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Collection
Title
Rosa Ravelo Collection
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4 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rosa Luisa Ravelo Inguanzo was a Cuban lawyer and law professor who received her J.D. from the University of Havana in 1953. Upon arriving in the United States in exile, she reacquired her credentials at the University of Mississippi, and became a leading Cuban legal scholar. Her book Cuba's Constitutional Law and Citizens' Rights Under Present-day Government was published by the University of Mississippi in 1976.
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Scope and content
The Rosa Ravelo papers include newspapers and clippings, mostly on prominent Cuban legal issues, from the Diario las Americas, El Nuevo Herald, and others. Also included are handwritten notes and correspondence, select Gaceta pages, periodicals including Representacion Cubana del Exilio, academic papers, academic certification, and an plaque awarded to Ravelo.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
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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: Rosa Ravelo Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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- English
- Spanish
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Fernando Espino, December 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.