Papers, 1940-1994.

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Papers, 1940-1994.

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Collection consists of personal documents, correspondence, publications, clippings and organizational ephemera. In addition, the Papers contain a strong collection of photographs, particularly of Masonic activities. The folders are organized alphabetically and the documents are arranged chronologically. The Juanita Arocho Papers provide insight into community organizing efforts in the Puerto Rican community of East (Spanish) Harlem, Puerto Rican independence movements, and the participation of Puerto Ricans in the Masonic Order.

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Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos

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Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos

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Matos Paoli, Francisco

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O'Neill, Gonzalo, 1870-1942.

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Orden de la Estrella de Oriente.

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Arocho, Juanita 1910-1998.

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A pioneering presence in the Puerto Rican community of East (Spanish) Harlem, she was a dedicated organizer and independentista who worked for the rights and freedoms of Puerto Ricans both on the island and in her adopted home of New York. Born in Lares, Puerto Rico in 1910, Arocho migrated to the United States in 1933 on the U.S.S. San Jacinto, joining the many other Puerto Ricans who took advantage of increased steamship travel between New York and the island to seek better opportunities abroa...