Herminio Portell Vilá Papers

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Name and location of repository

University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection

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Collectie

Titel

Herminio Portell Vilá Papers

Datum(s)

1960s-1990s (Vervaardig)

Omvang

36 Linear Feet

Naam van de archiefvormer

Portell-Vilá, Herminio, 1901-1992

Biografie

Herminio Portell Vilá was a prolific writer and scholar. He was born in Cárdenas, Cuba, in 1901 and died in Miami, Florida, in 1992. He earned a law degree at the University of Havana in 1927 and a degree in philosophy in 1934. He was a Guggenheim fellow from 1931–1933. He was professor of history and military history in Cuba, and during the 1930s he was a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles; University of Florida; and at Black Mountain College. He also gave lectures at the University of Chicago, George Washington University, the National War College, the Inter-American Defense College, the U.S. Army War College, and the Foreign Service Institute in Washington D.C. Portell Vilá also served as the Latin American Radio Editor for the American Security Council (1967–1982) and writer/editor for The Voice of America and Radio Free Americas, which broadcasts information services to Latin America. As a writer, he wrote more than twenty books about Cuban history and published articles for several magazines such as Bohemia Libre. Even into his late eighties, Portell Vilá was participating in two daily radio programs on international affairs, publishing articles, and giving lectures around the country.

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Bereik en inhoud

The Herminio Portell Vilá Papers (1901-1992) include research writings, bibliographic notes, and clippings about events in Cuba and Latin America during his exile time in the United States (1960-1992) . Materials also consist of radio transcripts, audio materials of radio programs, memorabilia and correspondence of the Cuban historian and scholar Herminio Portell Vilá. His primary research interests focused on early U.S.-Cuban relations, but his papers also include materials about those relations in the 20th century and revolutionary Cuba.

Ordeningstelsel

This collection is arranged into five series: series 1 contains radio scripts; series 2 contains pamphlets, clippings and articles; series 3 contains correspondence; series 4 contains photographs, postcards, diaries, notes, memorabilia, and series 5 contains audio materials.

Conditions of access and use elements

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

This collection is open for research.

Physical access

This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advanced for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room.

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: Herminio Portell Vilá Papers, 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

chc5269.pdf

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Geschiedenis beheer

Materials were donated to the Cuban Heritage Collection in 2010.

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Sponsor Note: Funding to ship this collection from Washington, D.C. to the University of Miami was generously provided by The Goizueta Foundation.

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Sources used

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Descriptive notes provided by CHC Fellow Stephen Chambers, 2011. Online collection-level record created by María R. Estorino, November 15, 2011. Processed by Patricia Barriga, 2014. Finding aid subjects terms assigned by Ana D. Rodríguez, February 2013. Processing and container list by Patricia Barriga, with the assistance of Luis Olazabal and Juan A. Villanueva, February 2014. Finding aid updated by Amanda Moreno, November 2020. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.