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Collection
Title
Cuban Political Prisoners Records
Date(s)
- circa 1969-2010 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
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Scope and content
The records document the treatment of political prisoners by the communist regime within Cuban prisons. The materials consist of 3 CDs: "Presidio Isla de Pinos." (Compiled by Raúl Pérez-Coloma) on February 10, 2010; "La Montaña. Canciones de lucha y esperanzas," by political prisoner, Manuel Villanueva. Graphic design by Alejandro Deoliveira. Miami 2007; "La Verdadera República de Cuba" by Dr. Andrés Cao Mendiguren, 2009. The first CD contains names of more than 10,000 Cuban political prisoners, case numbers and the place where they were imprisoned. The materials also include manuscripts of letters written in Cuban political prisons in small letter, typescript of "La etica en el camino de revolucion," and post cards created by political prisoners in prison.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
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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.
Preferred citation: Cuban Political Prisoners Records, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Raúl Pérez-Coloma and Arnoldo Muller, 2010.
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Further accruals are expected.
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Related archival materials
CHC5212 Luis J. Botifoll Oral History Project interview with Andres Cao.
Information about related materials is available at https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5212/id/577
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, March 2010. Finding aid subjects terms assigned by Ana D. Rodríguez, February 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.