1909 Survey of Puerto Rican Elites
The 1909 Survey of Puerto Rican Elites is a public archive or repository collecting and analyzing the responses of the residents of Puerto Rico who completed the survey or questionnaire in 1909. This archive contains the largest collection of responses to the survey and summaries of the responses. The 1909 Survey of Puerto Rican Elites is part of the University of Connecticut’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative for Civic Engagement and Public Policy. This project was made possible with grant from the Connecticut State General Assembly funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Over 600
Survey Participants
1000+
Individual records collected
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Number of Contributors
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During the months of August and September 1909, then Governor Regis H. Post released a public opinion survey to gauge the opinions of local elites about possible reforms of the prevailing colonial law and policy. More specifically, the survey attempted to elite opinions about proposals to reject the Foraker Act of 1900, the organic act used by the United States government to rule the Puerto Rican territory. In addition, the survey was used to take the political temperature of local elites amidst the debates over the Puerto Rican budget negotiations that became the basis for the Olmstead Act of 1909. Paper copies of the survey were sent to approximately 350 local elites residing throughout Puerto Rico.
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