Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
David L. Powell papers
Date(s)
- 2016-2022 (Creation)
Extent
96.28 GB
Name of creator
Biographical history
David L. Powell is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the Columbia Journalism School. He began his professional life as a reporter for the Associated Press in New York, Miami, and Tallahassee. After earning a law degree from Florida State University, he practiced law for thirty years. In his work and through civic organizations he met many Cuban Americans and was moved by the stories of their lives. He began recording interviews about their memories in 2016, which were compiled in the book "Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away: Memories of Early Cuban Exiles."
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The David L. Powell papers contain research files created for the production of the book "Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away: Memories of Early Cuban Exiles." The collection contains audio recordings of interviews, physical and digital transcripts, manuscripts, and digital images of photographs and memorabilia, as well as permission documents collected during the interview process.
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
For access to digital files, please contact chc@miami.edu.
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.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Purchased from David L. Powell, 2021.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Final, edited transcripts of interviews from this collection have been digitized and are available at https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5583.
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
For more information about "Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away: Memories of Early Cuban Exiles," please see https://ninetymilesbook.com/.
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standards (DACS).
Sources used
Archivist's note
Minimum collection-level record created by Juan Villanueva, September 2022. Updated by Amanda Moreno, November 2022.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Powell, David L. (Subject)