Archivo General de Puerto Rico

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The Archivo General de Puerto Rico (General Archives of Puerto Rico), established in 1955, is an archive documenting the history and culture of Puerto Rico. The governmental Institute of Puerto Rican Culture began overseeing its operation in 1956. It is located in a building shared with the national library on Avenida Juan Ponce de León in San Juan. Among its collections is the "Fondo de Obras Publicas" (records of public works), formerly housed in the University of Puerto Rico's archives. [1] [2]

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The objectives of this institution, which is managed by volunteers, and spearheaded by Joseph Harrison Flores, [3] is to make information accessible quickly and in a democratic way. [4]

Collections

Audio

The Archivo de Música y Sonido (audio department) includes:

Film

The Archivo de Imágenes en Movimiento (film department) includes:

Photographs

The Archivo Fotográfico (photo department) includes:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Archivo Histórico Universitario" (in Spanish). San Juan: University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus . Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Silvestrini-Pacheco 1981.
  3. ↑ cguajon (21 August 2017). "El doble filo digital: reacción al "Archivo digital" de Joseph Harrison Flores". Instituto de la Ciencia y Tecnología en América Latina (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ "El Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Dia. 20 August 2017.

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