Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Alberto Sarraín Records
Datum(s)
- 1971-2010 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
8 Boxes
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Ordeningstelsel
The collection is arranged into two series that contain Sarraín's work-related records and personal papers.
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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: Alberto Sarraín Records, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Engels
- Spaans
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
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Notes element
Algemene aantekening
Other Information:
Formerly known as the La Má Teodora Records.
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Processed by Marta Martínez and Nathan Watson. Finding aid updated by Amanda Moreno, May 2017. Scope and content note updated by Amanda Moreno, November 2018. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Sarraín, Alberto (Onderwerp)