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Tomás Fernández Robaina Papers
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Tomás Fernández Robaina is a researcher and professor at the Biblioteca Nacional José Martí in the Department of Cultural and Historical Research and Library Sciences.
He has published numerous works on Afro-Cuban topics including identity, race relations and religion.
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The Tomás Fernández Robaina Papers contain manuscripts, bibliographies and audiovisual materials authored by Tomás Fernández Robaina, including drafts of Apuntes para la historia de la Biblioteca Nacional José Martí de Cuba, manuscripts relating to the santería orisha Eleggua and other santería practices, as well as articles on Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén's prose and prostitution in Cuba, respectively. The collection also contains a video cassette of a lecture given by Fernández Robaina at Lincoln University in November 1993.
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This collection is open for research.
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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: Tomás Fernández Robaina Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Collection-level record added by Amanda Moreno, March 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.