Identity elements
Reference code
CHC5340
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Sara Yaballí Papers
Date(s)
- 1961-1963 (Creation)
- 1961-1963 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sara Yaballi, a nurse, graduated from the University of Havana in 1934. She worked with the Consejo Nacional de Tuberculosis and later with the rector of the University of Havana. She arrived in Miami in July 1961 to escape the communist regime in Cuba. Sara Yaballi was hired by Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh in 1961 to be the head nurse at the Matecumbe Camp in Florida until the camp closed in October 1962. She later worked at Mercy Hospital and in private practices until her retirement in 1991.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Sara Yaballi Papers contain the correspondence and other materials of Sara Yaballi, head nurse at Camp Matecumbe in West Dade, FL during Operation Pedro Pan during from 1961-1962.
The collection primarily consists of correspondence from Pedro Pans and their families to Sara Yaballi from 1961-1963. Also included are prayers and an autograph book.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series: Correspondence from Pedro Pans and Correspondence from the families of Pedro Pans. Papers are arranged in alphabetical order by last name of correspondent.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is restricted until 2115. Individuals or family members whose correspondece is represented in the collection should contact the Cuban Heritage Collection if interested in accessing those specific materials.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
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Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
The materials in this collection were originally part of CHC0350 and separated due to provenance of belonging to one single creator, Sara Yaballí, October 2013.
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Sara Yaballí, 1993.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Pedro Pan Collection, 1961-2010
Operation Pedro Pan Alumni Collection, 1971-2013
Alberto Cuartas Papers, 1960s-1970s
Antolin García Carbonell Papers, 1962-2003
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Yaballí, Sara (Creator)
- Operation Pedro Pan (Subject)