Identity elements
Reference code
CHC5321
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Restaurant Ephemera collection
Date(s)
Extent
2 Boxes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Restaurant Ephemera collection contains food industry ephemera including restaurant, bakery and cafeteria menus, brochures, flyers, clippings and miscellaneous objects from eating establishments in Cuba and its diaspora.
The collection also contains souvenir items produced by restaurants in Cuba including group portraits from restaurants and nightclubs such as Rancho Luna and Sans Soucí, coasters from La Bodeguita del Medio and Tropicana napkins (reproduced in exile).
System of arrangement
The collection is organized alphabetically by the name of the eating establishment.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
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.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Initial items in this colletion were transferred from the CHC Vertical Files, June 2013. Collection name changed to Restaurant Collection, September 16, 2013, then to Restaurant Ephemera Collection, March 5, 2014.
Immediate source of acquisition
The materials in this collection have been acquired through numerous gifts and purchases over time.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
The repository continues to add materials to this collection.