
Guide to the Blase Camacho Souza Papers
1899-2003
(Bulk 1970-2000)
Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, CUNY
2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street
Silberman Building, Room 122
New York, NY 10035
Phone: (212) 396-7877
Fax: (212) 396-7707
E-mail: dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu
© Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, CUNY. All rights reserved.
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, CUNY: Publisher
Processed by Marisol Cordero and Kimberlly Irizarry. Spanish translation by Nadya Rodriguez, 2005.
Machine-readable finding aid derived from a MS Word document dated: 2005. Machine-readable finding aid created by Brian Stevens. Description is in English.
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Creator: |
Camcho Souza, Blase. |
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Title: |
Blase Camacho Souza Papers
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Dates: |
1899-2003, (Bulk 1970-2000) |
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Abstract: |
Boricua-Hawaiana activist and educator. Her papers are an important source of information on the experience of Puerto Ricans
who emigrated to Hawaii. Included in the papers are letters, manuscripts, notes, programs, flyers, photographs, newspaper
clippings, and memorabilia.
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Quantity: |
12 cubic feet (23 boxes) |
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Call Phrase: |
2000-04 |
Blase Camacho Souza, a second generation Puerto Rican Hawaiian, dedicated herself to preserving and interpreting the migration
experience of Puerto Ricans to Hawaii. Her training as a librarian and educator enabled her to do extensive research, writing
and lecturing on the culture and history of Hawaii's Puerto Rican community. Camacho Souza co founded and became first president
of the Puerto Rican Heritage Society, which sought to maintain, promote and document Puerto Rican traditions through such
activities as exhibits, festivals and publications. In efforts to reconnect Puerto Rico and Hawaii, Camacho Souza organized
trips and exchanges between the two "archipelagos." She participated in the "Plantation Village Project," a museum re-creation
of plantation life, by setting up La Casita: The Puerto Rican House, a replica of the houses used by Puerto Rican plantation workers.
The U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 adversely impacted the island's economy which was largely based on agriculture production.
The economic situation deteriorated further when on August 8, 1899, Puerto Rico was struck by the devastating hurricane, San
Ciriaco. Agricultural laborers were especially hard-hit, many becoming homeless and jobless. These conditions and other factors,
along with a campaign to recruit contract laborers, persuaded workers to leave for countries such as Cuba and the Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela and to the far away island of Hawaii. Blase Camacho Souza's grandparents were among those who
left in the Hawaii emigration of 1901.
Blase Camacho Souza was born in Kohala, Hawaii on February 3, 1918 to Mary (Rosa Maria Caravalho) and Lawrence (Lorenzo) Camacho
Ramos. In accordance with Roman Catholic religious traditions from Puerto Rico, Camacho was given the name of the Saint of
that day, St. Blase, despite the fact that it was a male name. She was raised in a small plantation house along with five
siblings. She was the second Puerto Rican to graduate from Kohala High School and the first Puerto Rican Hawaiian to graduate
from the University of Hawaii, earning a bachelors degree in education in 1939. To finance her education, Camacho took various
jobs including domestic work, factory work at a pineapple cannery, and clerking at the University of Hawaii Teachers' College
library. After graduation she worked as a teacher for some years, but then decided to shift careers. In a bold move, she
left Hawaii for New York City to study library science at Pratt Institute obtaining a library degree in 1947. Despite job
offers and the excitement of living in New York, she opted to return to Hawaii. In 1949, Camacho married Alfred Patrick Souza
with whom she had two daughters, Michelle Louise and Patricia Anne.
Many employment opportunities became available to her and she chose to work as a school librarian. She made her mark in this
field becoming a co-founder of the Hawaii Association of School Librarians and President of the Hawaii Library Association.
In the course of her career, she nurtured a deep interest in her roots and the history of Puerto Ricans. After retirement
from the Department of Education she dedicated herself wholeheartedly to promoting and preserving the history and culture
of Puerto Rican Hawaiians. In the 1970s, she contributed chapters to books, such as, Legacy of Diversity, and Montage: An Ethnic History of Women in Hawaii. She published De Borinquen a Hawaii: Nuestra Historia/ From Puerto Rico to Hawaii: Our Story and co-edited a recovered work by Carlos Mario Fraticelli titled A Puerto Rican Poet on the Sugar Plantations of Hawaii.
In 1982 she founded the Puerto Rican Heritage Society (PRHS) to preserve the cultural heritage of Puerto Ricans of Hawaii
and became its first President. PRHS played an important role in her life and under her leadership, the Society flourished.
From 1980-1983, Camacho Souza was the Director of "Puerto Ricans of Hawaii: Reflections of the Past and Mirror of the Future"
a ground-breaking project of the Hawaii Committee for the Humanities. This traveling exhibition focused on the experiences
of Puerto Rican migrants in Hawaii including life on the sugar plantations, family values and traditions.
Blase Camacho Souza's tireless efforts to preserve Boricua Hawaiiana culture is richly documented in her papers. Her collection
is a unique resource for anyone interested in understanding this aspect of the Puerto Rican diasporic experience. It contains
an unpublished manuscript Puerto Ricans of Hawaii: 100 Years.
The Blase Camacho Souza papers are a significant resource for Puerto Rican migration studies and shed light on the life of
plantation laborers in Hawaii in the 1900's and their descendants. The papers provide an intimate portrait of family life
and work as well as the social and cultural networks created by migrants in their efforts to preserve Puerto Rican traditions.
