Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Ramón Grau Alsina Collection
Date(s)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ramón Grau Alsina was the nephew of Ramón Grau San Martín, a prominent physician and president of Cuba from 1933 to 1934 and again from 1944 to 1948. Together with his sister Polita Grau Alsina, Grau Alsina orchestrated Operation Pedro Pan, which smuggled over 42,000 children out of Communist Cuba.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Ramón Grau Alsina Collection contains awards, correspondence, memorabilia and photographs centered around Ramón Grau Alsina, including plaques, awards and recognitions from the City of Miami, University of Miami, and several Cuban exile organizations. It also includes correspondence, and photographs, including family photos and pictures with notable public figures.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Box 2 of this collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advance for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room. Please contact chc@miami.edu to request materials from this collection.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Ramón Grau Alsina Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Collection-level record updated by Juan A. Villanueva, October 2020.
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Pilar Grau.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Other Information:
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Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Fernando Espino, November 2013, and edited by Amanda Moreno, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Operation Pedro Pan (Subject)