Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Ambassador Paul L. Cejas collection
Date(s)
- 1898 (Creation)
Extent
3 boxes and 14 bound manuscripts (4.25 linear feet)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Paul L. Cejas was born in Cuba in 1943, where he lived before emigrating to Miami in the 1960s. He attended the University of Miami, where he graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Accounting in 1969. He also received a Doctorate honoris causa from Florida International University. He has been a business and civic leader in South Florida for over forty years.
Cejas served as US Ambassador to Belgium from 1998 to 2001. He was the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of CareFlorida Health Systems, Inc., the largest Hispanic-owned healthcare company in the United States, which he sold in 1994. He served as the chairman and CEO of PLC Investments, a family-owned investment firm, and as a director of the pharmaceutical company IVAX Corporation, as well as Mellon Financial. A former banker and a certified public accountant, Cejas was a member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board and held the post of chairman. He has been a member of the University of Miami's Board of Trustees since 2003.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Ambassador Paul L. Cejas collection contains manuscripts related to the Cuban War of Independence, collected by Ambassador Paul L. Cejas. Books and pamphlets have been cataloged separately.
System of arrangement
Original order has been maintained.
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 requires the written permission of the rights' owner. For more information please contact chc@miami.edu
Languages of the material
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Ambassador Paul L. Cejas, December 2021.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Books and pamphlets from this collection have been catalogued separately. Descriptions are available by searching "Paul Cejas" at www.library.miami.edu/chc.
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Archivist's note
Minimal collection-level record created by Juan A. Villanueva, September 2022. Updated by Amanda Moreno, December 2022.