The collection contains clippings from the 1960s related to homosexuality in Cuba and its place in the Cuban Revolution from publications such as Mella and Juventud Rebelde; political and cultural pamphlets; theater and art exposition programs; 60 posters from the Consejo Nacional de Cultura, ICAIC, and the Comisión de Orientación Revolucionaria; political posters from OSPAAAL; postage stamps from 1963 to 1978; and LP records.
The Dysis Guira collection contains materials written by and about revolutionary student leader Dysis Guira. It includes a manuscript by Guira, as well as numerous articles about Guira and her role in the Cuban Revolution. It also contains notes and manuscripts by her mother, Ciana Valdés Roig, a Cuban poet and fellow Federación Estudiantil Universitario (FEU) member.
A rich collection of graphic design prints, transparencies, sketches, mock-ups, and maquettes, as well as promotional materials (pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, brochures, advertisements) created by Erwin G. Harris and his design firm. Included within are commercial advertising materials for hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions in Florida, other parts of the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean; wines and spirits; and other companies, such as IGENE Biotechnology, Scopitone, and Mastro Plastics.
The collection also includes correspondence to and from Erwin G. Harris, photographs, advertisement proposals, resumes, biographies, portfolios and other documents pertaining to Harris and Company Advertising, and Inc. and Erwin G. Harris’ other businesses, along with legal documents, correspondence, and news clipping detailing Harris' feud with the Cuban government under Fidel Castro during the early 1960s.
The collection contains slides, pre- and post-revolution photographs of Havana, correspondence, and tourism ephemera, such as a golf score card and postcards, collected by the family of John Olson while living in Cuba from 1952 to 1960. Mr. Olson's father worked for the Royal Bank of Canada in Cuba during this time.
The Roberto Fabricio collection contains original audio recordings conducting while in Cuba and abroad, correspondence, and manuscripts for such works as The winds of December.