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Cuba-Related Research Collections
in Miami
In Louis A. Perez Jr.s work, A Guide to Cuban Collections in the United States,
the author assembled an invaluable reference tool for scholars interested in
Cuba. Since the publication of the work in 1991, however, great strides have
been made in the development of academic and scholarly resources in the
Greater Miami areathe largest area of concentration for Cuban Americans. In
recent years, the city has proved to be fertile ground for the support of academic
scholarship on Cuba The following is a brief guide to Cuban collections found
specically in the Miami area, as a way to update the information in Professor
Prezs guide. The collections are listed in alphabetical order, by institution.
Barry University
Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library
11300 NE Second Avenue
Miami Shores, Florida 331616695
Phone: 3058993760
The collection is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday
to Friday. Researchers are urged to contact Sister Dorothy Jehle, the Pedro Pan
archivist, to arrange an appointment to see the collection. The special collec-
tions phone number is: 3058993027.
Pedro Pan / Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh Papers
Barry Universitys Barry Memorial Library is the home to this extensive col-
lection of materials donated by the late Monsignor Bryan Walsh, the man who,
as director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau, spearheaded the Pedro Pan cam-
paign from its inception. Among the contents of the collection, which are still
being processed, are photographs of the Operation Pedro Pan children, news-
paper clippings related to the program and the children of Pedro Pan, and
articles and convention papers written by Monsignor Walsh regarding the his-
tory of Pedro Pan, the programs children, and various topics of interest. The
collection houses bound copies of Miami Voice, the Catholic diocesan news-
paper of Miami, published from 1959 through the 1990s. The collection also
contains a number of books related to Monsignor Walshs elds of interests,
including material on the disciplines of sociology/social work, immigration,
and the Catholic Church.
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Florida International University
University Park Campus
Green Library
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
Phone: 3053482461
The following collections can be found at Florida International Universitys
Special Collections and University Archives Department on the fourth oor of
Green Library (GL425). The collection is available to the public from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Researchers are urged to contact the
department ahead of time, so as to allow the staff to facilitate your needs. Call
3053482412 for more information.
Jorge Bolet Music Collection
The Bolet archives provide information on the professional and personal life of
Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet. The material cover his time with the Cape
Town and Durban Symphonies in South Africa, the Long Beach Symphony, and
the Kern Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. The collection includes per-
sonal correspondence, family memorabilia, and notes relating to his concerts.
Cuban Living History Project of Miguel Gonzlez-Pando
Miguel Gonzlez-Pando, founder and director of the Cuban Living History
Project, produced three documentaries: Y los quiero conocer, recounting the
era of the Cuban Republic; Calle Ocho: Cuban Exiles Look at Themselves,
based on the Cuban American exile community; and Ni Patria Ni Alma, which
focuses on the Cuban American struggle to oust the Castro regime. The collec-
tion consists of over 114 taped interviews that Gonzlez-Pando conducted
between the years 1990 and 1997. Most of the interviewees, now deceased,
were prominent gures in the political and intellectual life of the Cuban Re-
public. A number of other items, including press articles by Miguel Gonzlez-
Pando, press kits, personal photos, and posters, are included in the collection.
Lev Marrero Collection
Cuban historian Lev Marrero is best known for his fteen-volume survey of
the islands history, Cuba: Economa y sociedad. Materials necessary to com-
plete this study, including photo reproductions and transcriptions of documents
from the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain, are part of the collection.
Manuscripts used in the writing of La Historia de Cuba, parts 1, 2, and 3, are
found in the collection as well. Personal correspondence between 1960 and
1994, photographs, and maps are also a part of the collection.
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Cuban Exile History Project
This collection includes documents and a myriad of materials relating to the
Cuban exile experience. The collection includes runs of such Cuban periodi-
cals as Bohemia, Carteles, and El Camagueyano; publications from the Cuban
American National Foundation; and photographs of exiles. Correspondence
between project director Miguel Bretos and other exiles, and publications of
the Cuban Exile History Project are also included. The Project materials also
include a Cuban Pamphlet Collection. Within this collection are a variety of
paper series and pamphlets issues by different political movements within the
island.
Rogelio Caparros Collection
Cuban photographer Rogelio Caparros captured much of Cuban life on lm.
