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Local Newspapers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PRCA
Abstract

This artificial collection is the result of newspapers being found within archival donations. The collection contains issues of various local New Jersey newspapers. The newspapers are in English, Spanish or bilingual. The collection contains some gaps in the date ranges.

Dates: 1970 – 2011

Luis Acosta Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2007-04
Abstract

Luis A. Acosta was President of the Hispanic American Chambers of Commerce of Passaic County and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Passaic Public Library. This collection documents Luis Acosta’s personal and professional life, as well as community events he participated in. Of note is an event ticket for President George W. Bush’s visit to Westfield, NJ, correspondence from Jim McGreevey, and two sashes from the Paterson, New Jersey Puerto Rican Parade.

Dates: 1974 – 2005, undated

Maria J. Canino, Ed.D Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2009-04
Abstract The Maria J. Canino, Ed.D. – Papers document Marcos Leiderman’s career at Rutgers University Graduate School of Social Work and Dr. Canino’s involvement with the Experimental M.S.W. for Bilingual / Bicultural Hispanics. The documents consist of by-laws, correspondence, interdepartmental communication, minutes to meetings, and scholarly articles regarding social welfare and social work. The collection contains organizational records of the New Jersey Association of Hispanic Human Service...
Dates: 1959 – 2009; Majority of material found within 1970 – 1995

Maria Vizcarrondo Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2009-05
Abstract Maria Vizcarrondo is the first woman and Latina to become the President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson. She became the Executive Director of ASPIRA, a community organization whose goal is to develop a younger generation of Latinos leaders. As the Essex County Coordinator for the Latinos for Clinton/Gore Organization, she was responsible for registering new voters and targeting the Latino vote in support of Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. The Maria Vizcarrondo Papers...
Dates: 1979 – 1993; Majority of material found within 1986 – 1993

Maxine Lisboa Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2016-02
Abstract Maxine Lisboa was researching the history of ASPIRA, Inc. for her doctoral dissertation. She has donated her research materials, which contain information regarding the ASPIRA Association and its involvement with Puerto Rican and Latino youth. Items include annual reports, financial statements, publications and correspondence from 1956 to 2007 that encompass all affiliate chapters with a particular focus on New Jersey and New York. In addition, there are also newspaper articles and studies...
Dates: 1956 – 2007; Majority of material found within 1970 – 2004

Michael Fernandez Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2003-02
Abstract Michael Fernandez, a Rutgers graduate and Ph.D. candidate in comparative labor history, studied the immigration patterns of Puerto Ricans, specifically those who moved to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for his doctoral dissertation. Michael Fernandez’s work includes the migration and labor of Puerto Ricans in Perth Amboy, NJ and the many challenges faced in order to incorporate to their new surroundings. His research covers the various issues any new migrant community faces upon entrance to an...
Dates: 1949 – 1989

Miguel E. “Don Mike” Rodriguez Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2016-01
Abstract Miguel E. “Don Mike” Rodriguez was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico in 1934. He moved to New York City in 1957. Three years later, he married and moved to Newark. In 1968, Rodríguez worked for the New Jersey Department of Labor. A year later, he started at the Model Cities Program and became the North Newark Regional Director. Through the efforts of the Black and Puerto Rican Coalition and as a result of the Newark Rebellion (1967), Mr. Rodríguez became the Deputy Mayor of Community Affairs for...
Dates: 1971-2008

Myrna Milan, Esq. Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2016-04
Abstract Myrna Milan, Esq. worked with ASPIRA Inc. of New Jersey for 3 years, then went on to study law. She became an attorney and then a municipal judge. After her judgeship, she became the City Administrator of Elizabeth, NJ. She is now retired. In this collection are two chapbooks published for the Hoboken Oral History Project, a 1978 annual report of the Puerto Rican Congress of New Jersey, and an analysis of public school education for Puerto Rican Children in New Jersey, prepared by the Puerto...
Dates: 1968 – 2010

New Jersey Department of Labor, Farm Labor Program Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2003-01
Abstract

The New Jersey Department of Labor Farm Labor Program contains information on New Jersey labor laws, agricultural policy and a directory of New Jersey Agricultural Employers. Materials present in this collection are bilingual, targeting the population of migrant workers in New Jersey who had need of these materials.

Dates: 1966 – 2004, undated

New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages – New Jersey Bilingual Education Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2007-06
Abstract New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages – New Jersey Bilingual Education is a professional organization for those concerned with the teaching of English as a Second Language, Bilingual Education, Standard English as a second dialect and instruction for students of limited English proficiency at all levels of public and private education. Interests include classroom practices, research, curriculum development, funding, employment and social political concerns. The...
Dates: 1967 – 2007

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Clippings (information artifacts) 3
Photographs 3
Bylaws (administrative records) 2
Financial records 2
Letters (correspondence) 2
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Press releases 2
Publications 2
ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey 1
Activism -- New Jersey -- Newark 1
American Orthopsychiatric Association 1
Autograph books 1
Awards 1
Bilingual Education 1
Black Panthers 1
Blake, María DeCastro 1
Brochures 1
Burlington County -- New Jersey 1
Caraballo, Wilfredo [Assemblyman -- NJ] 1
Castellanos, Diego, PhD 1
Catholic University 1
Child Service Association (Newark, N.J.) 1
Civic Activism -- New Jersey, Southern 1
Civil Rights 1
Corrections -- Department of -- New Jersey 1
Corrections -- Organizations -- Hispanics -- New Jersey 1
Corrections -- Parole -- Jails -- County -- New Jersey 1
Directories 1
Drawings (visual works) 1
F.O.C.U.S. 1
Feminism 1
Girl Scouts 1
Higher Education 1
History -- Gloucester County College Board of Trustess 1
LGBT Rights 1
La Casa de Don Pedro 1
LaMay, Cheryl, MD 1
Latino Advocacy 1
Latinos -- New Jersey 1
Manuscripts (documents) 1
Martínez, Carmen 1
Memorabilia 1
Memorandums 1
Minutes (administrative records) 1
Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity 1
N.A.S.W. Council on Social Work Education 1
National Association of Social Workers (N.A.S.W.) 1
National Democratic Party 1
New Jersey Department of Education 1
Newark (N.J.) 1
Newark (N.J.) -- Public schools 1
Newark Public Schools 1
Newsletters 1
Organizations -- New Jersey 1
Perth Amboy (N.J.) 1
Perth Amboy (N.J.) -- City government 1
Perth Amboy (N.J.) -- Community 1
Perth Amboy (N.J.) -- Politics 1
Photograph albums 1
Political Activism -- New Jersey -- United States 1
Political Organizations -- New Jersey, Southern -- New Jersey 1
Politicians -- New Jersey, Southern -- New Jersey -- United States 1
Politics and government -- United States 1
Programs (documents) 1
Public Administration 1
Puerto Rican Congress of New Jersey 1
Puerto Rican Convention 1
Puerto Ricans -- New Jersey 1
Puerto Ricans -- United States 1
Realia 1
Reports 1
Resolutions -- Gloucester County College Board of Trustees 1
Resolutions -- Zoning -- Deptford Township -- New Jersey 1
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 1
Scrapbooks 1
Smith College, School of Social Work 1
Social Justice 1
Social Work 1
Speeches 1
The Union Institute 1
U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 1
University of Puerto Rico 1
VHS 1
Willingboro -- New Jersey 1
Young Lords Party 1
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Language
English 47
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Vas, Joseph 2
AdTek Engineering, Inc. 1
Badillo, Herman, 1929-2014 1
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Beyer, Howard L. 1