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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Brothers to the Rescue Records
Date(s)
Extent
60 Boxes
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Scope and content
The collection documents the operation of the Cuban exile activist group, Brothers to the Rescue [Hermanos al Rescate], founded in Miami, Florida in 1991 by activist and aviator José Basulto. Materials include correspondence, administrative records, court documents and transcripts documenting the 1996 shoot-down of an Hermanos al Rescate plane, pamphlets and flyers distributed in Cuba by the group, audio visual materials, publications and photographs.
Documented in detail is the incident and subsequent investigation and trial related to the Hermanos al Rescate plane that was shot down in 1991 by the Cuban air force. During the incident, which took place on February 24, 1996, four pilots were killed.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is currently in processing.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to chc@miami.edu.
Preferred citation: Brothers to the Rescue Records, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- French
- Spanish
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Custodial history
45 boxes delivered in June, 2013 with more boxes of video expected shortly thereafter. 5 boxes of audio visual materials delivered July, 2013.
Immediate source of acquisition
Gifts of José Basulto, 2002 and 2013.
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Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
CHC5212 Luis J. Botifoll Oral History Project interview with Jose Basulto.
Information about related materials is available at https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5212/id/511/rec/63
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, April 2009. Revised by Natalie Baur, July 2013. Title of the collection changed to reflect the official incorporation name of the organization in the state of Florida, November 2013. Updated by Juan A. Villanueva, December 2016. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Brothers to the Rescue, Incorporated (Subject)
- Castro, Fidel, 1926- (Subject)