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Level of description
Collection
Title
Juan Clark Papers
Date(s)
- 1960-2002 (Creation)
Extent
137 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Juan M. Clark (1938-2013) was a Cuban sociologist and professor emeritus of Miami Dade College. A veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion, Clark was imprisoned by the Cuban government from January to December 1962.
He has authored several books on human rights abuses in Cuba.
Clark died in Miami in February 2013.
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Scope and content
The Juan Clark Collection contains research materials for two projects conducted by Juan Clark (1938-2013), a "sociological analysis of the Cuban exodus" and a study of living conditions in totalitarian Cuba, including newspaper clippings, magazine articles and other periodicals collected by Dr. Clark as part of his research activities since the 1960s.
The collection also contains draft manuscripts of the English translation of Clark's book Cuba: mito y realidad(1992) and La visita del Papa a Cuba y su repercusión (1999).
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Boxes 1-110 of 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.
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: Juan Clark Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
9 additional boxes given by Clarita Clark, April 2013.
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Juan M. Clark, 1987, 2003, 2004 and Clarita Clark, 2013.
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Related archival materials
CHC5212 Luis J. Botifoll Oral History Project interview with Juan Clark.
Information about related materials is available at https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5212/id/595
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Archivist's note
This collection is currently in processing. Collection-level record added by Amanda Moreno, February 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.