Juan L. Riera Collection

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Juan L. Riera Collection

• 1885, 1920s-1940s, 2000s (Produção)

.75 linear feet

The collection contains a letter, envelopes and a medallion relating to Cuban senator, mayor, and historian Manuel Martínez-Moles (1863-1951). The collection also includes a copy of "Manuel Martínez-Moles" written by Dr. Juan L. Riera for The Cuban Philatelist. Subsequent donations have included photographs of Cuban monuments in Miami, taken in 2020; restaurant and culinary ephemera; clippings and articles related to philately and Cuban historical figures such as José María Heredia, Félix Varela, León Primelles, and José Martí, authored by Dr. Riera; exhibition ephemera; political flyers; documents related to the Cuban communities in Ybor City and Key West; conference materials related to the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy, held in August 2022; and tourism ephemera. The collection also contains memorabilia such as matchbooks and cigarette ration coupons.

This collection is open for research.

Requests to publish or display materials from this collection requires the written permission from the rights' owner. Please contact chc@miami.edu for more information.

Preferred citation: Juan L. Riera Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.

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Gift of Juan L. Riera, May 2017. Additional materials were donated in August 2022, October-December 2022, January-May 2023, June 2023, and March-May 2024.

Collection-level record created by Amanda Moreno, 2018. Updated by Juan A. Villanueva, September 2022, and Amanda Moreno, June 2024.

• Martínez-Moles, Manuel, 1863-1951
• Stamp collecting
• Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami
• Martí, José
• Primelles, León
• Tourism -- Cuba

• Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
• Key West (Fla.)
• Miami (Fla.)

• Correspondência
• Memorabilia
• Fliers (Ephemera)