Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Kourí Family Collection
Date(s)
- 1970s-1990s (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Kouri family was a prominent Cuban family, both before and after the revolution. In 1961, Castro Foreign Minister Raul Roa's sister-in-law, Sarita Kouri, at the time serving with the Cuban Organization of American States delegation in Washington D.C., defected and became a leading anti-Castro activist.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Kourí Family Collection consists of family photos, newspaper articles, correspondence, handwritten notes, plaques, and a booklet on the Plataforma Democrática Cubana.
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: Kouri Family 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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Finding aids
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Silvia Kourí de Pendás, 2004.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
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Existence and location of copies
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Fernando Espino, November 2013 and edited by Amanda Moreno, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.