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Video tapes

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

ASPIRA of New York Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 84
Abstract

The Records of ASPIRA of New York, Inc. are an integral resource for the study of early and innovative efforts to aid and increase the educational attainment of Puerto Rican and Latino youth in New York City. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, photographs, flyers, clippings, proposals, reports, speeches, videotapes, slides and financial statements.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-1995; 1959-1998

Frank Bonilla Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 49
Abstract

The Frank Bonilla Papers are an important resource for the continued study of the career and contributions of this most seminal of individuals in the fields of Puerto Rican Studies, Latin American Studies and Political Science. The materials in this collection consist of personal documents, clippings, photographs, remarks, speeches, writings, awards, certificates and correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1995-2004; 1946-2011

Edwin López Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2001-013
Dates: 1966-2000

HoMoVISIONES Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 177
Abstract HoMoVISIONES was a public access television program dedicated to Latine LGBTQ+ issues. The collection is made up of correspondence, topical and administrative files, clippings, flyers, posters, proposals, scripts, reports and multi-format video recordings. Dating from 1980-2002, the collected materials offer rich documentation on queer and Latine social and political movements, as well as their cultural counterparts. It mainly deals with activities in the New York metropolitan area in the...
Dates: 1980-2002

José López Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 101
Abstract José López was a field representative for the AFL-CIO in New York, served in the 65th Infantry during the Korean War, and a founding member of the Santiago Iglesias Education Society. His papers contain biographical information, documents related to the Hispanic Labor Committee, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Santiago Iglesias Education Society, identification cards, correspondence, realia, and photographs. It also includes six VHS tapes documenting the activities of the Santiago...
Dates: 1941-1998

Antonia Pantoja Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 93
Abstract

The Antonia Pantoja Papers provide are an invaluable resource for information on organizational efforts within the Puerto Rican community and the strides in community development achieved by one of its greatest advocates. Collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, photographs, flyers, posters, clippings, proposals, reports, speeches, videotapes and audiocassettes.

Dates: 1922-2002; Majority of material found within 1960-2001

Richie Pérez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 172
Abstract The Richie Pérez Papers are an important resource for the study of political activism and grassroots organizing on the part of Puerto Ricans and their allies in New York City over the past forty years. In addition, they provide insightful documentation on anti-police brutality movements and on a number of community organizations. The materials in this collection consist of personal documents, clippings, articles, photographs, speeches, certificates, flyers, correspondence, audiocassettes,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-2004; 1918-2006

Pedro Pietri Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 111
Abstract

The Pedro Pietri Papers are an invaluable resource for information on the eclectic career of one of the Puerto Rican community’s most prolific and experimental writers, as well as one of the founders of the Nuyorican poetry movement. Collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, photographs, flyers, posters, writings, artifacts, artwork, videotapes and audiocassettes.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-2002; 1939-2004

Raquel Z. Rivera Hip Hop/Reggaeton Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 135
Abstract

The Raquel Z. Rivera Hip Hop/Reggaeton Collection helps document Puerto Rican contributions to the creation and development of hip hop and reggaeton both in the United States and Puerto Rico. Highlights of the collection include an extensive audiocassette and compact disc collection, essays written by Rivera on hip hop and reggaeton and paper documentation on numerous artists.

Dates: 1977-2008; Majority of material found within 1995-2003

Helen Rodríguez-Trias Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 87
Abstract The Helen Rodríguez-Trías Papers help chronicle the professional activities and contributions of a dedicated and well-respected public health advocate and practitioner. A Puerto Rican pediatrician, public health leader and women’s rights activist, she worked tirelessly throughout her career to expand the range of health care services available to women and children, especially those in underserved and marginalized communities in Puerto Rico and across the United States. The collection is...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1981-2001; 1929-2002

Ana Gloria San Antonio Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 98
Abstract Ana Gloria San Antonio was Presidente of the Hispanic Parade in New York City and an active member in cultural organizations, specifically Círculo de Escritores y Poetas Iberoamericanos (CEPI) de Nueva York (CEPI) and Asociación Puertorriqueña de Escritores (APE). Her papers consist of newspaper articles and clippings, newsletters, memos, press releases pertaining to these groups; writings concerning East River North Renewal Inc.; Genoveva de Arteaga, and various artists, poets, and writers....
Dates: 1944-2001

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

Felipe N. Torres Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 75
Abstract

The Felipe N. Torres Papers are an important resource for the study of early Puerto Rican political life in New York City, as well as about the contributions of Puerto Rican pioneros to law, politics and civic life. The materials in this collection consist of personal documents, clippings, photographs, speeches, certificates and correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1920-1994; 1881-2004

VISIONES Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 36
Abstract VISIONES: Latino Arts & Culture is the first PBS series to focus exclusively on Latino artistic expression in the U.S. It examined the nation's diverse Latino communities and how they have been able to keep their artistic expressions alive while creating new and unique visions that contribute to art in America. VISIONES looks at the origins of Latino art and culture through storytelling and vivid imagery, depicting the struggles and victories that the artists endured to continue their...
Dates: 1983-1991



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.