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Puerto Rican Cultural Center collection
Members of the Puerto Rican and Latinx community in Chicago established the non-proft Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) in 1973 to address the social and cultural needs of the West Town and Humboldt Park community. The collection contains printed documents produced and published by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center including newspapers, flyers, programs, and books. Photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia from the center are also included.
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10K Run for the PRCC
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Musicians perform for an event that includes a 10K run for charity to support the Cultural Center.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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1999 production of El Grito
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Cast for the 1999 production of El Grito.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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1st World's AIDS Day Event hosted by VIDA/SIDA
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Young people holding red balloons to commemorate the 1st World's AIDS Day Event hosted by VIDA/SIDA for the community.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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1st World's AIDS Day Event hosted by VIDA/SIDA
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Young people holding red balloons to commemorate the 1st World's AIDS Day Event hosted by VIDA/SIDA for the community.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Audience at an event
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View of an audience at an event.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Banquet dinner
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Food buffet line at a banquet.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Banquet dinner
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Participants at a banquet.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro de InformaciĂłn Juan A Corretjer
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Three men stand in front of a storefront dedicated as a community service information center fornationalism and affairs.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Children practicing a dance
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Children practice an ethnic dance on the corner of Wabansia and Claremont Avenues in Chicago.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Community gathering
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Community members in front of the Cultural Center.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Dance
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Dancers performingethnic dance.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Dancers
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Dancers performingethnic dance.
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1999
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Entertainers on stage
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entertainers on stage.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Escuela Superior Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Celebra Su 15th Aniversario
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Escuela Superior Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos students celebrate 15th anniversary.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Escuela Superior Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Celebra Su 15to Aniversario
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Group in front of banner celebratingthe Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School15th Anniversary.
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1987
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda banner and murals adorn the Centro Cultural
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Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda banner and murals on the exterior of the Centro Cultural building.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Group of community members
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Community group members posing for a photograph.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Group portrait of students with Puerto Rican flag
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Group portrait of students holding theflag in the library.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Ignacio Mendez
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Candid picture of Igancio Mendez, an instructor at the Pedro Albizu Campos High School.
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June 30, 1983
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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José López and unidentified woman
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Executive Director of the Cultural Center, José López and an unidentified woman.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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José López outside Cultural Center at community event
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José López (Executive Director of the Cultural Center) outside Cultural Center at community event.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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José López speaking
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José López (Executive Director of the Cultural Center) behind a podium speaking.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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José López speaking at community event
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José López (Executive Director of the Cultural Center) speaking at community event.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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José López with guest speaker
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José López (Executive Director of the Cultural Center) on a stage with a guest speaker.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Laughing
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Community members gathered laughing.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Libertad
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Libertad, the cultural and art center for the Humboldt Park and West Town communities.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Man giving speech
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Man giving speech at the University of Chicago.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Meeting
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Meeting at the Cultural Center.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Panel of speakers
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Panel of speakers sitting at table.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Parade float
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Women hanging photographs of political activists on a float.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Parade float
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Women preparing a float for a parade.
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Participant
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Unidentified community member at event at Cultural Center.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Paseo Boricua Walk of Fame
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Celebration for the Paseo Boricua Walk of Fame
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Paseo Boricua Walk of Fame
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U.S. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez at celebration for the Paseo Boricua Walk of Fame.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Pedro Albizu Campos High School parade float
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This picture is of the Pedro Albizu Campos High School float in an unidentified parade.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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People's Parade Float
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Participants and float in parade
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Performers
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Participants in a theatrical or musical production
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Pioneros
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Community members wearing Pioneros sashes.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Political speech at conference in honor of Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán, a founder of the Puerto Rican independence movement
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Man giving a fervent speech.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Poster collage celebrating 25 years of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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Poster collage celebrating 25 years of the Cultural Center.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Procession
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Line of people, one carrying aflag, marching down a street.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Runners
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Runners racing down North Avenue in Humboldt Park, Chicago.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Speaker at podium
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An unidentified speaker at a podium.
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Speaker in front of a group
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Unidentified speaker addressing a group.
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Speakers in front of Mural
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PRCC Executive Director José López and two women in front of a mural in West Town.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Statue of Pedro Albizu Campos
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Dedication of Pedro Albizu Campos Statue to Chicago's community.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Statue of Pedro Albizu Campos
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Pedro Albizu Campos statue being dedicated to Chicago's community.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Student with screenprinted Puerto Rican flag tshirts
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Student with screenprinted flag t-shirts
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Geographic Location:
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject Topic:
Puerto Ricans--Social life and customs
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Collection Details
Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
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Neighborhoods & Community Organizations
Politics & Civic Life
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Subject--Name
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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López, José
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Albizu Campos, Pedro, 1891-1965
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Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School
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Mendez, Ignacio
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University of Chicago
Medium
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gelatin silver prints
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color prints (photographs)
11
chromogenic color prints
Topic
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Youth
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Parades
4
Art
1
Parade
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