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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Cuban California archive
Identifier/Call Number: 0503
Physical Description:
25.44 Linear Feet
30 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1900-2015
Abstract: This archive contains materials documenting the contributions of individuals, families and organizations within the Cuban
community of California. The materials in this artificial collection reflect Cuban American life and culture in California
chiefly from the 1950s to early 2000s.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian,
English.
This archive contains materials documenting the contributions of individuals, families and organizations within the Cuban
community of California. The materials in this artificial collection were chiefly collected by USC curator Barbara Robinson
and reflect Cuban American life and culture in California chiefly from the 1950s to early 2000s. The archive is arranged into
the general collection, small special collections, serials, and a set of telephone directories.
The general collection contains subject files related to Cuban American individuals, organizations, and events in California.
Individuals represent a variety of professions and positions such as writers, artists, musicians, journalists, activists,
and teachers. The content of these files vary, in some cases only containing biographical information in the form of one photocopied
article, while in other cases there is promotional information for events, such as flyers and postcards, letters, or documents.
Small special collections in the archive include: a Bay of Pigs clippings collection; a collection on the Havanafama theater
group in Los Angeles; a collection of scholarly articles donated by political scientist Dr. Max Azicri (USC Alumnus); scrapbooks
of Esther Herrera, one of the community's leaders and activists; a collection of writer Ileana Gonzalez Monserrat; documents
from the work Adolfo V. Nodal, general manager of the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department; documents from the
Lorente family; and a Cuban coat of arms plaque donated by Angela M. Garcia-Montes.
There are also "La Guía telefónica Cubana" telephone directories (2002-2015) and Cuban serials published in California including
a complete run of the weekly newspaper "La Voz Libre" (1981-1997).
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various sources. Acquisition information noted at file level when known.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Cuban California archive, Collection no. 0503, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American
Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cuban Americans -- California -- Archival resources
Cuban American business enterprises -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Cubans -- California -- Archival resources
Newspapers
Serials
Telephone directories
La voz libre