Francisco Vallhonrat Collection

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Francisco Vallhonrat Collection

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21 Boxes

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Francisco Vallhonrat was a Cuban writer, journalist, and Republican Party organizer based in New York City. He was key in the Republican Party's efforts to court the Cuban exile community in New York and New Jersey.

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The Francisco Vallhonrat Collection contains the personal papers of Cuban writer, journalist, and Republican Party activist Francisco Vallhonrat. It includes plays, poems, short stories, and journals by him, as well as articles and essays on various subjects related to the Cuban community in New York and New Jersey. Also included is Vallhonrat's correspondence, legal documents, pictures, photo albums, awards abd memorabilia. A large portion of the collection contains Republican Party correspondence, campaign fliers, organizational and fundraising documents.

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This collection is open for research.

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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: Francisco Vallhonrat Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.

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  • English
  • Spanish

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Gift of Francisco Vallhonrat Box 20-21 gift of John O'Neill, March 2014

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Archivist's note

Minimal Record added by Fernando Espino, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.

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