Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Espada, Jason
label: Collection Photographer
content: Espada, Frank, 1930-
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content: Frank Espada Photographs
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1962-2008, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1395, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists of photographic materials including black and white prints, proofs, contact sheets, and negatives taken by Frank Espada at various locations with community leaders such as the Director of El Museo del Barrio Jack Agüeros, activist Manny Diaz and Director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre Miriam Colón, among others. Also included are community organizations and scenery with numerous individuals who reside within these communities. While many remain unidentified, those that are identified document Puerto Ricans primarily in New York, California, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, among other places. Also documented are Puerto Rican events such as the San Juan Day Festival at Cabrillo Beach, California, Three Kings Day Parade in East Harlem and a Solidarity Demonstration in Washington, DC, during the Reagan administration. Also included among the materials are interviews conducted by Espada of Puerto Rican community leaders and residents. Additionally, there are site notebooks kept and used by Frank Espada on his travels. Finally, there are materials from previous exhibitions showcasing Espada's work, as well as additional photographs taken by Espada, but used in other formats such as catalogues, calendars and brochures. The materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.