History : Latinx: Primary Sources

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Latinx history.

Image: 1970 poster by José Montoya, 1965 letter from Josephine Santiago to Pura Belpré , 1948 photo of Teatro Hispano (NYC), 1963 John J. Herrara note & February 1974 issue of La Raza

Major Portals

Calisphere
Center for Puerto Rican Studies Digital Collections
Cuban Heritage Collection
Digital Library of the Caribbean
Portal to Texas History

Newspapers & Magazines

Arte Pblico Hispanic Historical Collection, Series 1-2 This link opens in a new window
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Cuba: Newspapers & Periodicals

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
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El Clamor Publico 1855-1859
El Sol 1942-1962

Hispanic Life in America Series III This link opens in a new window
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Historic Mexican & Mexican American Press
Independent Voices: Latino Newspapers
Palante 1970-1976
La Raza Publication Records 1967-1977

Immigration

Humanizing Deportation
Immigration Law & Policy in the U.S
Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service: Mexican Immigration, 1906-1930
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Other Primary Sources

Boeri Collection of Cuban-American Radionovelas, 1963-1970
Boston's Latinx Community History
Bracero History Archive
Chicano/a Movement in Washington
Chicana por mi Raza
Farm Workers in Washington State
Farmworker Movement Documentation Project
FBI Files: Almight Latin Kings
FBI Files: Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers
FBI Files: Puerto Rican Groups
Herman Baca Collection
Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande
HMRC Hispanic Digital Collections
Latina(o) Cultural Heritage Archives
Onda Latina: The Mexican American Experience
Oscar R. Castillo Photograph Collection
Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings