Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Leonor Ferreira collection
Date(s)
- 1932 - 2019 (Creation)
Extent
6 boxes (6.0 linear feet)
2 folders in Oversize Box 1E
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Leonor Ferreira Collection documents professional and political activities. It contains photographs, documents, correspondence, and periodicals related to various medical endeavors and community and political organizations. These include but are not limited to the American Red Cross, Junta Patriótica Cubana, Partido Revolucionario Cubano, and Leones Cubanos en el Exilio, as well as community and familial events.
System of arrangement
This collection is arranged by photographs, correspondence, documents, periodicals, and books.
Box 1:
This box contains photographs related to familial events, trips, and political and community organization events.
Box 2:
This box contains documents, correspondence, periodicals, and photographs related to the Junta Patriótica Cubana including conventions, events, and programs.
Box 3:
This box contains documents, correspondence, periodicals, and photographs related to political and volunteer organizations including Municipio de Marianao, Madres y Mujeres Anti-Represión Por Cuba (M.A.R.), Leones Cubanos en el Exilio, American Red Cross, and Partido Revolucionario Cubano.
Box 4:
This box contains media, correspondence, and documents related to various organizations and events, as well as reports and identification.
Box 5:
This box contains documents including political and community organization bulletins and certificates.
Box 6:
This box contains periodicals, books and photographs related to Leonor Ferreira and Cuban political concerns.
Box 1E:
This box contains large periodicals and diplomas and certificates.
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
Some audio visual materials are restricted due to preservation and mechanical limitations.
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: Leonor Ferreira collection, 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
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record created by Massiel Medina, updated by Juan A. Villanueva, February 2025.