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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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Calendar of community events 2008
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Cover ofevents calendar sponsored by the Cultural Center.
Date:
2008
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Calendar of events
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Calendar of Events from Cafe Teatro el Batey with handwritten notes and doodles.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Calendar of events
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Schedule of community events.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Calendario de Mayo/Junio Cafe Teatro el Batey
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Calendar of events from Cafe Teatro el Batey.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Can't Jail the Spirit: Political Prisoners in the U.S. (selected pages)
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Selected pages from Can't Jail the Spirit - A Collection of Autobiographies of Political Prisoners by Jose E., Bobby Castillo, Luis Nieve-Falcon, Bo-rita d. brown and Therese, Mark Davis, et al Lopez.
Date:
2002
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Celebracion del Dia Internacional del la Mujer
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Program for Women's Day Celebration.
Date:
March 8, 1985
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Celebration at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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Students of the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School at a celebration at the Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro Cultural
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Exterior of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro Cultural
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Exterior of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro Cultural
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Exterior and entryway of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro Cultural
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Exterior wall of the previous building that housed the Cultural Center displaying murals and portraits ofnationalism, heritage, and political activists.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro Cultural
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Exterior of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro Cultural
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Exterior of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro Cultural
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Exterior of the former building occupied by the Juan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Centro Cultural
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Exterior wall of the previous building that housed the Cultural Center displaying murals and portraits ofnationalism, heritage, and political activists.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro Cultural y Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda
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Exterior ofJuan Antonio Corretjer Cultural Center building with the Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda banner.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee Corretjer Day Care
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Description of the services and educational programs at the Consuelo Lee Corretjer Day Care.
Date:
Circa 2007-2009
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee Corretjer Float
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Day Care Center float at a parade.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee Corretjer Graduation Invitation
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Graduation invitation.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee, Reyes Insurance/Taller Boricua float from parade
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The Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee, Reyes Insurance/Taller Boricua parade float.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Centro de Información 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.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Children Reading in a Library
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Children reading in the Cultural Center library.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Children dancing
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Dance performance by young children.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Children dancing
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Costumed children in a performance.
Collection:
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.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Commemoration of Grito de Lares
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Program for commemoration of Grito de Lares.
Date:
September 23, 2008
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Communicad de Prensa....DRAFT
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Draft text for an invitation to an event.
Date:
August 17, 1981
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Community as Intellectual Space
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Community as Intellectual Space, 4th Annual Symposium held at Paseo Boricua, Chicago, Illinois.
Date:
June 1, 2008
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Community gathering
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Community members in front of the Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Community group
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Group photograph of community members.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Community members
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José López with a panel of other speakers.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Community members gather
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Meeting of community members.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Community members gather for discussion
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Community members gather for a discussion.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Comunicado de Prensa Para Divulgacion Inmediata
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Press release from the Cultural Center announcing opening of new adult education program.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Concert at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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Cover of a program for a concert sponsored by the Cultural Center.
Date:
1985
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Concierto Tierra Adentro II
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Concert program.
Date:
December 14, 1985
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Condiciones de Encarcelamiento
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Pamphlet about incarceration of nationalists.
Date:
1992
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access
Congressman Luis V. Guiterrez at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School
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Congressman Luis V. Guiterrez at Dr. Pedro Albizu CamposHigh School.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Consuelo Lee Corretjer Day Care Center
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Flier for the Consuelo Lee Corretjer day care center sponsored by the Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Consuelo Lee Corretjer Day Care Center
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Letterhead for the daycare center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Consuelo Lee Tapia Corretjer
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Biography of the life of Lee Tapia Corretjer.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Consuelo Lee de Corretjer Parent-Child Development Center
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Fundraising letter to community members.
Date:
June 1, 1985
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Consuelo Lee de Corretjer Parent-Child Development Center
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Fundraising letter for the child development center.
Date:
April 1, 1983
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Costumed children
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Children dressed in costumes.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Course Information
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Classes offered in conjunction with the Cultural Center.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Crime Against Humanity
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Event postcard for Human Rights Day.
Date:
December 10, 2007
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Public access
Criollo Brunch
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Invitation to savor your favorite food at a brunch sponsored by the Cultural Center.
Date:
March 3, 1989
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Dance
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Dancers performingethnic dance.
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Dancers
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Dancers performingethnic dance.
Date:
1999
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Declaracion ante la corte federal
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Illustration from a book.
Date:
1985
Collection:
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
Access:
Public access

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:
Neighborhoods & Community Organizations
Politics & Civic Life
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