The inclusive dates of the materials range from 1899 to 2003. Included among the documents are letters, photographs, manuscripts,
notes, programs, flyers, newspaper clippings, publications, posters and artifacts.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, CUNY
2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street
Silberman Building, Room 122
New York, NY 10035
Phone: (212) 396-7877
Fax: (212) 396-7707
E-mail: dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu
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Subject Names: |
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Camacho Souza, Blase. |
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Caraballo, Benito. |
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Delano, Jack. |
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Espada, Frank. |
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Fraticelli, Carlos Mario. |
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Fraticelli, Frank |
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Grant, Glen. |
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Ke'Alii-Vargas, Louis. |
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Mariani, Eddie. |
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Martorell, Antonio. |
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Ogao, John. |
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Ortiz, Benino. |
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Piñero, Jesús T. |
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Subject Organizations: |
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Hawaii Committee for Humanities |
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Hawaii Library Association |
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Hawaii Multi-Cultural Center |
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Hawaii's Plantation Village |
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Puerto Rican Athletic Association |
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Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities |
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Puerto Rican Heritage Society |
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Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía |
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United Puerto Rican Association of Hawaii |
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Subject Topics: |
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Language and Culture. |
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Plantation-- Hawaii. |
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Puerto Rican Centennial Celebration. |
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Puerto Ricans in Hawaii. |
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Document Types: |
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Clippings. |
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Correspondence. |
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Photographs. |
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Writings. |
Gift of Blase Camacho Souza.
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Blase Camacho Souza Papers; 2000-04; box number; folder number;
Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños Archives, Hunter College, CUNY
Funding for processing was provide by the Council of the City of New York and Phillip Reed as well as a congressional directed
initiative sponsored by Congressman José Serrano and administered by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the
Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
Guide to the Blase Camacho Souza Papers available in Spanish: Spanish Version
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
Series I: Biographical and Personal Information (1936-2003)
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Scope and Content:
This series contains address books, business cards, articles, time cards, awards, portraits and interviews with Camacho. Included
is an oral history interview on audiotape, which provides a brief history of Puerto Rico and the circumstances that led to
the Hawaiian migration. These interviews also contain information on the Hawaii Plantation Village and the Puerto Rican Heritage
Society’s role in the Centennial Celebration of Boricua Hawaiianos. Included in the travel documents are journal entries
which record Camacho’s voyage on the S.S. Matsonia in 1946, which sailed from Honolulu to Los Angeles Harbor and San Francisco,
as well as a souvenir passenger list and luggage tags.
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Title |
Date |
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Address and phone books, business cards |
undated, 1946-1993 |
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Articles |
undated, 1939-2003 |
1 |
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Biographical Information |
undated, 1988 |
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Certificates of Baptism |
1967-1992 |
1 |
5 |
Education, Honors, Certificates and Diplomas |
1936-2001 |
1 |
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Education |
undated, 1938-2000 |
1 |
7 |
Employment |
1948-1975 |
1 |
8 |
Employment, Aina Haina School |
undated, 1964 |
1 |
9 |
Family, Caraballo and Gonzalez Reunion |
undated, 1986-1988 |
1 |
10 |
Family Genealogy |
undated, 2000 |
1 |
11 |
Family History |
1944, 1978, 2001 |
1 |
12 |
Interview Transcripts |
1978-2000 |
1 |
13 |
Oral History Audio Tapes |
undated |
1 |
14 |
Portrait of Blase Camacho Souza by Antonio Martorell |
undated |
1 |
15 |
Resumes |
undated, 1973-1998 |
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Title |
Date |
2 |
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Travel, Correspondence |
undated, 1984 |
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Travel, New York Restaurants and Theaters |
undated, 1946-1947 |
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Travel, Notes, Puerto Rico |
undated, 1984 |
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Travel, S.S. Matsonia Documents and Journal |
1946 |
Box |
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Title |
Date |
OS_I |
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The World Who's Who of Women (Diploma) |
1973 |
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Series II: Correspondence (1940-2001)
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Scope and Content:
This series consists of letters, invitations, greeting cards and post cards. The correspondence documents collaborations
with renowned photographer Frank Espada.
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
2 |
5-8 |
Incoming |
undated, 1949-2001 |
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9 |
Invitations |
1940 |
2 |
10-11 |
Outgoing |
undated, 1946-2001 |
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12 |
Post Cards and Greeting Cards |
undated, 1949-1999 |
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Series III: Puerto Rican Heritage Society (1975-2001)
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Scope and Content:
The Puerto Rican Heritage Society (PRHS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1983 by Blase Camacho Souza to preserve and
promote the cultural heritage and contributions of Boricua Hawaianos. This series documents the organization’s diverse activities
and major projects such as the traveling exhibit titled “Boricua Hawaiana: Puerto Ricans of Hawaii, Reflections of the Past
and Mirror of the Future” commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the Puerto Rican emigration. Another exhibition, “Contrasts:
Change and Continuity in Puerto Rico and Hawaii” featuring the works of renowned photographer Jack Delano is also highlighted.
Camacho Souza’s labor of love, a project to recover an earlier work by Carlos Mario Fraticelli titled A Puerto Rican Poet on Hawaii’s Sugar Plantation which was subsequently published is documented. Recorded as well are several trips to Puerto Rico sponsored by the organization.
The series contains a good deal of information on the Columbus Quincentennial Observance organized by a commission to which
Camacho Souza was appointed.
