Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Armando Álvarez Bravo Papers
Date(s)
- 1964-2003 (Creation)
- 1982-2003 (Creation)
Extent
11 Boxes (11 linear feet)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The papers document the professional activities of Armando Álvarez Bravo in his capacity as an art critic for El Nuevo Herald, and as a poet, writer and professor of journalism at the Koubek Memorial Center. Bulk of material consists of typescripts of his articles for El Nuevo Herald and newspaper clippings of his articles. The material also includes typescripts of interviews conducted by Álvarez Bravo with writers and painters, correspondence, typescripts of complete collection of poems by Álvarez Bravo both published and unpublished, a conference paper and photographs from his birthday celebration. In his interviews Álvarez Bravo discusses both the artistic vision of writers and painters and their personal lives.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advance for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room. Please contact chc@miami.edu to request materials from this collection.
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: Armando Álvarez Bravo Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Finding aid updated by Juan A. Villanueva, September 2020.
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Armando Álvarez Bravo, 1998. Material was added in 2000 and 2004.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, December 2009. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- Alvarez Bravo, Armando, 1937- (Subject)