hilda hidalgo
Letter from Puerto Rican Organization to Malcolm Talbott (March 10, 1969)
Letter from the Puerto Rican Organization to Rutgers University Vice President Malcolm D. Talbott, demanding that the University act to meet the needs of the Puerto Rican community. –Credit: John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University-Newark
Demands of the Spanish Speaking Community of Newark to the UCC (Feb 5, 1969)
Statement of demands issued to the United Community Corporation (UCC), Newark’s War on Poverty agency, by 30 Spanish-speaking community leaders in the city. Hilda Hidalgo and Rev. Fr. Mario drafted the statement, which addressed the UCC’s neglect of the city’s poor Spanish-speaking communities. -Credit: Newark Public Library
Demands of the Spanish Speaking Community of Newark to the UCC (Feb 5, 1969)
Statement of demands issued to the United Community Corporation (UCC), Newark’s War on Poverty agency, by 30 Spanish-speaking community leaders in the city. Hilda Hidalgo and Rev. Fr. Mario drafted the statement, which addressed the UCC’s neglect of the city’s poor Spanish-speaking communities. -Credit: Newark Public Library
Dr. Hilda Hidalgo Way Sign
In 2010, the City of Newark renamed the intersection of University Avenue and New Street, on the campus of Rutgers University, in honor of Dr. Hilda Hidalgo.
Cory Booker and Hilda Hidalgo, 2007
Mayor Cory Booker and Hilda Hidalgo pose for a photo at the Maria DeCastro Blake Awards Dinner on May 4, 2007. The annual awards dinner is hosted by the Newark Public Library’s New Jersey Hispanic Research & Information Center. -Credit: Newark Public Library
Proposal for Newark Convention Committee-ilovepdf-compressed
In this draft proposal for the 1969 Black and Puerto Rican Convention, the planning committee describes the purpose of the Convention and explains the need for Black and Puerto Rican political power in the city. The Convention was organized by an array of inviduals and organizations in Newark to formally select the “Community’s Choice” for Mayor and City Council in the 1970 election.
Meeting Attendance Records for the Black and Puerto Rican Political Convention-ilovepdf-compressed
Attendance lists and member rosters from meetings of the planning committee for the Black and Puerto Rican Convention. The wide array of individuals and organizations that participated in the Convention’s planning can be seen by scrolling through these lists. The Convention was organized to formally select the “Community’s Choice” for Mayor and City Council in the 1970 election.
1 2
