Puerto Rican Association (Stanford University) Records, 1979-1980

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Puerto Rican Association (Stanford University) records
Dates:
1979-1980
Creators:
Puerto Rican Association (Stanford University)
Abstract:
These records were kept by Luis O. Reyes and include correspondence, minutes, meeting notes, mailing lists, and financial records. Correspondents include Richard W. Lyman, Ronald D. Arroyo, Jorge Pineiro, and Frank Bonilla. Much of the material pertains to a recruiting trip to New York, Chicago, and Puerto Rico in the fall of 1979. Also included is a paper by Luis O. Reyes, "The Four Puerto Rican Nationalists: A Personal Reflection."
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Undetermined .
Preferred citation:

Puerto Rican Association (Stanford University) Records. Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

These records were kept by Luis O. Reyes and include correspondence, minutes, meeting notes, mailing lists, and financial records. Correspondents include Richard W. Lyman, Ronald D. Arroyo, Jorge Pineiro, and Frank Bonilla. Much of the material pertains to a recruiting trip to New York, Chicago, and Puerto Rico in the fall of 1979. Also included is a paper by Luis O. Reyes, "The Four Puerto Rican Nationalists: A Personal Reflection."

Biographical / historical:

The Puerto Rican Association, a student organization at Stanford University, was organized ca. 1977 as Asociación de Puertorriqueños Unidos de Stanford. The activities of the Association included trips to recruit Puerto Rican and minority candidates for graduate programs at Stanford, symposia, speakers, and social events.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dain Borges, 1997.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-28 13:25:08 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Puerto Rican Association (Stanford University) Records. Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022