The collection consists of 64 slides taken from materials held in Cuban Archives at the University of Miami, and forming part of Cuban Memorabilia Collection, Pedro Pan Collection, Cuban Exile Periodicals Collection, Lydia Cabrera Collection, Cuban Exile Photographs Collection and Cuban Exile Posters Collection. Editorial CLIO, a publisher in Mexico City specializing in pictorial histories, used these materials to publish a book about Cuban exiles in Miami.
The papers consist of the manuscripts of Cuban songs written by Juan Valdés Terán in Cuban prison where he was held as a political prisoner for many years, correspondence, clippings, memorabilia and photographs.
The Marta Pérez collection contains memorabilia from Cuban opera singer and Sociedad Pro-Arte Grateli founder Marta Pérez. It includes photographs, show files, articles, clippings, programs, liberettos and musical scores, and AV materials.
The Humberto Medrano collection consists of news clippings, correspondence, and handwritten letters to and from Humberto Medrano (1916-2012) on the subject of Cuban political prisoners in the 1970s.
The Guillermo Álvarez Guedes Collection contains audiovisual materials and manuscripts of the Cuban comedian and performer Guillermo Álvarez Guedes active from the 1960s to the early 2000s.
The collection contains videos, cassette tapes and CDs of Guillermo Álvarez Guedes' comedic performances. The collection also includes manuscripts for books including Cadillac; and scripts for radio shows and live performances. It also includes, ephemera, posters, clippings, musical arrangements, and photo albums documenting Álvarez Guedes' career.
The collection consists of 14 pencil drawings with text in ink by Lucila Madruga de Díaz Piferrer, a Cuban artist of international fame, made in 1938 and two note cards painted by Madruga in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Rafael Rubio Padilla Collection contains numerous news clippings on various subjects related to Cuba and the Cuban exile community, from 1985-1995.
The Grupo Cubano de Investigaciones Económicas Collection contains original studies done by the Cuban Economic Resarch Group at the University of Miami.
It includes a manuscript titled A Study on Cuba: The Colonial and Republican Periods, The Socialist Experiment. Economic structure, institutional development, socialism and collectivisation, as well as a study on Cuban agriculture.
The Ediciones Vigía Collection contains various formats of artistic publications including books, magazines, scrolls and loose papers of new and classic literary material.
All of the items in this collection have been cataloged in the University of Miami online catalog, available for browsing in the following catalog search: Ediciones Vigía.
The Antonio Molina Collection contains historical materials, pamphlets, photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, published materials, and ephemera from across the Cuban diaspora, as collected by the UNESCO cultural center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The papers document activities of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista Zaldivar and his son Fulgencio Rubén Batista. The papers include records and rosters of Batista Zaldivar's army, speeches given by president Batista, and letters from Batista Zaldivar to his son and to other correspondents. Batista Zaldivar founded the Institutos Cívico-Militares in Cuba and the collection includes many accounts of rural military school teachers and their experiences.
The records also include speeches, programs, invitations, and photographs from the "10 de marzo" and the "4 de septiembre" annual celebrations. Included are also articles, poems, clippings, and publications about Batista Zaldivar's resignation, exile, death, and funeral. The materials also include Fulgencio Rubén Batista's funeral memorial programs and clippings and articles and letters of interest to F. Rubén Batista.
The Mario Santi Collection contains works, papers and memorabilia related to Cuban sculptor Mario Santi (b. 1911). Included are clippings, slides, typescripts, photographs of his works, and awards given to him. Also included is a curriculum vitae and AV material.
The Georgia Portuondo photograph collection consists of photographs of the construction and dedication of the Memorial bust of José Martí in Port Chester, New York.
The Herman Beller Photograph Collection contains photograph of metal works done by Herman Beller's (1899-1972) Havana, Cuba-based company, Industrias Unidas de Cuba. The photographs detail works in parks, schools, and public areas and buildings all installed during the 1920s to 1950s. Several small examples of metal pieces cast by Beller are also included in the collection.
The papers include correspondence mostly regarding homage to Lydia Cabrera, photographs of Giulio Blanc with Lydia Cabrera and a typescript of a poem by Virgilio Piñera.