The collection holds thousands of photographic proofs taken between 1957 and
1963. The bulk of the collection holds images of the Cuban Revolution and a
number of photos taken in New York during Caparros tenure as a photogra-
pher for the United Nations in the early 1960s. Of note among these photos are
those taken of Fidel Castro while addressing the United Nations in 1961.
Cristbal Daz-Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection
Renowned musicologist and author of Cuba Canta y Baila: Discografa de
la Msica Cubana, Vol. 1, 18981925, Daz-Ayala donated approximately
100,000 items that span the history of popular Cuban and other Latin music.
The collection features 25,000 LPs; 14,500 78rpms; 4,500 cassettes containing
radio interviews with composers and musicians; 4,000 pieces of sheet music;
3,000 books; and thousands of other music-related paraphernalia.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: 3053751492
The Research Center of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida is open to
the public from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. To access a
guide to the Research Centers manuscripts and visual materials, please visit:
http://www.historical-museum.org/collect/rc.htm
Historical Museum of Southern Florida Research Center
The Historical Museum of Southern Florida is dedicated to preserving the
history, cultures, and archeology of the people of South Florida and the Ca-
ribbean. The research center is home of the archives, library, and documen-
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tary collections of the Historical Association of Southern Florida. The center
houses a number of small, privately donated collections of items related to the
people of South Florida, including its Cuban-American population. The re-
search center also houses an impressive picture archive (1,000,000+) of images
from South Florida and the Caribbean.
Miami-Dade Public Library
101 W Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: 3053752665
Florida Moving Image Archive
Access to this archive is strictly by appointment only. Appointments can be
made from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday by contacting Lou Ellen
Cramer at 3053751505. The archive staff will also compile a VHS tape of
research materials of interest if so requested; there is a research fee for this
service. For more information, contact the research staff at info@ia.org
Florida Room
The Florida Room is open during regular library hours, Monday to Saturday
from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and Sunday 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. For more information regarding the Florida Room, call 305
3755023.
Florida Moving Image Archive
The Florida Moving Image Archive is an extensive collection of moving im-
ages recorded in South Florida from the 1920s through the 1990s. The archive
houses local news broadcasts, lms produced privately within South Florida,
and news documentaries chronicling local reaction to events of historic signi-
cance produced by local television afliates.
Florida Room
The Florida Room at the MiamiDade Public Library houses complete runs of
a variety of periodicals from across the state of Florida. The Florida Room
specically emphasizes materials from the region of South Florida. The Florida
Room also houses a small collection of literary works by Cuban Americans
from the Miami area.
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University of Miami
Otto G. Richter Library
Cuban Heritage Collection
1300 Memorial Drive
P.O. Box 248214
Coral Gables, Florida 331240320
Phone: 3052844900; Fax: 3052844901
Housed at the new Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion on the second oor of the Otto
G. Richter Library, the University of Miamis Cuban Heritage Collection
(CHC) acts as a repository for an impressive collection of materials on the
history of Cuba from discovery to the present. The collection is also home to a
number of materials related to the Cuban exile community and Cuban Ameri-
cans. The CHC houses more than 50,000 books (both rare and contemporary), a
substantial number of Cuban-exile and Cuban-published periodicals, and over
two hundred personal and corporate collections.
The CHC is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to
Friday. Researchers not afliated with the University of Miami (its faculty,
students, and staff ) will have to obtain a visitors pass from the Richter Library
circulation desk. All that is required to obtain a pass is a photo identication.
Visiting researchers are also urged to call in advance for the CHC staff to best
assist your needs. For a more in-depth overview of the Cuban Heritage Collec-
tion, visit the website: http://www.library.miami.edu/umcuban/cuban.html
Also available on the web is the University of Miamis Cuban Heritage
Digital Collection. It contains the digitized contents of selected Cuban Heritage
Collections. To access the Digital Collection, visit: http://www.library.miami
.edu/chcdigital/intro.html
Toms Estrada Palma Collection, ca. 18801999
Toms Estrada Palma, the rst elected president of the Republic of Cuba,
served in ofce from 1902 to 1906. This collection, donated by Toms Douglas
Estrada Palma III in 1995, includes a variety of correspondence, photographs,
and other documents related to Estrada Palma and his descendants. The collec-
tion also reects the relationship of the Estrada Palmas government with the
United States.
