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Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Rafael "Ralph" Sánchez papers
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Omvang
16 boxes
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Rafael “Ralph” Sánchez was born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba in 1948. In 1961, he was sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Miami before they moved to Nicaragua. In 1962, at the age of 14, Sánchez made the decision to move into the Opa-Locka camp that was run by local Catholic charities where he lived until the age of 18. Sánchez was reunited with his brother, parents, and grandmother after they came to Miami via the Freedom Flights in the mid-1960s.
After earning an accounting degree from Florida Atlantic University, he worked in real estate, becoming a land developer and motorsports promoter. He founded and managed the Grand Prix of Miami, beginning in 1983. He founded Homestead-Miami Speedway in the early 1990s.
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Bereik en inhoud
The collection contains audiovisual materials, clippings, memorabilia, posters, photograph albums, awards, and promotional ephemera related to Rafael "Ralph" Sánchez, a developer, businessman, and leading figure in the auto-racing industry.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Gift of Lourdes Sánchez and Patricia Sánchez Abril, 2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
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Minimal collection-level record created by Amanda Moreno, April 2022.