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Hispanic American arts -- New York (State) -- New York

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 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

Carlos Laster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 156
Abstract

The Carlos Laster Collection includes a selection of orginal artworks and artifacts donated to Centro. The pieces include papier-mâché sculptures, digital prints, and a poster.

Dates: 1998-2001
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Carlos Laster Collection

Palmira Ubiñas Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1: [Barcode: PaUb_001]
Identifier: 2017-007
Dates: 2003-2017; Majority of material found within 2008-2017
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora

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

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
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  • New York, NY 10035
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