Identity elements
Reference code
CHC5131
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Alberto Sarraín Records
Date(s)
- 1971-2010 (Creation)
Extent
8 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alberto Sarraín is a Cuban theater director, playwright, actor, and educator. He was born in Cuba in 1949. He graduated with a degree in psychology from La Universidad de La Habana in 1976. In 1979 he immigrated to the United States where he has worked and lived. He founded the Cuban Cultural Group, also known as La Má Teodora in 1996. He has taught theater, directed Cuban works, and been involved in festivals in the United States, Cuba, Spain, and other Latin American countries. He was the co-recipient of the 2001 PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award, for leading a legal battle to allow the performances of Cuban plays in Florida.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection contains documents, clippings, photographs and ephemera of the activities of Alberto Sarraín and his theater production group, La Má Teodora. The collection documents his financial, administrative, theatrical and personal activities. There is also a group of personal papers that make up a portion of the collection, including materials related to Sarraín's work with the Community Relations Service at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and the Guantánamo Refugee Education and Training Program.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series that contain Sarraín's work-related records and personal papers.
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.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
General note
Other Information:
Formerly known as the La Má Teodora Records.
Specialized notes
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Archivist's note
Scope and content note updated by Amanda Moreno, November 2018.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Sarraín, Alberto, 1949- (Creator)
- Sarraín, Alberto (Subject)