Subseries A. First Period, 1967-1991 (inclusive), 1967-1972 (bulk) (#2.23-4.8, E.6-E.20)
Scope and Contents
Subseries A, First Period, 1967-1991 (inclusive), 1967-1972 (bulk) (#2.23-4.8, E.6-E.20), contains political analyses, funding applications, notes for classes on political economy, comic books, scripts of street theater productions, correspondence with Cubans, and a diary of a Proyecto member. These files document Cordero's work to organize and fund the Proyecto Piloto, as well as its first years of existence. Rafael Mayfield's explanation of the work of the first years of the Proyecto is included (#2.25). During the first period of the Proyecto, participants did sociological, historical, and demographic research within impoverished neighborhoods in or near San Juan, and wrote reports on their findings. The Proyecto also organized youth against servicio militar obligatorio (SMO), the United States army draft during the Vietnam War. Several of the popular educational materials in this series (including the comic book or paquin "Manela") discuss draft resistance. While in Puerto Rico, Cordero referred to her organizing work as "Proyecto Piloto," she also called it, specifically in material written for United States eyes, "Liberación," or the Puerto Rican Youth Movement for National Liberation. A grant application for funding (#3.9) lays out her intentions for her organizing work to potential funders in New York City. Some folders contain material that overlaps in date with Subseries B; they have been kept together as organized by Rafael Mayfield. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-2008
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1965-1992
Language of Materials
Materials in Spanish and English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
5.59 linear feet ((11 file boxes, 1 carton) plus 2 folio folders, 16 photograph folders, 3 folio photograph folders, 1 phonograph record, electronic records)Repository Details
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