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Folder |
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Date |
3 |
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75th Jubilee Celebration of Puerto Ricans Arrival to Hawaii |
undated, 1975-1976 |
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89th Anniversary of the Arrival of Puerto Ricans to Hawaii |
1989 |
3 |
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91st Anniversary of the Arrival of Puerto Ricans to Hawaii |
1991 |
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4 |
Activities and Reports |
undated, 1980-1996 |
3 |
5 |
Al Hawaii, Video Documentary
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1988 |
3 |
6 |
By-laws |
1982-2000 |
3 |
7 |
Celebrate Hawaii, Television Program |
undated, 1987 |
3 |
8 |
Clippings |
1981-2000 |
3 |
9 |
Correspondence, Incoming |
undated, 1981-2000 |
3 |
10 |
Correspondence, Outgoing |
undated, 1981-1993 |
3 |
11 |
Heritage Committee |
1987-1988 |
3 |
12 |
Hurricane Georges Project |
undated, 1998-1999 |
3 |
13 |
Letterhead |
1981-1985 |
3 |
14 |
Membership |
undated, 1980-1998 |
3 |
15 |
Minutes |
1996-2000 |
3 |
16 |
Notes |
undated, 1981-1992 |
3 |
17 |
Organization History |
1984, 1987 |
3 |
18 |
Puerto Rican Centennial Celebration, Event Programs and Speeches |
2000-2001 |
3 |
19 |
Puerto Rican Centennial Celebration, Notes |
undated, 1999 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
4 |
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Puerto Rican Centennial Celebration, Outreach College |
undated, 1999-2000 |
4 |
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Radio History Series Report |
1983 |
4 |
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Regrants for "A Puerto Rican Poet on Hawaii's Sugar Plantation" Project |
undated, 1994-1998 |
4 |
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Resolutions and Proclamations |
1976-1993 |
4 |
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Waianae Project |
undated, 1987 |
Columbus Quincentennial Observance, Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii Project
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
4 |
6 |
80th Anniversary of Puerto Ricans in Hawaii Committee Meetings |
undated, 1980-1981 |
4 |
7 |
Art- Eduardo Bolioli |
undated, 1992-2000 |
4 |
8 |
Bishop Museum, Events |
1989-1992 |
4 |
9 |
Bishop Museum, Family Sunday |
undated, 1991-1992 |
4 |
10 |
Boricua Hawaiiana: Puerto Ricans of Hawaii, Reflections of the Past and Mirror of the Future |
undated, 1980-1983 |
4 |
11 |
Commission on the Columbian Quincentennial Observance |
undated, 1990-1999 |
4 |
12 |
Contrasts: Forty Years of Change and Continuity in Puerto Rico |
undated, 1980-1992 |
4 |
13 |
Evaluation of Boricua Hawaiiana |
1982 |
4 |
14 |
General |
1980-1982 |
4 |
15 |
Guide for Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii |
undated, 1992 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
5 |
1 |
Notes |
undated, 1989-1999 |
5 |
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Promotion and Publicity for "Boricua Hawaiiana," undated |
1980-1982 |
5 |
3 |
Promotion and Publicity for "Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii" |
1990-1993 |
5 |
4 |
Publication: Boricua Hawaiiana finances |
1981-1994 |
5 |
5 |
Regrants |
1980-1992 |
5 |
6 |
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITE) |
1990-1991 |
85th Anniversary-1985 Pilgrimage to Puerto Rico
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
5 |
7 |
Correspondence |
undated, 1985-1986 |
5 |
8 |
Guanica Plaque Project |
undated, 1985-1987 |
5 |
9 |
Members and Collaborators |
1985-1986 |
5 |
10 |
Notes |
undated, 1985 |
5 |
11 |
Presentation at Forum at Universidad Metropolitana in Rio Piedras |
1985 |
5 |
12 |
Programs and Schedules |
undated, 1985-1986 |
5 |
13 |
Puerto Rican Migration to Hawaii, Interviews |
undated, 1977-1978 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
6 |
1 |
Puerto Rican Migration to Hawaii, Milagros Hernandez Videotape |
undated, 1985-1986 |
6 |
2 |
Puerto Rican Migration to Hawaii, Note |
undated, 1978 |
6 |
3 |
Songs and Poetry |
1985 |
1993 Pilgrimage to Puerto Rico
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
6 |
4 |
Correspondence |
1993 |
6 |
5 |
Members/ Travelers |
undated, 1992-1993 |
6 |
6 |
Notes |
undated, 1992-1993 |
6 |
7 |
Schedules |
1993 |
6 |
8 |
Sites |
undated, 1993 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
OS_III |
1 |
Boricua Hawaiana: 80th Anniversary of the Puerto Ricans' arrival in Hawaii. (2 Posters) |
1985 |
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Series IV: Organizations (1939-2001)
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Scope and Content:
Contained in this series are materials about several organizations in which Camacho Souza actively participated. Among them
is the Hawaii Multi-Cultural Center where she worked on the creation of the Family Life Exhibit Project.
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
6 |
9 |
Hawaii Committee for the Humanities |
undated, 1981-2000 |
6 |
10 |
Hawaii Heritage Center |
undated, 1992-1994 |
6 |
11 |
Hawaii Library Association |
1962-1983 |
6 |
12 |
Hawaii Multi-Cultural Center |
undated, 1977-1979 |
6 |
13 |
Honolulu Academy of Arts |
1999-2000 |
6 |
14 |
Hoolalulea Festival |
undated, 1939 |
6 |
15 |
Hui Pookela Alumnae Association of Mortar Board Honolulu |
undated, 1965-2001 |
6 |
16 |
National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, Inc., The Philadelphia Chapter |
1986-1987 |
6 |
17 |
Puerto Rican Athletic Association |
undated, 1953-1981 |
6 |
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Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities Resource Center |
undated, 1977-1983 |
6 |
19 |
Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía |
1996-2001 |
6 |
20 |
Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc. |
undated, 1987 |
6 |
21 |
United Puerto Rican Association of Hawaii |
undated, 1977-2000 |
6 |
22 |
Various |
undated, 1937-2000 |
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Series V: Writings (1950-2000)
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Scope and Content:
The writings in this series consist of articles, presentations, notes and research materials relating to Puerto Rican/Hispanic
Hawaiian history. The folder titled “General” contains information on topics such as Puerto Rican elders, Puerto Rican migration,
family life and cultural traditions in Hawaii. Included is an essay titled “La Familia- Emigrating to Hawaii,” which contains
Camacho Souza’s genealogy and describes her family’s migrant experience. This series also contains presentations given at
the Senate Committee on Education, as well as lectures promoting genealogy and history. Another source of significant genealogical
information is De Borinquen a Hawaii, nuestra historia: From Puerto Rico to Hawaii.
