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The Silvia Lizama Collection contains ephemera, show bills, pamphlets, clippings and show catalogs related to the work of Cuban photographer Silvia Lizama, particularly her art galleries and exhibits.

The Sergio Rodríguez Papers contain booklets, pamphlets, and maps; periodicals; state and university reports; audiovisual materals and correspondence from Rodríguez's tenure at the University of Miami.

The Sergio Andricaín Collection contains original drawings and vignettes created by Cuban artists for children's books. Many of these drawings were collected by Sergio Andricaín (b. 1956) or were created to illustrate the books edited by him.

The paintings include watercolors, pencil sketches, oil, and mixed technique. The subjects of the drawings are fairies, clowns, witches, flowers, and other fantastical characters.

The Senour Family collection contains photographs and postcards from Havana, Cuba.

The Sara Yaballi Papers contain the correspondence and other materials of Sara Yaballi, head nurse at Camp Matecumbe in West Dade, FL during Operation Pedro Pan during from 1961-1962.

The collection primarily consists of correspondence from Pedro Pans and their families to Sara Yaballi from 1961-1963.  Also included are prayers and an autograph book.

The Sara Sanchez Collection contains a scrapbook containing extensive photographs, postcards, writings, and memorabilia of pre-revolutionary Cuba.

The papers include correspondence from Joaquin Balaguer, former President of the Dominican Republic (1960s-1970s) addressed to his friend, Santiago Rey Pema, in exile in Miami. The collection also includes Mr. Rey Pema's birth certificate, his curriculum vitae (up to the 1950s), a prison sentence for his son in Cuba (1961) as well as photographs and clippings related to Mr. Rey Pema.

The Salvador Díaz-Versón Collection contains clippings and periodicals relating to Salvador Díaz-Versón, a prominent Cuban exile figure.

The Ruston Academy Records contain materials related to the Ruston Academy, a bilingual American school founded in Havana, Cuba, in 1920. It also contains the administrative files of the Ruston-Baker Educational Institution, Inc., a group of alumni and friends organized to plan for a possible re-opening of the school in a post-Revolutionary Cuba. Other materials include photographs, programs, directories and correspondence documenting the history of Ruston Academy alumni reunions held in the United States from 1975 to 2012.

The Ruston Academy records are arranged into three series. Series 1, Ruston Academy, contains ephemera, publications, correspondence and alumni directories; Series 2, Ruston-Baker Educational Institution, Inc. administrative files documents the administrative history of the organization with correspondence, meeting minutes and subject files related to RBEI, Inc. projects; and Series 3, James and Sibyl Baker papers, contain personal papers related to Ruston Academy directors, James and Sibyl Baker, including anniversary and memorial tributes and the manuscripts for James Baker's book on the history of Ruston Academy, Ruston: From Dreams to Reality (2007).

Ruston Academy yearbooks from 1940 to 1960, ephemera and photographs of the school and school functions, school publications, and photographs from alumni reunions have been digitized and are availabe via the University of Miami Digital Collections.

The scrapbook titled "Bienvenido Rumbaut" includes caricatures, photographs, autographs etc., of Cuban personalities.

The Rubén Ortiz-Lamadrid Scrapbook contains a scrapbook of article clippings authored by journalist Rubén Ortiz-Lamadrid.

The Rosina Urquiza Collection is a personal scrapbook kept by librarian Rosina Urquiza, with photographs and news clippings about her community in Lakeland, Florida Southern College where she worked, and Cuban librarianship in the diaspora.

The Rosendo Rosell Papers contain documents related to Cuban actor Rosendo Rosell (1918-2010). They include photographs, clippings, and reviews of his films and television shows, as well as articles and manuscripts written by him. The second donation of materials include plaques, cassette tapes, correspondence, theater ephemera, musical scores, posters, scripts, and magazines.

The papers document activities of Rosendo de Aguilera relating to his military and financial career. The documents also reflect activities of Delfin de Aguilera relating to his military career. Materials include correspondence to and from Rosendo de Aguilera mostly regarding the creation of World Central Bank, military records and photographs. Materials also consist of correspondence, clippings and photographs reflecting Delfin de Aguilera’s military career.

The Rosario Hirart Collection contains documents related to Cuban anthropologist Lydia Cabrera.

It includes photographs, illustrations, correspondence, and handwritten notes by Lydia Cabrera and Teresa de la Carra. It also includes published articles and a copy of Vanguardia magazine.

The Rosa Ravelo papers include newspapers and clippings, mostly on prominent Cuban legal issues, from the Diario las Americas, El Nuevo Herald, and others. Also included are handwritten notes and correspondence, select Gaceta pages, periodicals including Representacion Cubana del Exilio, academic papers, academic certification, and an plaque awarded to Ravelo.