Alma Flor Ada papers

Identity elements

Name and location of repository

Level of description

Collection

Title

Alma Flor Ada papers

Date(s)

  • Undated, 1896-2018 (Creation)

Extent

17 Boxes (17 linear feet)

Name of creator

Biographical history

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Alma Flor Ada papers contain correspondence, photographs, negatives, manuscripts, typescripts, as well as some of Ada's teaching materials.

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

This collection is open for research.

Physical access

This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advance for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room. Please contact chc@miami.edu to request materials from this collection.

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: Alma Flor Ada papers, 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

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Immediate source of acquisition

Gift of Alma Flor Ada, 2022.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Accruals

The collection is expected to grow.

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Notes element

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Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).

Sources used

Archivist's note

Minimal collection-level record created by Juan A. Villanueva, July 2023.

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