Research: Peoples, Groups, & Cultures: Guide to Historical Records Sources on Latinos
A Preliminary Guide to Historical Records Sources On Latinos In New York State
New York State Repositories
Essex County Government Center. Office of the Essex County Clerk. Archives and Records.
Court Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Phone: (518) 873-6301, ext. 281
- Essex County Records, 1799-1950
The Essex County records consist of census records, 1850, 1855, 1870, 1905, 1925; marriage registers, 1908-1938; naturalization records (includes declarations of intention and petitions) from 1799; birth, death, and marriage records for several Towns, 1847-1950; deeds, mortgages, and lis pendens, from 1799; land tax records (assessments), 1843-1950; military records, 1799-1865 (including Revolutionary War pension applications, militia rolls, and some Civil War records); Surrogate Court records from 1800; incorporation records for religious societies, 1818-1971; and an 1875 atlas. In addition, the Archives has a set of Albany County land records, 1630-1894.
List of population groups includes Spanish, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans.
Hostos Community College Library. Bronx, NY.
Hostos Community College Library
500 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
- Hostos Community College. Records, 1969-1985.
25 linear ft.
Audio tapes. Video tapes.
Includes minutes of Hostos Community College Association, 1979; Hostos Faculty Senate, 1983-1985; and College Council, 1971. Publications of administration, staff, faculty, and students including PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONGRESS-HOSTOS CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, 1980-1981; NOSOTROS, 1980-1982; EL COQUI, 1974-1982; FACULTY-STAFF NEWSLETTER, 1969-1973; WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOSTOS, 1970-1971; ECO/ECHO, 1972-1979; HOSTOS NEWS, 1972; yearbooks, 1973-1978, 1983; catalogs, 1971-1985; and student handbooks, 1970-1981. Clippings, 1974-1981, 1983-1984, and press releases, 1970-1975. Audio and video tapes of programs at the college, including lectures by Wilfred Callender, Candido De Leon, and Eric Perkins on "Pan-Africanism;" Don L. Lee (Haki R. Madhubuti) on "Black Nationalism;" Jito Weusi on "Black Students and Politics," 1975; Gil Noble on "Blacks and the Media," n.d.; performance by Ashanti Dancers, 1975; Puerto Rican Student Organization elections, 1975; commencement exercises, 1972; and Hostos birthday celebration, 1981. Records of Curriculum Committee including correspondence, forms, and minutes, 1973-1974. Reports and studies, including "A Proposal for the Organization of Community College Number Eight," by Candido De Leon, 1969; self-study reports, 1973-1974 and 1979-1980; annual reports, 1981-1982; Five Year Plan, 1981; and profiles of student body, 1974-1976.
Miscellaneous memos, brochures, flyers, announcements, and programs …
Language: Spanish and English.
Hunter College. See City University of New York. Hunter College
Marymount Manhattan College Archives
New York, NY
- Marymount Manhattan College. Miscellaneous student records, [ca. 1949]-1985.
8.8 cubic ft.
Included are miscellaneous records from the Dean of Students on such matters as career development, financial aid, human relations, residence, college and student sponsored events, and student services. Also included are many student publications, including literary and other magazines, newspapers, bulletins, other miscellaneous publications, and student handbooks, 1949-1985. Student clubs are represented by miscellaneous flyers, announcements, publications, correspondence, reports, and clippings. Clubs represented include the Dance Club, Developmental Disabilities Club, Drama Club, Gaelic Society, Gailhac Players, Glee Club/Marymount Manhattan College Chorus, Hispanics on Campus, Co-Curricular Council, and others.
Subject: Marymount Manhattan College. Hispanics on Campus.… Minorities--Education (Higher}
Heckscher Building at 1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
El Museo del Barrio possesses an extremely varied, 8,000-object collection of Caribbean and Latin American art, unique in the Eastern region of the United States. The works range from pre-Columbian vessels to contemporary installations.
Collections include: …
Photography:
The collection features approximately 400 photographs which include the
works by Jack Delano documenting life in Puerto Rico during the Depression.
Included as well are documents of the early years of Latin American migration
to New York by Joseph Albok. Also represented are art photographs from
the 1970s by Héctor Méndez Caratini, José Gastambide and Adal Maldonado.
Film and Video:
The film/video collection includes 160 videotapes, 90 films, and 80 audiotapes
of important historical and educational material produced in Puerto Rico
during the 1950s. Included as well is footage documenting life in el barrio
from the 1970s to the present. Other documents feature past exhibits,
symposia, and educational events.
Online resources: [ http://www.hispanicfederation.org/index.php]
- Annual Survey on Hispanic New Yorkers - 1996 Highlights
- Annual Survey on Hispanic New Yorkers
1997 Report 1: Leadership and Civic Responsibility - Annual Survey on Hispanic New Yorkers
1997 Report 2: Police and Quality of Life - Annual Survey on Hispanic New Yorkers
1997 Report 3: Profile of the Puerto Rican Community - Annual Survey on Hispanic New Yorkers
1997 Report 4: Latinos and HIV/AIDS - Annual Survey on Hispanic New Yorkers
1997 SPECIAL REPORT: Latino Giving
132 River Street
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Phone: (518) 891-0971
- Historic Saranac Lake
Historical Collections, 1900-present (bulk after 1985)
5 cu. ft.
Historic Saranac Lake has papers concerning reunions of tuberculosis patients at Saranac Lake (1987 and later years): patient surveys, correspondence, recollections, photograph albums. Tuberculosis patients came from diverse backgrounds, some of which are described, especially in the patient recollections. … The small oral history collection has audiorecordings of the 1987 reunion of tuberculosis patients and of Philip Gallos describing cure cottages at Saranac Lake.
List of populations groups includes Spanish.