An important manuscript, Puerto Ricans of Hawaii: 100 Years is one of the more substantial documents in the collection which Camacho Souza hoped to publish and distribute widely.
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Title |
Date |
7 |
1 |
Autobiography |
undated |
7 |
2 |
Bibliography |
undated, 1986-2000 |
7 |
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De Borinquen a Hawaii, nuestra historia. From Puerto Rico to Hawaii, original manuscript |
1987 |
7 |
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Ethnic Resource Center of the Pacific, Puerto Ricans in Hawaii Chapter |
1974 |
7 |
5 |
General |
1974-2001 |
7 |
6 |
Hispanics |
undated, 1987-1992 |
7 |
7 |
Interviews |
undated, 1982-1984 |
7 |
8 |
Migration and Boricuas Hawaianos |
1988 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
8 |
1-4 |
Notes |
undated, 1950-1999
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5 |
Notes/Timeline |
1973 |
8 |
6 |
Presentations |
1980-2000 |
8 |
7 |
Puerto Rican Women in Hawaii |
undated, 1975-1977 |
8 |
8 |
The Puerto Rican in Hawaii: Who is the Hawaiian Puerto Rican? |
1982 |
8 |
9 |
Trabajo y Tristeza, Work and Sorrow |
undated, 1984 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
9 |
1 |
The Puerto Ricans of Hawaii- The Forgotten Immigrant |
undated, 1977-1979 |
9 |
2 |
The Puerto Ricans of Hawaii- The Forgotten Immigrant, Correspondence |
1974-1978 |
9 |
3 |
The Puerto Ricans of Hawaii- The Forgotten Immigrant, Finances |
undated, 1977-1979 |
9 |
4 |
The Puerto Rican Heritage Society of Hawaii |
undated |
Unpublished Manuscripts
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
9 |
5 |
Boricua Hawaiana: Los Puertorriqueños de Hawaii, Reflejos del Pasado y Espejo del Futuro. Translation by Dias, Austin |
1992 |
9 |
6-7 |
Boricua Hawaiiana: Puerto Ricans of Hawaii Reflections of the Past and Mirror of the Future |
undated, 2000 |
9 |
8 |
Diaz Arroyo, Rodney, Manuscript |
undated |
9 |
9 |
Production: charts, title, graphics, index, glossary
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undated |
9 |
10 |
Puerto Ricans of Hawaii 100 Years |
2000 |
9 |
11 |
Puerto Ricans of Hawaii, A Pictorial History, Copyrights |
undated, 1983-1999 |
Published Works
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
10 |
1 |
A Legacy of Diversity |
1975 |
10 |
2 |
Boricua Hawaiiana: Puerto Ricans of Hawaii, Reflections of the Past and Mirror of the Future |
1983 |
10 |
3 |
Borinquen a Hawaii nuestra historia |
2000 |
10 |
4 |
Puerto Rican Poet on the Sugar Plantation of Hawai'i |
1997 |
10 |
5 |
Puerto Rican Poet on the Sugar Plantation of Hawai'i, 2000
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2000 |
10 |
6 |
Puerto Ricans of Hawaii: Immigrants and Migrants |
1984 |
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Series VI: Photographs (1905-2001)
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Scope and Content:
This rich series of photographs documents numerous aspects of Camacho Souza’s life and work. Most significant are the family
photos dating as early as 1905 and the Kohala plantation images, which capture plantation culture and conditions. Events such
as the Boricua Hawaiiana Exhibit and the Family History Conference are recorded as well as the activities of the Puerto Rican
Heritage Society and a variety of cultural performances. In addition, there are several photos taken by the distinguished
photographer Frank Espada, who participated in several exhibits and events.
