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Author:

Santiago-Valles, Kelvin A. 1951-  Search this

Physical description:

xiii, 304 p. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Puerto Rico

Date:

1994

C1994

20th century

Topic:

Crime--History  Search this

Social conflict--History  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

Economic conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_473514

Author:

Grosfoguel, Ramón  Search this

Physical description:

xv, 268 p. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Europe, Western

Puerto Rico

Caribbean Area

Date:

2003

C2003

20th century

1952-

Topic:

Puerto Ricans--History  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Migrations--History  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

History  Search this

Colonial influence  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_816436

Author:

Whalen, Carmen Teresa 1964-  Search this

Physical description:

xiii, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Puerto Rico

Date:

2001

20th century

1952-

Topic:

Puerto Ricans--Economic conditions  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Migrations--History  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Social conditions  Search this

Puerto Rico--Emigration and immigration--History  Search this

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Emigration and immigration--History  Search this

Economic conditions  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_680409

Author:

Schrader, Timo  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource

Type:

Electronic resources

Electronic books

History

Place:

New York (State)

New York

New York (N.Y.)

Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)

Lower East Side

Date:

2020

20th century

Topic:

City planning--Political aspects--History  Search this

Hispanic American neighborhoods--History  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Ethnic identity  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Social conditions  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Politics and government  Search this

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography  Search this

City planning--Political aspects  Search this

Ethnic relations  Search this

Hispanic American neighborhoods  Search this

Politics and government  Search this

Call number:

F128.9.P85 S36 2020 (Internet)

Restrictions & Rights:

1-user

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1147419

Donor:

Archivo General de Puerto Rico  Search this

Collector:

Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (32 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Screen prints

Posters

Place:

Puerto Rico -- 20th century

Date:

1955-2005, undated

Summary:

Collection consists of 378 posters documenting the social, cultural, and educational issues for Puerto Rico of Puerto Rico for nearly fifty years.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of 378 posters, the majority of which are approximately 22" x 28" documenting social, cultural, and educational issues for Puerto Rico. The posters were widely displayed throughout Puerto Rico and provide a window into the lives of the residents for fifty years. The collection is divided into three series. Series one documents events primarily for holidays. Series two provides information relating to the type of social services available to the residents. Economic and employment issues are documented in series three.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1, Events, 1955-1990, undated

Series 2, Social Services, 1971-2005, undated

Series 3, Economics and Employment, 1987-1989, undated

Biographical / Historical:

The Puerto Rican Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] provided resources primarily for the island's poor and rural residents. Created in 1949, it employed community leaders, artists, and writers to develop programs and cultural works that addressed many of the issues and concerns of the Puerto Rican community.

See: Wikipedia for more information.

Related Materials:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Teodoro Vidal Collection, NMAH.AC.0712

Division of Community Life Dissertation Series: Lange, Yvonne, Santos: The Household Wooden Saints of Puerto Rico, NMAH.AC.0197

Spanish Language Broadcasting Collection, NMAH.AC.1404

Goya Foods, Incorporated Collection, NMAH.AC.0694

Manuel Quiles Films, NMAH.AC.0765

Frank Espada Photographs, NMAH.AC.1395

Archives Center Business Americana Collection, NMAH.AC.0404

Graciela Papers, NMAH.AC.1425

Maidenform Collection, NMAH.AC.0585

Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, NMAH.AC.0560

Provenance:

The posters were donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History by the Archivo General de Puerto Rico through Nelly V. Cruz Rodriguez on May 19, 1997.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Puerto Rico in art -- 20th century  Search this

Health attitudes -- 20th century -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Health education -- 1940-1980 -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Social conditions -- 20th century -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Cultural policy -- 20th century -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Modernity and society -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Genre/Form:

Screen prints

Posters -- 20th century

Citation:

Puerto Rico Division of Community Education Poster Collection, 1940-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0615

See more items in:

Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8612da7ec-6306-4f79-bb22-8ac39686b5b8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0615

Author:

Fernández, Johanna 1970-  Search this

Subject:

Young Lords (Organization) History  Search this

Physical description:

468 pages illustrations 25 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

New York (State)

New York

New York (N.Y.)

United States

Puerto Rico

Date:

2020

20th century

Topic:

Puerto Ricans--Politics and government  Search this

Community activists--History  Search this

Political activists--History  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Civil rights--History  Search this

Civil rights movements--History  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Social conditions  Search this

HISTORY / United States / 20th Century  Search this

Civil rights movements  Search this

Community activists  Search this

Ethnic relations  Search this

International relations--Public opinion  Search this

Political activists  Search this

Puerto Ricans--Civil rights  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

History  Search this

Relations  Search this

Public opinion  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1117806