The Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora is the only repository in the world devoted to documenting the history and contributions of Puerto Rican communities in the United States. It contains over 6,700 cubic feet of material from more than 300 archival collections, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, and documents communities in and around New York City, Philadelphia, central Florida, California, and Hawaii. CENTRO also holds the records of the Offices of the Government of Puerto Rico in the United States, which extensively document migration stateside throughout the 20th century. The Archives include a diverse range of materials, such as paper documents, photographic prints, negatives, film, oral histories, and born-digital content, reflecting the breadth of Puerto Rican history and culture. The Archives are available to the general public by appointment. In addition, CENTRO's growing digital collections make select resources available online, expanding access to this invaluable history.

Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. We provide support to students, scholars, artists, and members of the community at large across and beyond New York. We produce original research, films, books, and educational tools and are the home of The Centro Journal—the premiere academic journal of Puerto Rican Studies. Our aim is to create actionable and accessible scholarship to strengthen, broaden, and reimagine the field of Puerto Rican studies.