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Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-02
Abstract
The Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey was founded in 1976 as the Hispanic Health and Mental Health Association. It started out as an advocacy organization in North Camden providing support services, coordination of services, assessments and referrals. Throughout the 1970s, the agency began offering substance abuse counseling and outpatient mental health services. In the 1980s, additional programs such as the Women’s Center and Senior Citizen programs were added. As the agency...
Dates:
1975 – 2005, undated
John Ripton Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-04
Abstract
John Ripton was a community organizer whose primary concern was the Hispanic farm workers of New Jersey. The collection includes correspondence, John Ripton’s writings, notes, and requests for grants to raise awareness of the issues surrounding pesticide use on farms and its negative effects on farm workers. The collection also includes senate bills, newspaper articles, press releases (including press releases from the ACLU), reports from the Department of Agriculture and other entities....
Dates:
1972 – 2008
Jose Delgado Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2005-03
Abstract
Jose Delgado is a member of the Camden Board of Education and an advocate for Bilingual Education. Mr. Delgado’s collection consists of reports and research on bilingual education, Limited English Proficiency students and exit criteria/programs. Represented in this collection are organizations which Mr. Delgado supported and participated in. Most of the organizations are located in the city of Camden. Represented are educational, recreational, and social organizations such as Affirmative...
Dates:
1885 – 2008, undated; Majority of material found within 1982 – 2005
Jose Hernandez Gutierrez and Blanca Alvarez Blanco Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2007-07
Abstract
Blanca Álvarez Blanco (1899-1952) was born in Utuado, P.R. She studied at the University of Puerto Rico from 1914 – 1916 and worked as a teacher and editor until she moved to Jersey City, NJ in 1933 when she married Dr. José Hernández Gutiérrez. She gave birth to their only child, José, in 1935, and with a scholarship, earned an M.A. at Columbia University Teachers College in 1936. Despite trying to resume her work in Puerto Rico, she lived in Jersey City with her husband and son until her...
Dates:
1896 – 2011
Jose Villalongo Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2007-02
Abstract
Jose Villalongo, Sr. was a founding member of Comité Noviembre of New Jersey and of Sociedad Cultural Borincana, Inc. of Paterson, NJ. The Comite Noviembre is a non-profit independent organization whose mission is to promote awareness of the social, cultural, economic and political contributions of the Puerto Rican community to the nation. The Sociedad Cultural Borincana is also non-profit organization focused on raising awareness of Puerto Rican contributions; additionally, it annually...
Dates:
1972 – 2006, undated
Juan Cartagena Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-01
Abstract
Juan Cartagena is President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF (formerly the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund). He is a constitutional and civil rights attorney, who has worked extensively on language rights laws. As increasing numbers of immigrants who speak an array of different languages enter the work force, some employers have attempted to force their employees to speak only English while working. This collection is comprised of a significant number of lawsuits on...
Dates:
1953 – 2010, undated; Majority of material found within 1970 – 1999
Julio M. Fuentes Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2006-05
Abstract
In 2000, Julio M. Fuentes was the first Puerto Rican/ Latino appointed to the federal 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. He was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1946. His family immigrated to the United States in 1950, and settled in Tom’s River, New Jersey, in 1955. Fuentes worked as lawyer in private practice from 1975 until 1981, and worked as a judge in the Newark Municipal Court from 1979 until 1987. He then served as a judge in the New Jersey Superior Court in Essex County from 1987 until...
Dates:
1963 – 2006, undated
Kal Wagenheim Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2009-01
Abstract
Kal Wagenheim, a journalist and author, is the current editor of the Caribbean UPDATE monthly newsletter, whose other published works include histories of Puerto Rico and a biography of Roberto Clemente. This collection includes papers documenting Mr. Wagenheim’s publishing company, the Waterfront Press, and his writings for various reviews, journals and newspapers. Mr. Wagenheim’s collection is both in Spanish and English, as he worked closely with documenting and surveying Puerto Rico and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960 – 2000, undated
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