Research: Peoples, Groups, & Cultures: Guide to Documenting Latino/Hispanic History & Culture
Guide to Documenting Latino/Hispanic History & Culture in New York State
This guide is a component of the New York Heritage Documentation Project (NYHDP), a collaborative project of the New York State Historical Records Advisory Board and the New York State Archives, Office of Cultural Affairs, State Education Department. It is funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Geoffrey P Williams Chair, State Historical Records Advisory Board
Richard P. Mills Commissioner, State Education Department
Carole Huxley Deputy Commissioner, Office of Cultural Education
V. Chapman Smith Assistant Commissioner and State Archivist, State Archives
Kathleen Roe Chief of Archival Services and NYHDP Project Director
John Suter NYHDP Project Coordinator
State Archives staff who have contributed to the project
- Prudence Backman
- Gloria Bartowski
- Brenda Parnes
Project Consultants
- Diane Strock-Lynskey
- Amalia Gossen
- Adam Pagán, Rosann Santos
Many individuals have contributed to the development of this plan by generously volunteering their time and offering the benefits of their perspectives and information about Latino history and culture.
- Jean Elliott Advisory Council, New York Heritage Documentation Project
- Joan Krizack
- Diana Lachatenere
- Nélida Pérez
- Gerald Smith
- Diane Strock-Lynskey
- Geoffrey P. Williams
We are particularly grateful to those who participated in the series of regional meetings or spoke individually with staff to share their thoughts about the documentation of Latino communities:
Edna Acosta-Belén, Bill Aguado, Sarah Aponte, Josefina Baez, Pasqual Blanco, Judith Box, Pedro Caban, Angela Cabrera, Alice Cardona, Carlos Cariño, Americo Casiano, Yesenia Castano, Milly Castro, Gerardo Chang, Cecilia Ciccone, JosephCoen, Luz Colon, Ernest Cury, Ruby Danta, Betsy Dávila, Hector Díaz, Juan Díaz, Ana Maria Díaz-Stevens, Nannette Dorrios, Herb Engman, Angelo Falcon, Emilio Fuentes, Alejandro García, Ivonne García, Miriam García, Fred Gleach, Eddie Bautista, Bethaida González, Molly Gossen, Lorraine Hill-Campbell, Maria Hinojosa, Kathleen Hynes-Bouska, Nicolas Kanellos, Pedro Laureano, Mercedes Luna, Angelina and Manny Martínez, Sylvia Martinez-Daloia, Liz Medina, Lisa Melendez, Ronald S. Mendez-Clark, Rhoda Miller, David Ochoa, Humberto Orjuela, Llamara Padro Milano, Adam Pagan, Theresa Pagano, Sonia Palacio-Grottola, Gladys Peña, Luis Pérez, Mildred, Sandra, Dolores Prida, Roberto Quintana, Ramon Rivera, Refugio I. Rochin, Clara Rodriguez, Felix Matos Rodriguez, Blanca Rodríguez, Zoila Rodríguez, Lloyd H. Rogler, Raquel Romeu, Rossana Rosado, Virginia Sánchez Korrol, Carlos Santiago, Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, Eleanor Shodell, Irma Solis, Caridad Souza, Anthony Stevens-Arroyo, Doris Stratmann, Carlos Suarez, José, Susana Tejada, Tony Toral, Andres Torres, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Leonardo J.Vargas-Mendez, Maria Vega, Pauline Velasquez, Sam Velasquez, Carlos Vidal, Fannie Villereal, Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim, Geoffrey P. Williams, Luis Zayas.
