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Title
Rafael J. Urruela Collection
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1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rafael Urruela was a Guatemalan-born civil servant who directed the Foreign Office of New Orleans City Hall, a major hub of trade and diplomatic activity with Latin America for much of the 20th Century. Urruela worked with dignitaries from Cuba, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Argentina, and other countries.
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Scope and content
The Rafael Urruela Collection contains personal papers from Rafael J. Urruela, the former director of the Foreign Office at New Orleans City Hall. It contains photographs, correspondence with US and Latin American leaders, and clippings on trade and diplomatic activities in New Orleans.
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This collection is open for research.
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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: Rafael J. Urruela Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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- English
- Spanish
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Gift of Rafael J. Urruela
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Archivist's note
Minimal Record added by Fernando Espino, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.