Research: Peoples, Groups, & Cultures

A Guide to Documenting Latino/Hispanic History & Culture in New York State

January 2002

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• How to Use This Guide
  • Who is the guide for?
  • Creators of records — Why documentation is important
  • Custodians of records — Why documenting Latino/Hispanic communities is important
  • Working together
• Defining Our Terms
  • What do we mean by Latino/Hispanic history and culture?
  • What is Documentation?
• What to Document in Latino/Hispanic History
  • Deciding what to document in Latino/Hispanic history and culture
  • Documentation Priorities — Summary List
  • Criteria for Statewide Priorities
  • Themes
  • Subjects
  • Existing Documentation
• How to Document Latino History & Culture
  • Next Steps for Creators of Important Latino/Hispanic Records
    • Managing Current Records
    • Finding a repository for archival records
  • Next Steps for Custodians of Records Interested in Collecting Latino/Hispanic Records
    • Organizational context — matching mission and project
    • Where to look for Latino records
  • Documentation and access projects
    • Let this be your guide to successful documentation
  • Sources of Assistance and Funding
    • The New York State Archives
    • Other sources
    • Using this guide as a fund raising tool
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Regional and Local Documentation Planning
• Appendix B: How the guide was developed — Documentation planning methodology
• Appendix C:  Documentation Topics Framework — Summary
• Acknowledgements