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American literature -- Hispanic American authors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works of literature in English by Hispanic Americans. Works of literature in Spanish by Hispanic Americans are entered under Hispanic American literature (Spanish).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Efraín Barradas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 67
Abstract

Efraín Barradas is a literature scholar. This collection documents his early years as a Professor of Spanish/Latin American Studies in the University of Florida, Gainseville, It includes clippings on literature and theater, correspondence, event programs, articles and a number of books and other publications. The materials predominately date from the 1960s and 1970s.

Dates: 1959-1998; Majority of material found within 1960s-1970s
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Efraín Barradas Collection

Sandra María Esteves Papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: SaEs_001]
Identifier: MSS 25
Scope and Contents

The collection contains numerous short stories and poems written by Sandra María Esteves from 1973-1979.

Dates: 1973-1979
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Sandra María Esteves Papers

Clemente Soto Vélez and Amanda A. Vélez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 60
Abstract Ground-breaking poet and one of the most significant contemporary Puerto Rican writers. Founding member of a vanguard literary movement called Atalayismo. Contains information about literary and artistic trends among Puerto Ricans in New York and Puerto Rico. Is rich in content related to pro-independence topics, political movements and community development. Consists of published and unpublished manuscripts, notes and drafts, letters, poetry, manuscripts, biographies, interviews,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1960-1994; 1924-1994
Found in: Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora / Clemente Soto Vélez and Amanda A. Vélez Papers


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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  • New York, NY 10035
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