Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Caribbean and South American ephemera collection
Date(s)
Extent
23 boxes and 2 oversized flat items
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection contains fragmentary texts and images documenting cultural expressions from the Caribbean and South America. Many of the transitory materials grouped under ephemera include posters, postcards, leaflets, tracts, special editions, programs and menus published in countries such as the Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Curaçao Grenada, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
University of Miami does not own copyright. It is incumbent on the user to obtain copyright from the original authors.
Languages of the material
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
CAAD Items purchased with the support of the Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Grant, Summer 2013.