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
11 |
1 |
Camacho Souza, Blase, Portraits undated |
1923-2003 |
11 |
2 |
Camacho, Blase with Friends,1940's |
1942-1945 |
11 |
3 |
Camacho, Blase, Graduation, University of Hawaii |
1939 |
11 |
4 |
Camacho, Blase, New York City |
1940s, 1946-1947 |
11 |
5 |
Friends |
1939-1945 |
Family
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
11 |
6 |
Camacho and Perry |
undated, ca.1940s, 1956 |
11 |
7 |
Camacho and Caravalho (Caraballo) Gathering |
ca.1980 |
11 |
8 |
Camacho and Caravalho (Caraballo) |
1964-1990 |
11 |
9 |
Camacho, August "Gus" |
1939-1958 |
11 |
10 |
Camacho, Bernard, Family |
undated, 1930s |
11 |
11 |
Camacho, Daniel (WWII Service) |
undated, 1930s-1945 |
11 |
12 |
Camacho, Family |
undated, 1920s-1959 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
12 |
1 |
Camacho, Larry |
1930s-1952 |
12 |
2 |
Camacho, Lawrence (Lorenzo) |
1920s-1975 |
12 |
3 |
Camacho, Rose Marie |
undated, 1940s-1994 |
12 |
4 |
Caraballo, Benito |
undated |
12 |
5 |
Caravalho (Caraballo) House |
undated, 1930s |
12 |
6 |
Caravalho (Caraballo)- Robello |
undated, 1920s-1941 |
12 |
7 |
Caravalho (Caraballo), Mary (Maria Rosa) |
undated, 1907-1959 |
12 |
8 |
Caravalho (Caraballo) |
undated, ca.1905-1998 |
12 |
9 |
General |
undated, 1930s-1949 |
12 |
10 |
Negron |
1930s |
12 |
11 |
Pioneros |
undated, ca.1920, 1950 |
12 |
12 |
Souza and Camacho Family |
1950s-1986 |
12 |
13 |
Unidentified Family Members |
undated |
Organizations and Various Subjects
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
12 |
14 |
Aloha Committee, Kittelson, David |
1987 |
12 |
15 |
Alternative Methods of Healing, Sayers, Elsie Dias |
1994-1996 |
12 |
16 |
Baseball |
1988 |
12 |
17 |
Bellas Artes |
undated |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
13 |
1-3 |
Boricua Hawaiiana Exhibit |
undated, 1981-1983 |
13 |
4 |
Canada and Boston Trip |
ca.1946 |
13 |
5 |
Catholic Church Activities |
ca.1940s-1944 |
13 |
6 |
Change and Continuity |
undated |
13 |
7 |
Cuatro and Ukulele, Ogao, John |
undated, 2000 |
13 |
8-9 |
Cultural Traditions |
undated, 1975-1989 |
13 |
10 |
De Soto, John, Campaign Headquarters |
undated |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
14 |
1 |
Display at Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii |
1985 |
14 |
2 |
Employment and Educational Institutions |
undated,
1940s
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14 |
3 |
Espada, Frank taking photos |
1985 |
14 |
4 |
Espada, Frank, Various |
1981, 1983 |
14 |
5 |
Ewa Plantation |
1907, 1925 |
14 |
6 |
Foley, Marjorie, and Friends, Christmas |
1948-1949 |
14 |
7 |
Foley, Marjorie, Friend |
1940s-1948 |
14 |
8 |
Forum at Kohala Olde Courthouse |
undated |
14 |
9 |
Genealogy Exhibit |
1994, 2000 |
14 |
10 |
Girl Reserve Camp |
1933-1935 |
14 |
11 |
Golden Scholar Award |
2000 |
14 |
12 |
Gutierres (Gutierrez), Family |
1930s-1940s |
14 |
13 |
Haleiwa Officer's Beach |
1940s-1945 |
14 |
14 |
Haleiwa School Views |
ca.1940s |
14 |
15 |
Hawaii Plantation Village Festival at Waipahu Cultural Park. (Contact Sheets) |
undated |
14 |
16 |
Hawaii Scenic Views |
1934-1948 |
14 |
17 |
Interview |
1995 |
14 |
18 |
Kawaihoe Beach |
1930-1934 |
14 |
19 |
Kawanankoa School Faculty |
1939-1942 |
14 |
20 |
Ke'Alii-Vargas, Louis |
undated, 1992 |
14 |
21 |
Kohala National Guard Photos |
undated, ca.1940s |
14 |
22 |
Kohala High and Elementary School |
1931-1935 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
15 |
1 |
Kohala Plantation |
undated, 1920-1983 |
15 |
2 |
Kohala Puerto Rican Social Club |
1930s, 1959 |
15 |
3 |
La Parranda, (Contact Sheets) |
undated |
15 |
4 |
Los Coquís |
1986-1987 |
15 |
5 |
Macadamia Nut Farm |
undated |
15 |
6 |
Matson Line Journey (Trip to New York) |
ca.1946 |
15 |
7 |
Maui Puerto Rican Association |
undated, 1985-1991 |
15 |
8 |
Maui Puerto Ricans |
undated, ca.1979-1980 |
15 |
9 |
Maui, Hawaii |
ca.1940s |
15 |
10 |
Mendez, Ramon 98th Birthday Celebration |
ca.1987-1988 |
15 |
11 |
Musicians and Dancers at Kauai Museum |
1981 |
15 |
12 |
Oahu, Hawaii |
ca.1940s |
15 |
13 |
Ortiz, Benino |
1995 |
15 |
14 |
Pearl Harbor Worker's Banquet |
1939 |
15 |
15 |
Performers |
undated, 1950-1998 |
15 |
16 |
Piñero, Jesús T. |
1939, 1950 |
15 |
17 |
Plantation Village |
undated, 1992-1998 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
16 |
1 |
Plantations, Buildings and Sceneries |
undated, 1920s-1940s |
16 |
2 |
Portraits from Hawaii State Archives |
undated |
16 |
3 |
Pre-Wedding Activities |
1948-1949 |
16 |
4 |
Public Presentation, Change and Continuity Puerto Rico and Hawai'i (Contact Sheets) |
1992 |
16 |
5 |
Puerto Rican Civic Association |
1939 |
16 |
6 |
Puerto Rican Day on the Plantation |
1998 |
16 |
7 |
Puerto Ricans of Hawaii 100 years, undated |
1900-1995 |
16 |
8 |
Puerto Rico Trips |
undated, 1984-1993 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
17 |
1 |
Retirement |
1975 |
17 |
2 |
Royal Hawaiian Hotel |
1948 |
17 |
3 |
Scholars |
undated, 1990-1999 |
17 |
4 |
Silva, Milton |
1981 |
17 |
5 |
Teacher's Picnic |
1940s |
17 |
6 |
The First Annual Puerto Rican Convention |
1989 |
17 |
7 |
The Plantation Crew |
1988 |
17 |
8 |
Tijuana, Mexico |
1946 |
17 |
9 |
Tombstones of Original Immigrants Who Arrived in 1901 |
undated |
17 |
10 |
Trip to Hawaii Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, Resolution Presentation |
1985 |
17 |
11 |
Un Dia de Recuerdo, Hawaii Puerto Rico Celebrations |
1996-1997 |
17 |
12 |
Various |
undated, 1977-2001 |
17 |
13 |
Visit of "hermanas," Nine-Curt, Dr. Judith |
1987 |
17 |
14 |
War World II |
ca.1940-1946 |
Puerto Rican Heritage Society (PRHS)
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
17 |
15 |
Espada, Frank |
1983, 1985 |
17 |
16 |
Family Sunday |
1989-1992 |
17 |
17 |
General |
undated, 1983-1999 |
17 |
18 |
Inauguration of New Officers (contact sheets) |
undated |
17 |
19 |
Naranjito, Puerto Rico |
1985 |
17 |
20 |
Pilgrimages to Puerto Rico |
1975-1993 |
17 |
21 |
Presentation of "A Puerto Rican Poet on the Sugar Plantations of Hawaii" |
undated |
17 |
22 |
Presentation of Plaque to Grupo de Avanzada Cultural |
undated, 1985 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
OS_VI |
1 |
Congregation of Catholic Church |
undated |
OS_VI |
2 |
Sang, Agnes |
undated |
OS_VI |
3 |
First Communion |
1940 |
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Series VII: Subject Files (1900-2000)
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Scope and Content:
The documents in this series deal primarily with Puerto Rican Hawaiian culture, including language, food, and religious practices.
