Browse Collections (13 total)

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Eta Omega Omega Chapter Records

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Finding aid available here.Eta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated® was chartered on May 23, 1964, by twelve members. The…

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Argote Family Papers

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Finding aid available.Daniel (Danny) Argote (March 20, 1938–May 26, 2017) was born in Harlem, New York, son of Juan Bautista Argote and Asunción…

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Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project

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The Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project is a collaboration between Kurt Boone, veteran documentarian of urban culture in New York City, and Dr.…

Contributors: Boone, Kurt, Payne, Steven

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Bronx County Historical Society Journal

The repository for digital editions of the full run of The Bronx County Historical Society Journal, 1962–present, the premier publication on Bronx…

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Bronx Latino History Project

The Bronx Latino History Project is a community-based oral history project currently under the direction of Dr. Melissa Castillo Planas, Assistant…

Contributors: Payne, Steven

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David M. Carp Papers on Latin Jazz

The archival collection comprises information gathered by David M. Carp concerning the Latin and jazz music scenes in The Bronx, particularly between…

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Gil Fagiani Papers

Gil Fagiani (1945–2018) was a poet, translator, essayist, short-story writer, memoirist, revolutionary, father, husband, and mental healthcare worker.…

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Mariposa Fernández Papers

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Finding aid available.Mariposa María Teresa Fernández (1971–) is a Puerto Rican poet and performance artist born and raised in The Bronx. She was the…

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Listener: Thought and Opinion (Listener-News)

Perhaps the first Black newspaper focused in part on the African American community in Morrisania in The Bronx, which began to see a major influx of…

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Esperanza Martell Papers

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Finding aid available.Esperanza Martell was born to Nationalist parents in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a colony of the U.S., in 1946. Her family was part of…

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Phil Newsum Photographs

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The Phil Newsum photograph collection comes from the noted jazz and Latin percussionist, Phil Newsum, and was acquired through the efforts of The…

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Jackie Robinson Papers

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Joseph W. McCarthy (1915–1980) met Jackie Robinson in the mid-1950s and helped Robinson utilize the papers in this collection to write a series of…

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Gelvin Stevenson papers on Arson and Housing Abandonment

The collection comprises documents gathered by Gelvin Stevenson related to housing studies done on Bronx real estate abandonment and housing along the…

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