patricia Bradshaw (choreographer/dancer) as an artists' collective in 1983. Collection measures approximately 0.5 cubic feet. It contains a...
Dates: 1980s
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Pepatián Records

Tina Ramírez Ballet Hispánico Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 228
Scope and Contents The Tina Ramírez papers are divided into three series. In addition to information regarding Ramírez’s career and the history and inner workings of the Ballet Hispánico during her time as its artistic director from 1970 to 2009, the collection contains instructional materials and reflections upon dance programs and routines, literature surrounding dance and performance, and original research regarding dance and ballet.Given her thirty-year tenure as artistic director at the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-2009; 1930-2009
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Tina Ramírez Ballet Hispánico Papers

Gloria Rodríguez Calero Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 116
Abstract Visual artist. Rodriguez Calero was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York, and for 20 years worked and resided in New Jersey. Her career and services are active in El Barrio and the Lower East Side Communities. Collection includes correspondence from her mentor and fellow artist Lorenzo Homar, a number of books, exhibition catalogues and other ephemera. Included as well are a significant number of Puerto Rican silkscreen posters, clippings, maps and documents pertaining to her artistic...
Dates: 1920-2006
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Gloria Rodríguez Calero Papers

Elsa Santiago Febus Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 104
Abstract The Elsa Santiago Febus (Elsa De Jesús) Family Papers consists of 16 family photographs documenting her family move to New York City aboard the iconic S.S. Marine Tiger ca. 1947. There are some photographs taken in the roof where they lived. Tomás Santiago (Falin) became crew member in tourist cruiseships travelling around South America. Besides the steamship memorabilia, the collection includes newspaper articles and clippings on Puerto Rican Archbishop Roberto O. González, dating from...
Dates: 1929-1999
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Elsa Santiago Febus Family Collection

Tina Ramírez Papers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2009-029
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-2009; 1930-2009
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora


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.

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  • Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
    2180 Third Avenue, Room 120
  • New York, NY 10035
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