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
18 |
1 |
The Hawaiians, Kimura, Larry |
1977 |
18 |
2 |
A Conference on Local Culture and National Identity in Hawaii and Puerto Rico |
undated, 2000 |
18 |
3 |
Art, Diaz, Tony |
undated |
18 |
4 |
Caraballo, Benito |
undated, 1985 |
18 |
5 |
Carr, Norma |
undated, 1976-1998 |
18 |
6 |
Course Syllabi |
undated, 1978 |
18 |
7 |
East Bay Video Specialties |
undated, 1981 |
18 |
8 |
Ephemera |
undated, 1985 |
18 |
9 |
Ethnic Resources Workshops |
undated, 1962-1973 |
18 |
10 |
Hawaiian Culture and Language |
undated, 1972-1973 |
18 |
11 |
Hispanics in Hawaii |
undated, 1987-1993 |
18 |
12 |
Ke'Alii-Vargas, Louis |
undated, 1991 |
18 |
13 |
Marriage Records |
undated, 1902-1985 |
18 |
14 |
Martorell, Antonio |
undated, 2000 |
18 |
15 |
Milton, Silva |
undated |
18 |
16 |
General |
undated |
18 |
17 |
Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project, Espada, Frank |
undated, 1980-1990 |
18 |
18 |
Puerto Rican Hawaiian Women |
undated, 1988-1998 |
18 |
19 |
Puerto Rican Recipes |
undated, 1977-1989 |
18 |
20 |
Religious Practices |
undated, 1947-1996 |
18 |
21 |
Resumes |
undated, 1978-1980 |
18 |
22 |
Tainos |
undated, 1900-1999 |
18 |
23 |
The Puerto Rican Family |
undated |
18 |
24 |
The Puerto Ricans in Hawaii, Exhibition |
undated, 1975-1976 |
18 |
25 |
World War II |
1992-2000 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
OS_VII |
1 |
Change & Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawai'i, Mural, Boliolo, Eduardo |
1992 |
OS_VII |
2 |
Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii (Poster) |
1992 |
OS_VII |
3 |
Testimonio: The New Museum of Contemporary Art Poster |
1994 |
OS_VII |
4 |
Water Color Art, Ortiz, Benino |
undated, 1995 |
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Series VIII: Conferences and Conventions (1967-1993)
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Scope and Content:
The bulk of this series documents Camacho Souza’s participation at conferences and conventions. There is a folder titled
“Oral History Conference Hawaii Multi-Cultural Center” which provides insight into the lives of second generation Puerto Rican
Hawaiians.
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
19 |
1 |
American Association of University Women Hawaii State Division Convention |
undated, 1967-1980 |
19 |
2 |
Conferencia de Cultura Puertorriqueña |
undated, 1993 |
19 |
3 |
National Association for Bilingual Education |
1980 |
19 |
4 |
National Conference of the Educational Needs of the Puerto Ricans |
undated, 1975 |
19 |
5 |
National Institute of Education Conference for Hawaii |
undated, 1974 |
19 |
6 |
Oral History Conference Hawaii Multicultural Center |
undated, 1975-1979 |
19 |
7 |
State Convention of Puerto Rican Associations |
1989 |
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Series IX: Plantation Life (1901-2001)
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Scope and Content:
Much of the material in this series consists of documents gathered from the Hawaii State Archives, dealing with labor conditions
on sugar plantations and provides insight on the contracting of Puerto Ricans.
The folders on Hawaii’s Plantation Village, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, contain information on “La Casita,” also
known as “The Puerto Rican House.” Included are tour scripts for re-enacting plantation life among Puerto Ricans.
