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University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection
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Remigio Fernández Collection

  • CHC0006
  • Collection
  • 1897-1906

The papers consist of handwritten manuscripts related to the Spanish-American War and the liberation of Cuba, as well as, materials related to the Junta Patriotica de Cayo Hueso.  The manuscripts include poems and documents.  Printed materials from 1898 are also included.

Fernández, Remigio

Ricardo Bofill Pagés Papers

  • CHC0032
  • Collection
  • 1986-1990

The papers document activities of Dr. Ricardo Bofill Pagés in capacity of the President of Cuban Committee for Human Rights.  The materials include papers written about Bofill's work, clippings of Bofill's writings about human rights and reports.

Bofill Pagés, Ricardo

Eugenio Castillo Papers

  • CHC0045
  • Collection
  • 1934-1987

The papers document activities of Eugenio Castillo who was a lawyer and a Consul of Cuba before 1959.  He was associated with the following places: Cuba, London, New York, Paris and Baltimore.  The materials include correspondence with prominent Cuban figures including José Raul Capablanca, who was a Cuban chess player and a world chess champion from 1921 to 1927, Luis Machado and others, as well as, PelDrak Cuba Copper Products Corporation data and photographs, invitations, clippings, official papers signed by a president of the Republic of Cuba and memorabilia.

Castillo, Eugenio

Marciano Gajate Papers

  • CHC0084
  • Collection
  • 1810-1895

The papers consist primarily of facsimilies and copies of documents relating to colonial Cuba.

Gajate, Marciano

Humberto Piñera Llera Papers

  • CHC0110
  • Collection
  • 1942-1986

The Humberto Piñera Llera papers contains the personal papers of Humberto Piñera Llera, Cuban philosopher, essayist, literary critic and educator. Documents in the collection include correspondence, manuscripts of articles written by Piñera for Diario de las Américasand other periodicals, along with newspaper and magazine clippings of articles on literature, philosophy and Cuba. The collection also contains manuscripts of his conference speeches, class lectures and syllabi and outlines of courses taught by him from 1961 to 1986. The working papers for two of his major works, Idea, sentimiento y sendibilidad de José Martíand Sastre y su idea de la libertad, can be found in the collection, along with original manuscripts of books authored by others. A section of the collection houses papers relating to Piñera’s brother, playright Virgilio Piñera Llera (1912-1979). A series of diplomas, commendations and certificates of merit awarded to Humberto Piñera round out the collection.

Piñera, Humberto, 1911-1986

José Varela Zequeira Papers

  • CHC0204
  • Collection
  • n.d., 1854-1994

The papers consist of published and unpublished works by and about Varela Zequeira, noted Cuban physician and literary author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also includes some materials of his granddaughter Beatriz Varela’s, primarily pertaining to her research for the biography she authored about Varela Zequeira.

Varela Zequeira, José, 1854-1939

Ramiro Casañas Collection

  • CHC0219
  • Collection
  • 1845-1959

The Ramiro Casañas Collection is composed of historical materials documenting the history of Cuba during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  Included are correspondence and documentation from the Junta Revolucionaria Cubana (Series 1); military orders from Cuba and Puerto Rico; slavery documents; nominations written by Isabel II (Queen of Spain) and Alfonso XII (King of Spain); photographs of Cuba; letters and postcards; periodicals; music scores and memorabilia.

Casañas, Ramiro

María Luísa Lobo Papers

  • CHC0220
  • Collection
  • 1944-1992

The collection consists of research and financial papers for Lobo's film "Perú,"  as well as correspondence and financial statements of her company Arawak.  Materials also include clippings, theatre programs, manuscripts of screenplays, drawings of costumes, a few maps, copies of engravings and invitations.

Lobo, María Luísa

Rafael Esténger collection

  • CHC0246
  • Collection
  • 1960-1969

The collection contains manuscripts and newspaper clippings related to the writings of author Rafael Esténger, active in Cuba in the 20th century.

Esténger, Rafael

Manuel Rionda Papers

  • CHC0287
  • Collection
  • 1881-1882

The Manuel Rionda papers reflect activities of a sugar baron, Manuel Rionda, Spanish-born master of two important Cuban sugar mills and chair of the major U.S. sugar brokerage firm of Czarnikow-Rionda. Rionda was a businessman associated with Cuba, New York and Santo Domingo. The majority of materials include bills of ladings Rionda used to conduct his shipping business between New York and Cuba and Santo Domingo. Correspondence and other official documents are also included in this collection.

Rionda, Manuel

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