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Title: Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers
Dates: 1943-1980
Collection Number: 88020
Creator: Giberga Angulo, Manuel Rafael, 1916-1974.
Collection Size:
100 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, memorabilia.
(41.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers document the political and professional careers of a Cuban American prominent in the
late 1960s and early 1970s. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon as vice president of the Agency for Equal Opportunity for Spanish
Speaking Americans, Giberga Angulo was also a member of the National Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council.
He acted as general liaison with the Cuban American community for the Nixon administration and was active in enlisting Cuban
American support for the Republican Party. The papers include significant materials relating to Cuban refugees and to Cuban
exile organizations opposed to the government of Fidel Castro. There is also a substantial amount of correspondence and printed
matter pertaining to Cuban American community life, especially in Florida.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In In
English and
Spanish
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1988.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
| 1916 | Born, Havana, Cuba |
| 1958 | Leaves Cuba and settles in the United States |
| 1959-1970 | Works as a business consultant to the sugar industry and various construction companies |
| 1963 | Becomes an American citizen |
| 1968 | Appointed by President Richard Nixon to the Committee on Opportunities for Spanish Speaking People |
| 1971-1974 | Serves on the National Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council |
| 1974 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers document the political and professional careers of a Cuban American prominent in the
late 1960s and early 1970s. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon as vice president of the Agency for Equal Opportunity for Spanish
Speaking Americans, Giberga Angulo was also a member of the National Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council.
He acted as general liaison with the Cuban American community for the Nixon administration and was active in enlisting Cuban
American support for the Republican Party. The papers include significant materials relating to Cuban refugees and to Cuban
exile organizations opposed to the government of Fidel Castro. There is also a substantial amount of correspondence and printed
matter pertaining to Cuban American community life, especially in Florida.
Following Giberga Angulo's death in 1974, his wife Lillian Giberga was appointed to succeed him in his official posts, and
the papers include correspondence and other materials concerning her activities. The papers also contain materials relating
to Giberga Angulo's career as a business consultant to the sugar industry and a number of construction companies. There is
also a significant amount of materials concerning another of Giberga Angulo's business interests, the breeding and sale of
thoroughbred horses.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
National Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council.
Political prisoners--Cuba.
Cuban Americans.
Hispanic Americans.
Cuba--Politics and government--1959-
United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.