Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Humberto Medrano collection
Date(s)
- 1973-1974 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Humberto Medrano (1916-2012) was the former assistant director of the daily newspaper Prensa Libre in pre-revolutionary Cuba. In exile in the United States, he served as the director of Radio and TV Martí, federally-funded stations based in Miami that broadcast exclusively to Cuba. He is also the author of several books, including the collections of his writings and opinion columns, Sin patria pero sin amo (1963) and Caminos de papel (Editorial AIP, 1977).
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Humberto Medrano collection consists of news clippings, correspondence, and handwritten letters to and from Humberto Medrano (1916-2012) on the subject of Cuban political prisoners in the 1970s.
System of arrangement
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: Humberto Medrano collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Humberto Medrano, 1980.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
CHC5212 Luis J. Botifoll Oral History Project interview with Humberto Medrano.
Information about related materials is available at https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5212/id/553
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Fernando Espino, November 2013 and revised by Amanda Moreno, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Medrano, Humberto, 1916-2012 (Subject)