Paterson (N.J.)

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An expert on domestic violence and advocate for battered women. Founding member of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Paterson, New Jersey. Resource for studying the life of an avid community activist and educator in Northern New Jersey. Collection consists of applications, awards, by-laws, correspondence, directories, financial records, minutes, newspaper clippings, photos, press releases, programs, reports, and writings.

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...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains 96 pin-back buttons; 94 of which are unique, two of which are duplicates (the Junius Williams Campaign Button and the United Nations’ 1975 Year of Women Button). The buttons in this subseries are the product of numerous activities and campaigns that Dr. Hidalgo was involved in or supported. There are also buttons that reflect Dr. Hidalgo’s sense of humor, social issues she was passionate about, and even musicians who she enjoyed, like Bob Marley. Of note are the...