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Title
Adria Catalá Casey Papers
Date(s)
- 1938-1954 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Adria Catalá Casey was a Cuban dancer, known as the "Cuban Shirley Temple." She performed as a dancer in Grupo Folklórico. Grupo Folklórico was established by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cuba in 1951 with the mandate to represent Cuba in official international events, including festivals. In April of 1954, the group represented Cuba in the National Folk Festival founded by the National Association of the Folkloric Festivals of the United States and the newspaper St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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The papers document personal and professional activities of Adria Catalá Casey, "Cuban Shirley Temple," who was also a dancer in Grupo Folklórico. Grupo Folklórico was established by Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cuba in 1951 with the mandate to represent Cuba in official international events, including festivals. In April of 1954, the group represented Cuba in the National Folk Festival founded by the National Association of the Folkloric Festivals of the United States and the newspaper St. Louis Globe-Democrat. There are clippings and photographs in the papers that document Adria Catalá Casey's participation in this festival. The materials include three scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs, invitations, programs, two issues of Bohemia, correspondence, etc. regarding Adria Catalá, clippings and photographs of Grupo Folklórico from 1954, photographs of artists of the radio station CMQ, edited by Radio Emisora CMQ on June 5, 1938.
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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: Adria Catalá Casey Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
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Gift of Adria Catalá Casey, 2007.
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, December 2009. Finding aid subjects terms assigned by Ana D. Rodríguez, February 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
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Name access points
- Grupo Folklorico de Cuba (Subject)