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
19 |
8 |
Ethnic Studies Oral History Project |
undated, 1976-1983 |
19 |
9 |
Hawaii State Archives |
undated, 1901-2001 |
19 |
10 |
Koloa Plantation, State Archives |
1902 |
19 |
11 |
Oral History Recorder |
1988, 1992-2001 |
19 |
12 |
Pioneer Mill Co. |
undated, 1903-1987 |
19 |
13 |
Hawaiian Sugar Association, Plantation Archives |
1985-1987 |
Hawaii's Plantation Village, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
19 |
14 |
By-Laws |
undated, 1980-1995 |
19 |
15 |
Calendar of Events |
undated, 1999-2000 |
19 |
16 |
Correspondence |
1997-2000 |
19 |
17 |
Finances |
1996-2000 |
19 |
18 |
Flyers and Publicity |
1990-2000 |
19 |
19 |
General |
undated, 1994-2000 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
20 |
1 |
Manual and Handbooks |
undated, 1994 |
20 |
2 |
Master Tour Script and Programs |
undated, 1986-2000 |
20 |
3 |
Meetings |
1996-2000 |
20 |
4 |
Memberships |
undated, 1997-2000 |
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
20 |
5 |
Music/Songs |
undated, 1987-2000 |
20 |
6 |
Notes |
undated, 1999 |
20 |
7 |
Plantation Village News |
undated, 1981-2000 |
20 |
8 |
Puerto Rican Recipes |
undated, 1978-1993 |
20 |
9 |
Reports |
undated, 1996-2000 |
20 |
10 |
The Puerto Rican House: La Casita |
undated, 1976-2001 |
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Series X: Clippings (1899-2000)
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Scope and Content:
This series contains newspaper articles relating to Hawaii’s diverse cultures. The folder “Language, Pidgin” provides an
interesting exploration of how the mixing of cultures creates new forms of communication.
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
21 |
1 |
Citizenship and Status, 1899 |
1991 |
21 |
2 |
El Mundo |
undated, 1954-1984 |
21 |
3 |
Food Customs |
undated, 1955-1998 |
21 |
4 |
Hawaiian Culture and History |
undated, 1960-2000 |
21 |
5 |
Hispanics in Hawaii |
1987-1996 |
21 |
6 |
Hurricanes, Puerto Rico, 1899-1998 |
|
21 |
7 |
Kohola |
1943-1968 |
21 |
8 |
Language, Pidgin |
undated, 1979-2000 |
21 |
9 |
General |
1940-1998 |
21 |
10 |
Plants and Herbs |
1971-1998 |
21 |
11 |
Puerto Rican Centennial Celebration |
1995-2001 |
21 |
12 |
Puerto Rican Golden Jubilee |
1950-1976 |
21 |
13 |
Race and Ethnic Groups in Hawaii |
undated, 1900-1991 |
21 |
14-15 |
Migration to Hawaii |
undated, 1900-1979 |
21 |
16 |
Miss Hawaii Puerto Rican Pageant |
1939-1977 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
OS_X |
1 |
1800-1893: From Western Contact to the Overthrow of the Monarchy, Honolulu Star Bulletin |
1999 |
OS_X |
2 |
1893-1920: Annexation spurs boom in agriculture and immigration, Honolulu Star- Bulletin |
1999 |
OS_X |
3 |
1920-1941: Sunny growth, dark tensions in the Territory, Honolulu Star- Bulletin |
1999 |
OS_X |
4 |
1941-1946: War Comes to Hawaii, Honolulu Star -Bulletin |
1999 |
OS_X |
5 |
A Fondo, El Nuevo Día |
1994 |
OS_X |
6 |
El Otro Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Día |
undated |
OS_X |
7 |
Making things work behind the Opera scenes, S.F. Examiner |
1981 |
OS_X |
8 |
Humanities News |
1981 |
OS_X |
9 |
Puerto Rican Fiesta Waipahu Cultural Plantation Park |
1999 |
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Series XI: Artifacts (1939-2000)
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Scope and Content:
These consist of tee shirts on Boricua Hawaiano themes as well as other commemorative memorabilia.
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
22 |
1 |
Aloha |
undated |
22 |
2 |
Aloha Puerto Rico, Ogao, John |
undated |
22 |
3 |
Boricua De Hawaii |
1995 |
22 |
4 |
Guanica P.R., ca. 1984-1993 |
|
22 |
5 |
Parranda Hawaii's Plantation Village |
1992 |
22 |
6 |
Puerto Rican Centennial Hawai'i, 2000 |
|
22 |
7 |
Ukulele Festival |
1996 |
22 |
8 |
Un Día Puertorriqueño en la Plantación |
1998 |
22 |
1 |
Cultura Avanzada Button |
undated |
22 |
2 |
Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico Coin |
1993 |
22 |
3 |
Delta Kappa Gamma Patch |
undated |
22 |
4 |
University of Hawaii Patch |
undated |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
20 |
11 |
Puerto Rican Civic Association & Friends Menu and Swatch |
1939 |
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Series XII: Publications (1903-2000)
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Scope and Content:
The publications contained in this series provide researchers with informative writings which Camacho Souza collected and
used for her work and to deepen her knowledge of Hawaiian and Puerto Rican history.
|
Government Publications
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
23 |
1 |
Labor Conditions In The Territory Of Hawaii For The Year 1915, U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics
|
1916 |
23 |
2 |
Report of The Commissioner Of Labor on Hawaii, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
|
1903 |
23 |
3 |
Hawaiian Native Claims Settlement Act, U.S. Congress
|
1976 |
23 |
4 |
Administration In Hawaii. Committee on Territories And Insular Affairs, U.S. Congress
|
1933 |
23 |
5 |
Labor Problems In Hawaii, U.S. Congress
|
1921 |
23 |
6 |
Hawaiian Aboriginal Claims Settlement Study Commission, U.S. Congress
|
1975 |
23 |
7 |
Bulletin of The Bureau Of Labor, U.S. Dept. of Commerce And Labor |
1911 |
Other Publications
|
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
23 |
8 |
A Brief Analysis of a Unique Culture, in Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin, Garcia, Juan
|
1975 |
23 |
9 |
A Historical View of Land Tenancy in Hawaii Part 2, Kekuman, Monsignor Charles A.
