Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia photographs
The Spanish Merchants Association was founded in 1970 by Puerto Rican businessmen in Philadelphia to distribute Minority Business Development Agency funds in the Latino community. Initially created to foster the growth of local Latino businesses, the association increasingly focused on housing, foo...
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Collection: | Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia Photographs |
Collection Number: | PG325 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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110 | 2 | |a Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia |e creator | |
245 | 1 | |a Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia photographs |f circa 1971-circa 1986 | |
300 | |a 0.5 Linear feet |f 31 folders (318 items) | ||
520 | |a The Spanish Merchants Association was founded in 1970 by Puerto Rican businessmen in Philadelphia to distribute Minority Business Development Agency funds in the Latino community. Initially created to foster the growth of local Latino businesses, the association increasingly focused on housing, food, and other entitlement programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The organization was dissolved in 1989. The collection includes photographs of neighborhood buildings and businesses, ground-breaking ceremonies, banquets, mural projects, and various collections of people. | ||
541 | 1 | |a Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia, Inc.; Documentation of owner Deed of Gift/assignment | |
555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
650 | 0 | |a Consumer cooperatives--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
650 | 0 | |a Hispanic American business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
650 | 0 | |a Hispanic American businesspeople--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
650 | 0 | |a Hispanic American neighborhoods--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia Photographs |c PG325 | ||
856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/spanishmerchants.html |