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Collection
Title
Manuel Rionda Papers
Date(s)
- 1881-1882 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
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Scope and content
The Manuel Rionda papers reflect activities of a sugar baron, Manuel Rionda, Spanish-born master of two important Cuban sugar mills and chair of the major U.S. sugar brokerage firm of Czarnikow-Rionda. Rionda was a businessman associated with Cuba, New York and Santo Domingo. The majority of materials include bills of ladings Rionda used to conduct his shipping business between New York and Cuba and Santo Domingo. Correspondence and other official documents are also included in this collection.
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Conditions governing access
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: Manuel Rionda papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Custodial history
Purchased from Charles Appelbaum in 1989.
Immediate source of acquisition
Purchase, 1989.
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, May 2009. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.