Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico records

Collection

Call Number: MS 1613

Scope and Contents

The records consist of newsletters, programs, announcements, and other political ephemera documenting the history of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico.

Dates

1950-1990

Creator

Partido Nacionalista (P.R.)

Language of Materials

The records are in Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico, 1991.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1613

Additional Description

Overview

The records consist of newsletters, programs, announcements, and other political ephemera documenting the history of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico.

Biographical / Historical

The Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico was founded on September 17, 1922, in opposition to the American presence on the island. It was greatly strengthened beginning in 1930, under the presidency of Pedro Albizu Campos, who became very popular among Puerto Ricans. Initially opting for tactics of non-cooperation, the Nationalist Party quickly became violent, killing a police officer in 1936, attempting to assassinate President Harry Truman in 1950, and in 1954, firing guns from the viewing gallery in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result of these repeated infractions, Fields would spend much of his life in U.S. prisons, where he accused the United States government of subjecting him to radiation treatment, which eventually resulted in his death. Support for total independence also waned during this time period with only one percent of the population supporting independence in July 1967.