Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Colegio de las Ursulinas Collection
Date(s)
- 1939-2009 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Administrative history
Colegio de las Ursulinas was a Catholic academy for girls located in the Miramar area of Havana, Cuba. It was run by the nuns of the Order of Ursuline. The Ursuline Sisters is a religious order founded by Saint Angela de Merici of Italy for the sole purpose of educating girls. It was the first order of teaching formed by women established in the Church. After its establishment, The Order spread from Italy to Germany and France and then to the rest of the world where many communities were established, including in Canada, the U.S. and Cuba. The Colegio was founded in the 19th Century in Cuba, under the protection of the Spanish Crown and Cuban colonial authorities. In 1937, the school introduced a bilingual program, which became the Merici Academy. In 1961, after the rise of the Castros to power, the Colegio was sacked and the nuns were confronted and expelled when the Catholic schools were closed. Alumni of the school still host reunions in Miami.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection is comprised of photographs, clippings, newsletters, diploma, and medals.
System of arrangement
The materials in this collection are arranged in the order in which they were received.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This 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.
Preferred citation: Colegio de las Ursulinas Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
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Finding aids
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of the Asociación de Alumnas del Colegio de las Ursulinas, 2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
The repository contines to add materials to this collection on a regular basis.
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Juan A. Villanueva, January 2016. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.