Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Armando Alejandre, Jr. Collection
Date(s)
- 2006 (Creation)
- 2006 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Armando Alejandre Jr. was a Cuban-American activist, general contractor, and volunteer pilot with Brothers to the Rescue. In 1996, on a humanitarian mission to rescue Cuban rafters in the Florida Straits, Alejandre's plane was shot down by Cuban Air Force fighter jets.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Armando Alejandre, Jr. Collection consists of 2 original 35mm film reel canisters with original film for the 2006 documentary Shootdown. The documentary tells the story of the organization Brothers to the Rescue. It focuses on the incident in 1996 when the Cuban Air Force shot down two planes, killing four pilots including Alejandre.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This material contains 35mm motion picture film.
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.
Preferred citation: Armando Alejandre, Jr. Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Marlene Alejandre-Triana, Maggie Khuly, and Ana Ciereszko, 2014.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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General note
Other Information:
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Sources used
Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Fernando Espino, March 2014. Revised by Natalie Baur, March 2014. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Brothers to the Rescue, Incorporated (Subject)