Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

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...

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...

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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.

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Artificial collection grouped by provenance, composed of 9 microfilm reels (1923 to 1969) of Hispanic journals and periodicals gathered from various collections in the Archives in order to group them by title of publication. Included: Alba de Nueva York, Boletin de la Liga Puertorriqueña, Cascabeles, Mundo Latino, Puerto Rico y Nueva York, Vida Hispana, La Voz de Puerto Rico, El Boricua, En Marcha, and many others.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, an invitation, an article, and photographs of the society’s events and activities, including its participation in the Puerto Rican Day Parade dating circa 1960s.