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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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Applause at a meeting
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Students applauding at a meeting or gathering.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Athletes
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Young male basketball players.
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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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Boys in photography darkroom
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Darkroom facilities for photography and journalism, probably at the Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda High School.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Building mural
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A Cultural Center building mural of Pedro Albizu Campos.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Children Reading in a Library
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Children reading in the Cultural Center library.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Community group
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Group photograph of community members.
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Community members gather for discussion
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Community members gather for a discussion.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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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.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Costumed children
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Children dressed in costumes.
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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.
Date:
1999
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Demonstrators
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Demonstrators marching outside.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Dr. Alan Berkman
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Dr. Alan Berkman, professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University, gave a talk for the Sociology Club.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Dylcia Pagán and Ida Luz Rodríguez portraits displayed at the Centro Cultural, Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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Dylcia Pagán and Ida Luz Rodríguez were 2 of the 11 members of the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas Liberacion Nacional Puertoriquena) and participated in the independence movement. The portraits are in the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School.
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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 Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda
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Exterior of building occupied by the Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda
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Exterior of building occupied by the Escuela Superior Puertorriquena Rafael Cancel Miranda.
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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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Gathering of demonstrators
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Demonstrators gathered at the Humboldt Park Refectory.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection
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Gathering of demonstrators
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Demonstrators gathered outside the Humboldt Park Refectory.
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Gathering of demonstrators
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Demonstrators gathered outside the Humboldt Park Refectory.
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Gathering of demonstrators
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Demonstrators gathered by a fountain near Humboldt Park Refectory.
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Group of Students
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A group of students, probably from the Pedro Albizu Campos High School.
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Group of community members
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Community group members posing for a photograph.
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Group of students sitting in folding chairs
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Group of students in a meeting.
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Group of young people
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Group of students pose for a photograph.
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Group of young people outdoors
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Group of young people posed on the grass outdoors.
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Group portrait of students
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Group portrait of students.
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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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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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Ignacio Mendez
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Ignacio Mendez was an instructor at the Pedro Albizu Campos High School.
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Interior of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center
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Interior of the Cultural Center showing posters and artwork, primarily depictingpolitcal prisoners.
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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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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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Latinos Unite to Fight Against MIGRA Recruiters
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Protesters gather to display political posters against MIGRA (immigration officers or the Border Patrol).
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Laughing
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Community members gathered laughing.
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Man giving speech
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Man giving speech at the University of Chicago.
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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:
Neighborhoods & Community Organizations
Politics & Civic Life
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