|
1975 |
23 |
10 |
Aloha Puerto Rico, Avanzada Cultural, Inc.
|
1985 |
23 |
11 |
Aspectos de la Religiosidad Popular en Puerto Rico, Exposición, Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y la colaboración de la Comisión Puertorriqueña para la Celebración del V Centenario
del Descubrimiento de América y Puerto Rico
|
1988 |
23 |
12 |
Bilingual Cultural Calendar, Dedicated to: The Children of Borinquen in Hawaii. Photography, Espada, Frank |
1986 |
23 |
13 |
Community Types in Hawaii, Lind, Andrew W., in Social Process in Hawaii
|
1959 |
23 |
14 |
Ethnic Sources in Hawai'i, Social Process in Hawaii |
1982 |
23 |
15 |
Fiestas Patronales de Guánica en Honor al Apóstol Santiago del 19 al 29 de julio de 1985, Gobierno Municipal De Guánica, PR.
|
1985 |
23 |
16 |
Hawaii's Puerto Rican: Stereotype and Reality, O'Brien, Robert W., Social Process in Hawaii
|
1959 |
23 |
17 |
Hispanic Heritage Month, Defense Equal Opportunity Management
|
1998 |
23 |
18 |
Kamehameha County. Pepeekeo, Hawaii: Friendly World Enterprises, Glatzer, Hal
|
1974 |
23 |
19 |
Many Faces of Hawaii. Honolulu: Ethnic Resource Center for the Pacific, Greevy, E. W.
|
1975 |
23 |
20 |
Population and Housing Characteristics of Honolulu's Racial Group, Social Process in Hawaii
|
1959 |
23 |
21 |
Puerto Rico Discovers its Hawaiian Colony, Organization of American Historians
|
1988 |
23 |
22 |
The Hawaiian Journal of History, Hawaiian Historical Society
|
1984 |
23 |
23 |
The Negro Soldier in Kahuku, Kubo, Judy, in Social Process in Hawaii
|
1945 |
23 |
24 |
The Portuguese and Spanish in Hawaii: Their Racial Origin and Future, Krauss, William W.
|
1943 |
23 |
25 |
MONTAGE An Ethnic History of Women in Hawaii, Foon Young, Nancy and Parrish, Judy R.
|
1977 |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
OS_XII |
1 |
Hawaii Hispanic News, Villa, Jose
|
1999 |
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Series XIII: Audio Tapes (1980-1993)
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Scope and Content:
This series contains audio tapes from various experiences, activities and events mainly relating to her pilgrimages to Puerto
Rico.
The audiotape titled Interview, Kittelson, Marion, President of the Puerto Rican Heritage Society, Alma Latina- Radio KISA,
describes the experiences of the Boricua Hawaianos' first pilgrimage to Puerto Rico. It also describes the process that made
the trip possible.
|
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
1 |
|
Adjuntas with Pedro and Myrta Jimenez |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
2 |
|
Arecibo, Conference at Universidad de Puerto Rico |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
3 |
|
Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii, Hilo Hawaii, Opening and Public Presentation |
1992 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
4 |
|
Enroute to Arecibo |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
5 |
|
Gran Fiestas, Parque Muñoz Marín, Orquesta de Cuerdas, San Juan |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
6 |
|
Guánica, Puerto Rico, Unveiling of Plaque Ceremony |
1985-1986 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
7 |
|
Honolulu, Bishop Museum, Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii |
1992 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
8 |
|
Honolulu, First Segment, Hawaii, "Boricua Hawayanos" |
1980 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
9 |
|
Institute of Puerto Rico Affairs |
1990 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
10 |
|
Interview, Kittelson, Marion, President of the Puerto Rican Heritage Society, Alma Latina- Radio KISA, Honolulu, Hawaii |
1986 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
11 |
|
Jayuya |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
12 |
|
Jayuya, Caravanas; Campaign; Conversations, Elpidio y Milagros |
ca.1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
13 |
|
Juana Diaz, Dia de los Reyes |
1985 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
14 |
|
Loiza, Aguadilla-El Comandante, Horse Race |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
15 |
|
Maui, Jerry Bentley and Blase C. Souza, Project Forum |
1993 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
16 |
|
Pilgrimage, Guánica, Christmas Mass, Plaza Jimenez |
1985 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
17 |
|
Pilgrimage, Guánica, Plaza Jiménez |
ca.1985 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
18 |
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Sounds of the City and Country, Cooking Pasteles |
1988 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
19 |
|
Puerto Rico Pilgrimage |
1985 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
20 |
|
Puerto Rico, "Hijos de mi Tierra," by R. Rivera, Areyto Nacional Folklórico |
1980 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
21 |
|
Puerto Rico, Boricua Hawaiana Arrival at Airport |
undated |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
22 |
|
Puerto Rico, Pablito López Cruz at Club Yuacano; Fortaleza, Juana Díaz, Aguada |
1985-1986 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
23 |
|
Puerto Rico, Pilgrimage |
1985-1986 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
24 |
|
San Germán to Comerío, Guánica, Yauco, Peñuelas, Ponce, Aibonito, Comerio |
1984 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
25 |
|
Side A: Change and Continuity: Puerto Rico and Hawaii, J. Bentley Speaker, Hawaii. Side B: Traditional Music |
1992 |
Item |
|
Title |
Fecha |
26 |
|
Sites-Washington D.C. |
1980 |
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