Records, 1979-1987.

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Records, 1979-1987.

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This collection primarily consists of files of Gualberto Medina, Esq., from his term as president of the festival, 1981. Included is correspondence dealing with themes of that year's celebration (the importance of Hispanic merchants in the community and in the regional character of the Hispanic population in the Philadelphia area); fundraising letters to corporate sponsors such as Goya Food Products; incoming letters of support from organizations such as WPTI-TV, sponsor of the Spanish Film Festival. Also included are exchanges between Medina and Girard Bank Officer Richard C. Torbert concerning the 1981 "Fiesta del Barrio" held during festival week in the most viable Latino neighborhood in Philadelphia, the "Golden Block," 2700-2900 N. Fifth Street (Girard Bank was a backer of redevelopment efforts in the area); letters concerning a health fair staffed by the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation's Hispanic CPR program, Projecto Latido de Corazon; and exchanges with Philadelphia mayor William J. Green and Hon. Hernan Padilla, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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