Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Carmen Puig Papers
Date(s)
- 1866-2008 (Creation)
Extent
3 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Carmen Puig papers document Carmen Puig's family ties to Jennings Cox, Puig's step-grandfather and the American credited with inventing the daiquiri cocktail. Cox was an engineer with Bethlehem Iron Works in charge of mines in Daiquirí, a town in Cuba's southeast region. Cox reportedly invented the famous daiquiri cocktail in 1898 by mixing together white Bacardi rum, mineral water, sugar, lemon juice, and crushed ice.
The Carmen Puig Papers include an original recipe for the daiquiri, while the bulk of the materials consist of family photographs. The papers also include some correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia; and materials related to Puig's career with the Bacardi company from 1965 to 1986.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
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: Carmen Puig papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Carmen Puig, 1995.
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Existence and location of copies
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.
https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc0484
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, March 2010. Finding aid subjects terms assigned by Ana D. Rodríguez, March 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Bacardí Corporation (Puerto Rico) (Subject)