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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Herberto Dumé Papers
Date(s)
- 1953-2000 (Creation)
Extent
21 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Herberto Dumé was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1929 and graduated from the National Academy of the Performing Arts in 1950. He began his career as a theater director in 1955 and in 1959 became the director of the Teatro Nacional de Cuba where he founded the Grupo Guernica theater company. Dumé left Cuba for exile in Spain in 1965 and soon after settled in New York.
In 1969, with the support and sponsorship of the New York State Council on the Arts, Dumé, José Corrales and Edy Sánchez founded Dumé Spanish Theater in a small basement in the Greenwich Village area of New York City. The Dumé Spanish Theater staged plays in Spanish as well as poetry recitals, art exhibitions, lectures and other cultural activities. When Dumé moved to Miami in 1978, Silvia Brito took over the Dumé Spanish Theater and renamed it Thalia Spanish Theatre.
Dumé is best known for his theater direction and his one-man poetry recitals. He staged plays by writers from Bernard Shaw and Henrik Ibsen to Cuban playwrights Abelardo Estorino, José Triana, and Virgilio Piñera. For a list of his theatrical credits, please refer to Appendix A and B. Dumé died on April 8, 2003 in Miami.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Herberto Dumé Papers document the work of theater director Herberto Dumé (1929-2003) primarily during his years in exile from Cuba. The collection primarily includes the scripts of plays that Dumé directed along with photographs, clippings, programs, and reviews and records related to the Dumé Spanish Theater.
System of arrangement
The Herberto Dumé Papers are organized into two series.
Please see the Finding Aid/Inventory section of this guide for more detailed information.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Herberto Dumé Papers Finding Aid
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: Herberto Dumé Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
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Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Arminta Rodríguez, 2004.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
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Related materials elements
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Existence and location of copies
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.
https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/theater
Related archival materials
The Herberto Dumé Papers included typescripts of plays which Dumé did not direct or produce or otherwise carry out any work. These scripts were transferred to the Cuban and Cuban-American Theater Collection. A list of separated scripts is on file in the Cuban Heritage Collection.
Director Information for Herberto Dumé. Cuban/Latino Theater Digital Archive. University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
José Corrales Papers (CHC5149), Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Theater Scripts Collection (CHC5259), Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Manuel Pereiras García Papers (CHC5215), Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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General note
Other Information:
Sponsor Note: This collection processed with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
Rights Statement:
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Archivist's note
Processed by Marta Martínez, April 2008. Edited by María R. Estorino, October 2008. Finding aid revised and published online by María R. Estorino, November 2008. Legacy PDF container list converted to online container list, March 2014. Updated by Juan A. Villanueva, July 2016. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Housekeepers Club (Miami, Fla.) (Subject)
- Dumé, Herberto, 1929-2003 (Subject)
- Virrick, Elizabeth, 1897-1990 (Subject)