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The Humberto Mayol Photograph collection contains 34 black and white photographs of the Jewish community in Cuba taken by Havana-based photographer Humberto Mayol. These photographs were published in the book "An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba" by Ruth Behar (Rutgers UP, 2007).

Joaquín de Yturralde y López Silvero was the Consul of Spain in Havana in the 1920s during the presidencies of Dr. Alfredo Zayas and General Gerardo Machado y Morales. His papers contain correspondence from 1925 to 1926 and other materials such as invitations, programs, and financial records.

Oversize topography maps, mix of print and hand-drawing

Drawings related to Havana, Cuba, made by students as part of the final class assignment for ARC 521 The Architecture of the American Cities, section titled the Architecture of the Cuban Cities: La Habana. Introductory page in Spanish listing the drawings and individual students credited for each.

The Tria Giovan photograph collection contains ten (10) archival pigment prints from the the "The Cuba Archive, 1990 - 1996," series.

The collection contains one letter from Julio Yelua [?] to Alberto Vazquez, 1960; six photographs, including two of Varadero Beach (1918-1921), a photograph of the University of Havana School of Medicine Class of 1923 standing in front of “Kasalta” restaurant in Havana (1940), two group portraits, and an image of the Florida Havana Railroad Car Ferry (undated); and one reproduction of the seal of the University of Havana. The items were inherited by the donor from her great-uncle, Dr. Adolfo Bock.

Student drawings of neighborhood analysis around Havana, Cuba. Each student features regional plans of their particular neighborhoods, streets plans, street sections, and views.

Print showing the cityscape of Havana, Cuba in black and white.

Reproductions of historic maps & postcards depicting urban Havana; includes presentation boards for sites in El Vedado and El Malecon.

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.