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Raquel Fundora Papers
Date(s)
- 1936-1994 (Production)
- 1958-1994 (Production)
Importance matérielle
9 Boxes
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Notice biographique
Raquel Fundora de Rodríguez Aragón (d. 2001) was a poet and a president of the Miami chapter of the Circle of Pan-American Culture. Founded in 1963 by Carlos M. Raggi, a Cuban professor, the Círculo de Cultura Panamericano (CCP) is an independent, non-profit cultural organization that includes educators, artists and writers who are dedicated to the study and promotion of Hispanic cultures under freedom and democracy.
Fundora also published several works of poetry. Her poems often reflect themes of nostalgia and longing for Cuba. Her books of poetry include: Nostalgia inconsolable (1973,) El canto del viento: Poemas (1983), Sendero de ensueños : Poesías (1990.)
In 1992, Fundora organized the XII Congreso Cultural de Verano of the Círculo de Cultura Panamericano (CCP) at the Koubek Memorial Center supported by Koubek Memorial Center, School of Continuing Studies at the University of Miami, and its directors Pablo Chao and Angel Pelfort. She was reported to say that the historic event "sirve para mantener la vigencia y continuidad de la cultura cubana en el exilio" (serves to maintain the relevancy and continuity of Cuban culture in exile).
She was married to exiled Cuban politician and lawyer Roberto Rodríguez de Aragón for 50 years and they had one daughter, Dra. Raquel Aurora Rodríguez Fundora.
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Portée et contenu
The papers document professional activities of Raquel Fundora as a poet and a president of the Miami chapter of the Circle of the Pan-American Culture. Fundora's poems express nostalgia for Cuba. The materials also document the activities of the Circle of the Pan-American Culture, which was founded in 1963. It reunites professors, writers, poets and persons interested in culture. Materials include manuscripts of Fundora's poetry, correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, programs, certificates, diplomas, memorabilia, typescripts of conference essays and audio tapes.
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Conditions d'accès
This collection is open for research.
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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: Raquel Fundora Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Langue des documents
- anglais
- espagnol
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Source immédiate d'acquisition
Gift of Roberto Rodríguez Aragón, 2001.
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Note de l'archiviste
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, November 2009. Finding aid subjects terms assigned by Ana D. Rodríguez, February 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
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Mots-clés - Noms
- Círculo de Cultura Panamericano (Sujet)