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- Creator
- New York Puerto Rican Scholarship Fund
- Call number
- MssCol 2192
- Physical description
- .8 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language
- Letters in English and Spanish
- Preferred Citation
- New York Puerto Rican Scholarship Fund records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Collection consists of correspondence of the executive secretary, Manuel Cabranes, with Puerto Ricans applying for scholarship aid; letters of recommendation from high school teachers and others; completed applications; and transcripts of applicants' grades. Includes a few case records of Cabranes as consultant to the Commissioner of Welfare of New York City with letters in Spanish from Puerto Ricans requesting welfare assistance.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Cabranes, José A, 1975Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328