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[James] Clifton Williams, Jr. (26 March 1923 Traskwood, Arkansas — 12 February 1976 Miami, Florida). Williams was an American teacher, conductor and bandmaster. From 1949 to 1966, Clifton Williams taught in the composition department of the School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1966, he was appointed Chair of the Theory and Composition Department at University of Miami School of Music, where he taught until his death in 1976.

Rodrigo Prats was one of Cuba's most important composers of zarzuelas (Spanish operetta). Born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba on 7 February 1909, Prats was the son of another important Cuban composer and musician, Jaime Prats. Violinist, pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestral director, Rodrigo Prats directed several orchestras in Havana and served as musical director for radio and TV stations. Prats gained notoriety with the publication “Una rosa de Francia,” a criolla-bolero he composed at age 15. His body of work includes popular music, sainetes, and zarzuelas. Among his most important zarzuelas is "Amalia Batista", and many artists recorded his songs.

Rodrigo Prats joined the faculty of Havana's Studio Sylvia M. Goudie in 1956 after his stint at the Iranzo Conservatory. He died in Havana on 15 September 1980.

The ALA (American Literary Agency) was established in New York by the Spanish politician and prominent journalist, Joaquín Maurín in 1948. It was founded for the purpose of distributing articles written by Latin American and Spanish writers to the different newspapers and magazines in Latin America and Spain.

Joaquín Maurín died in 1973 and was succeeded by his wife. In 1974, the Agency's name was changed to its Spanish name, Agencia Latinoamericana. In 1975, Arturo Villar succeeded Maurín's wife as director and editor of the Agency. In 1977, the Agencia Latinoamericana moved to Miami, and in 1982, the ALA began sending articles to U.S. newspapers published in Spanish under the name of the Latin American Feature Syndicate, as a new service.

In March 1984, Arturo Villar ceased to work as editor of the ALA and remained as president of the Agency in Miami, while the editorial offices were moved to London under the direction of Miguel Angel Diez.

The ALA papers are comprised of the historical files which contain articles written between 1948 and 1975, the topical files containing articles written from 1975 to 1980 and the informational files which include newspaper clippings, magazine articles and editorials. These papers were given to the Otto C. Richter Library on March 10, 1981 through negotiations between Dr. Joaquín Roy, Associate Professor for the Center of Advanced International Studies, Arturo Villar, President of ALA and Frank Rodgers, Director of Libraries.

University Presbyterian Church, now known as Granada Presbyterian Church, is a Christian fellowship located near the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

The Winter Institute of Literature (sometimes called the Winter Institute of Arts and Sciences) began in 1935. The Institute first brought men and women of letters to the University for public lectures and conferences with students. The scope of the institutes was later expanded to stress the unity of the liberal arts and sciences rather than their separation.