Tad Szulc Collection, 19841986
Tad Szulc, the distinguished journalist and author, donated to the CHC the bulk
of original research material that he utilized in the work Fidel: A Critical
Portrait. Among the items in the collection are typewritten transcripts of inter-
views with Fidel Castro and eighteen of his associates in the Cuban govern-
ment. The interviews all took place in Cuba between the years 1984 and 1985.
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Polita Grau de Agero Collection
Polita Grau, the former rst lady of Cuba, who served fourteen years in prison
for conspiring to overthrow Fidel Castro and her role in coordinating Operation
Pedro Pan, donated this collection in 1993. The collection includes letters,
clippings, and photographs of Polita Grau, and also clippings and photos of her
uncle, the former Cuban president Ramn Grau San Martn.
David Masnata y de Quesada Collection
Masnata was the founder and rst secretary of the Cuban Institute of Geneal-
ogy and Heraldry. The collection contains research material on Cuban and
Spanish genealogy and heraldry. It is arranged in ve series: I: Gonzalo de
Quesada y Arostegui Family; II: Genealogy (of Masnatas family); III: Geneal-
ogy related to other European countries; IV: Jos Mart (contains materials
related to the Cuban poet); and V: David Masmata y de Quesada Papers (con-
tains manuscripts of two of his unpublished works The Founders of the Cuban
Republic and Hierarchy of the War of 68).
Cordovs and Bolaos Families Collection, 18781999
The Cordovs and Bolaos families were involved in Cubas Wars of Indepen-
dence against Spain. The collection, donated by Julio Mestre, contains letters
and documents from Cubas Wars of Independence. The remainder of the col-
lection includes clippings, documents, and photographs regarding the Bay of
Pigs invasion, with which the donor was involved.
The Truth about Cuba Committee Inc. Records
The collection houses the ofcial records of the organization, Truth about Cuba
Committee, Inc. (TACC), established to publish information regarding Cuba
and its role in promoting communism throughout Latin America. The collec-
tion includes over 390,000 pages of testimony, membership records, photo-
graphs, clippings, correspondence, and visual and audio recordings from 1961
to 1975.
Alberto Arredondo Papers, 19291975
The collection consists primarily of economic reports prepared by Arredondo,
a Cuban economist. The papers are divided into four series. Series I is com-
posed of biographical information regarding Arredondo. Series II and III con-
tains reports written for the Symposium Nacional de Recursos Naturales de
Cuba, the Consejo Nacional de Economa de Cuba, and the Confederacin de
Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC). Series IV holds material related to issues of
particular interest to Arredondo, including Cuban tariffs, tobacco, and employ-
ment and salaries.
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Cuba: Capitana General Collection, 18511898
Valeriano Weyler and Ramn Blanco were both Captain Generals of the Island
of Cuba. The collection is composed of bandos or edicts, Reales Ordenes,
and ofcial forms (18961898) published during both Valeriano Weyler and
Ramn Blancos tenures.
Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection
The Cuban womens organization, the Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club, aimed
to promote womens issues, social welfare, and womens athletics. After being
shut down by the Castro government in the late 1960s, several members con-
tinued meeting in exile in Miami, led by Mara Luisa Guerrero. The collection
includes these members memorabilia, photographs, newsletters, and year-
books.
Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection
The collection is composed primarily of photographs taken in Cuba between
the early 1900s and the 1990s. The collection also consists of materials related
to Bustamantes personal experiences.
Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection, 19331991
Enrique Labrador Ruiz, a Cuban author and journalist, was exiled from Cuba in
1976. During his years of exile, Labrador Ruiz wrote for many literary journals
and newspapers. The collection consists of his manuscripts, correspondence,
and newspaper clippings.
Gerardo Machado y Morales Collection, 18731994
Gerardo Machado y Morales was the fth president of the Republic of Cuba,
from 1925 to 1933. Due to extreme opposition and popular unrest, Machado
was forced into exile in 1933. The collection contains correspondence, legal
documents, and papers and photographs that chronicle his life in exile.