Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the administrative files of Center directors Frank Sousa and Joao Paraskeva, and to a lesser extent, documentation of the Center's predecessor, The Center for the Portuguese-Speaking World. The collection also contains records of the creation of selected publications by Tagus Press, as well as files, photographs and recordings that document events organized by or participated in by the Center.
Dates
- 1964-2021
Creator
Biographical / Historical
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture is a multidisciplinary international studies and outreach unit dedicated to the study of the language, literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. Its predecessor, the Center for the Portuguese-Speaking World, was approved by the SMU Board of Trustees in April of 1975. The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture is designed to liaise between the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and other institutions involved in Portuguese studies both abroad and in the United States. The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture aims to develop pedagogical materials to aid in teaching and learning the Portuguese language and cultures at all educational levels. The Center supports the development and dissemination of knowledge regarding the Portuguese-speaking communities in the United States. The Center also promotes outreach efforts in areas such as, but not limited to, the arts, education, economic development, health and politics related to the Portuguese-speaking communities of the United States. From the CPSC website, accessed July 11, 2022.
Extent
18 Linear Feet (32 manuscript boxes, 9 3-ring binders, and 1 videocassette box)
Language of Materials
English
Portuguese
Creator
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture (Organization)
- Paraskeva, João M. (Person)
- Tagus Press (Organization)
- Title
- Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hilson Aguiar
- Date
- August 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UMass Dartmouth Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives Repository
Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Rd.
N. Dartmouth MA 02747 USA
jfarrar@umassd.edu