Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Ramiro Casañas Collection
Date(s)
- 1845-1959 (Creation)
Extent
8 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Ramiro Casañas Collection is composed of historical materials documenting the history of Cuba during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Included are correspondence and documentation from the Junta Revolucionaria Cubana (Series 1); military orders from Cuba and Puerto Rico; slavery documents; nominations written by Isabel II (Queen of Spain) and Alfonso XII (King of Spain); photographs of Cuba; letters and postcards; periodicals; music scores and memorabilia.
System of arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series. Series I contains documents relating to the Junta Revolucionaria Cubana. Series two contains historical documents, musical scores and periodicals collected by Ramiro Casañas.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to chc@miami.edu.
Preferred citation: Ramiro Casañas Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
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Custodial history
13 boxes were originally donated. Some items such as books and artwork were sorted out and removed from collection to other parts of CHC (books, periodicals, and ephemera). 8 boxes pertain to the final processed collection.
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Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.
https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc0219
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Archivist's note
Processed by María Jiménez and Natalie Baur. Finding aid subjects terms assigned by Ana D. Rodríguez, February 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.