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- U.S. Forest Service (5 photos)El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. Forest System. Initially set aside in 1876 by the King of Spain, it represents one of the oldest reserves in the Western Hemisphere. President Theodor...e Roosevelt established it as the Luquillo Forest Reserve in 1903, with it becoming a national forest in 1907. It was renamed the Caribbean National Forest on June 4, 1935. The records held at the National Archives at New York City document issues such as construction and maintenance projects, trespass issues, and land acquisition material for the Luquillo and Toro Negro areas. Under the Parcelero Program, inhabitants of land incorporated into the national forest were allowed to remain in place, with each farmer planting both food crops and timber to help reforestation. Instituted in the 1930s, the Parcelero Program affected some 700 families. Among the records related to this program is an illustrated fictionalized account of the typical parcelero farmer, known as Juan Doe, which was to be used to promote the benefits of the program.See More
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- One story of U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans...
According to the Treaty of Paris, 1899, some individuals could retain their Spanish citizenship, while the vast majority of residents fell into a new legal limbo as citizens of Puerto Ric...o, but not the United States. Subsequent Congressional legislation, i.e.the Foraker Act, 1900 and the Jones Act, 1917, attempted to clarify the citizenship status of Puerto Ricans. However, these attempts included loopholes and exceptions. One example is the case of Enrique Menoyo, born in Aquadilla in 1904. His father, Prudencio, was born in Spain and elected to retain his Spanish nationality in 1900. His father's foreigner status is reflected in both the 1910 and 1920 Federal Census. Since, until 1922, women derived their status from their husbands, his mother is also listed as a foreigner on the 1920 Census, even though she was born in Puerto Rico. Enrique travelled to New York in 1923 and was admitted as a U.S. citizen, as reflected on the passenger manifest. He travelled to Puerto Rico in 1929 to visit his mother. However, when he tried to return to New York, he was informed that he was a national of Spain since his father had opted to retain his Spanish nationality. His alien status is reflected in a 1934 passenger manifest, while the 1930 Census shows him living in Manhattan but the citizenship column is blank. To remedy this confusion, Enrique filed a Declaration of Allegiance in the U.S. Court for the Southern District, NY and was formally naturalized an American citizen on August 3, 1939.See More - Hmm, in NY we are busy packing up our office as we prepare to move during Archives Month. Perhaps our shrinkwrap machine could be put to similar use?? - probably not....
- Work on the Customs House is quickly nearing completion. All of the piping and wiring is complete and crews have been working on making the new space pleasing to the eye. This past week, the staff was able to witness restoration work being performed on the crown molding in the research center. Patrons are going to be wowed when we unveil this space!
- Culebra Naval Station, RG181 (8 photos)Culebra Naval Station, RG 181
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The National Archives has records of the Culebra Naval Station which was turned over to the Navy around December 17, 1901. As early as 1902, the first large-scale naval exercises were conducted on Culeb...ra in conjunction with annual fleet maneuvers. These consisted of a U.S Marine Corps battalion that held advance base defense exercises on the island. In 1902-1903, the first amphibious landing and ground maneuver training exercises were conducted in Puerto Rico on the island by the U.S. Navy. Furthermore, areas on Culebra were leased and used as firing ranges for Marine Corps exercises. The Navy set up a permanent base (Lower Camp) in the area of San Ildefonso, and local residents were relocated to other areas of the island. By 1904, Culebra had been designated as a naval station, with the construction of numerous facilities related to this use. Part of the records from this time period include material related to the acquisition of land, including correspondence concerning the resettlement of San Ildefonso residents, lease agreements for use of land for target ranges, and a study of the Spanish Royal land grants and their owners.See More - Here is the latest on Move Monday posts! The shrink wrap machine is back! After a brief hiatus, student employees returned to the task of placing our bound records in shrink wrap so that they can be safely moved to their new destinations.
On the construction front, the carpet is in and we are waiting for the new furniture! - Come visit the World's Port exhibit this weekend for curator tours!
- The World's Port Exhibit (4 photos)Preview photos of the National Archives at New York City's opening exhibit.
- The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was the first of several agencies established under authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933. As part of its responsibilities, the NRA planned for the adoption of ...a series of codes to regulate fair competition practices for every important trade or industry. Such codes, once approved, would become binding under the law upon all members of the trade or industry to which they applied. In Puerto Rico, the work of the NRA focused in large part on the needlework industry and included compiling statistics, implementing a code of fair practices, and investigating complaints and violations of the code. One such enforcement case involved the Borinquen Embroidery Company, records for which include evidence presented against the company, briefs, and statistical material on the operations of the company, together with related correspondence, memoranda, and affidavits. Also included are needlework samples that were produced in the process of drafting the code that highlight the time and number of stitches involved in producing such work. The NRA was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1935 and its offices ceased operations in Puerto Rico by March 1936.See More
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