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Collection
Title
Edmundo López Papers
Date(s)
- circa 1950s-1990s (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Musician Edmundo López was born in 1922 in Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente Province, Cuba. At age 12, he began his musical studies in Havana and later traveled to New York City and London, England to complete his advanced studies. He taught as a music professor at the Universidad de Santiago de Cuba in the 1960s and traveled widely to deliver seminars and talks on Cuban music and musical theory. López also published several works and bibliographies on Cuban music. He died in New York City in 1992.
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Scope and content
The Edmundo López papers contain correspondence, musical scores, diplomas, photographs and awards related to Cuban musician Edmundo López. Of note are a manuscipt musical score dedicated to Sindo Garay and correspondence and photos of López and Sindo Garay.
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Conditions of access and use elements
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: Edmundo López Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gifts of Pedro Hernández, 2002 and 2009.
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Accruals
First gift in 2002, subsequent gift in 2009 by Pedro Hernández.
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Archivist's note
Processed by Natalie Baur, February 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
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Name access points
- López, Edmundo (Subject)