Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers, 1943-1980

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Summary

Creators:
Giberga Angulo, Manuel Rafael, 1916-1974
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches, reports, notes, financial and legal records, and printed matter relating to political conditions in Cuba, Cuban political prisoners and emigrants, political and other activities of Hispanic Americans, Republican Party activities (especially during the administration of Richard M. Nixon), and the National Republican Heritage Groups Council.
Extent:
101 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, memorabilia, 1 sound tape reel (48.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Spanish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

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 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. Giberga Angulo's 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.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1916
Born, Havana, Cuba
1958
Left Cuba and settled in the United States
1959-1970
Worked as a business consultant to the sugar industry and various construction companies
1963
Became an American citizen
1968
Appointed by President Richard Nixon to the Committee on Opportunities for Spanish Speaking People
1971-1974
Served on the National Republican Heritage Groups Council
1974
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1988.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box 106 is closed. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Manuel Rafael Giberga Angulo papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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