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Records of Puerto Rican Oral History Project 1976.001

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Creator - Narrator: Acosta, Flora, 1894-1975
Creator - Narrator: Acosta, Magda, 1905-
Creator - Narrator: Acosta, Ramon, 1880-
Creator - Narrator: Acosta, Rosenda, 1908-
Creator - Narrator: Ally, Trina, 1921-
Creator - Narrator: Armas, Encarnacion, 1910-
Creator - Narrator: Arroyo, Angel M., 1912-
Creator - Narrator: Arroyo, Carmen R., 1909-
Creator - Interviewer: Barreto, Jaime
Creator - Narrator: Bermudez, Justina, 1921-
Creator - Narrator: Bonilla, Carmelita, 1908-
Creator - Narrator: Carrasquillo, Magdalena, 1910-
Creator - Narrator: Carrero, Jean, 1914-
Creator - Narrator: Colon, Ramon, 1900-
Creator - Interviewer: Correa, Elba
Creator - Narrator: Cortes, Esther M., 1910-
Creator - Interviewer: Cortiella, Mayda
Creator - Narrator: Cresente, Mercedes
Creator - Narrator: Cresente, Pedro
Creator - Narrator: De Jesus, Pastor, 1889-
Creator - Narrator: Diaz, Mercedes
Creator - Narrator: Estepa, Julio, 1918-
Creator - Narrator: Ferrell, Julio, 1893-
Creator - Narrator: Festa, Josephine, 1927-
Creator - Narrator: Figueroa, Rosario, 1902-
Creator - Narrator: Fontanez-Soto, Santiago, 1905-
Creator - Narrator: Fortun, Maria, 1899-
Creator - Narrator: Garden , Maximina, 1914-
Creator - Narrator: Giboyeaux, Jose Ramon, 1901-
Creator - Narrator: Gonzalez, Carmen, 1926-
Creator - Narrator: Guanhill, Elizabeth, 1924-
Creator - Narrator: Guanhill, Pedro, 1915-
Creator - Narrator: Hernandez, Julio, 1925-
Creator - Narrator: Hernandez, Luis, 1920-
Creator - Narrator: Homar, Lorenzo
Creator - Narrator: Hostalaza, Emilio, 1900-
Creator - Narrator: Irizarry, Honorina Weber, 1906-
Creator - Narrator: LaRosa, Ramon, 1898-
Creator - Narrator: Larrequi, Dicky, 1927-
Creator - Narrator: Loperena, Felix, 1906-
Creator - Narrator: Maisonet, Jovita, 1904-
Creator - Narrator: Malabe, Orlando, 1919-
Creator - Narrator: Marinez, Gumercindo, 1935-
Creator - Narrator: Marrero, Luis, 1901-
Creator - Narrator: Marti, Anaberta, 1915-
Creator - Narrator: Marti, Nereida, 1934-
Creator - Narrator: Martinez, Gregorio, 1906-
Creator - Narrator: Medina, Felipe, 1896-
Creator - Narrator: Melendez, Angel, 1897-
Creator - Narrator: Melendez, Filomena, 1885-
Creator - Narrator: Mercado, Peter O., 1909-
Creator - Narrator: Mongtignier, Gilbert, 1938-
Creator - Narrator: Mulero, Mildred, 1928-
Creator - Narrator: Negron, Sophie, 1891-
Creator: New York City Community College. Puerto Rican and Latin Studies Program.
Creator - Narrator: Oliveras, Edna Rosado, 1934
Creator - Narrator: Padron, Lucila
Creator - Narrator: Perez, Nick, 1905-
Creator - Narrator: Plasencia, Gonzalo, 1909-
Creator - Narrator: Pratts, Francisco, 1902-
Creator - Narrator: Ramirez, Encarnation
Creator - Narrator: Ramos, Juan, 1908-
Creator - Translator: Ramos, Maria C.
Creator - Narrator: Rivera, Cecilia, 1903-
Creator - Interviewer: Rivera, Monte
Creator - Interviewer: Rivera, Pedro
Creator - Interviewer: Rivera, Tomas
Creator - Narrator: Rodriquez, Juana Weber, 1897-
Creator - Narrator: Rodriquez, Maria, 1911-
Creator - Narrator: Rodriquez, Pedro, 1912-
Creator - Narrator: Rodriquez, Ramon, 1902-
Creator - Interviewer: Rosado, Roberto
Creator - Interviewer: Ruiz, Mr.
Creator - Narrator: Santiago, Georgina, 1890-
Creator - Translator: Santos, William
Creator - Narrator: Sepulveda, Ernesto, 1903-
Creator - Narrator: Simmons, Rafaela, 1903-
Creator - Narrator: Tejada, Gloria, 1925-
Creator - Narrator: Torres, Clemente, 1905-
Creator - Interviewer: Torres, Mr.
Creator - Narrator: Torres, Olga, 1917-
Creator - Interviewer: Vazquez, John
Creator - Narrator: Vazquez, Juan, Sr., 1912-
Creator - Narrator: Velasquez, Carolina, 1911-
Creator - Narrator: Vice, Celia M., 1913-
Creator - Narrator: Villa, Betty, 1919-
Title: Puerto Rican Oral History Project Records
Dates [inclusive]: 1960-1984, bulk 1973-1975.
Dates [bulk]: Bulk, 1973-1975
Abstract: The Long Island Historical Society initiated the Puerto Rican Oral History Project in 1973. Using funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, over seventy-five interviews were conducted documenting the experiences of Brooklyn residents who arrived from Puerto Rico between 1917 and 1940. This collection includes recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted primarily between 1973 and 1975. Also included are newspaper clippings, brochures, booklets about Brooklyn’s Puerto Rican community, and administrative information on how the project was developed, carried out, and evaluated.
Quantity: 1.75 Linear feet in four manuscript boxes and three audio cassette tape boxes
Language of Materials: Materials are in Spanish and English.
Text [Box]: 1976.001 3 of 7
Text [Box]: 1976.001 4 of 7
Text [Box]: 1976.001 1 of 7
Text [Box]: 1976.001 2 of 7
Audio [Box]: 1976.001 7 of 7
Audio [Box]: 1976.001 5 of 7
Audio [Box]: 1976.001 6 of 7
Call Phrase: 1976.001