Alberto del Pozo's Orishas
The Oricha Collection by Alberto del Pozo pays homage to the primary gods and goddesses that comprise the Afro-Cuban religion of Santería. Each pen, crayon, and ink illustration measures 40 by 30 inches. The Oricha Collection is held in the University of Miami Libraries Cuban Heritage Collection.
Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal
A bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal of original works by Caribbean writers and scholars worldwide exclusively in electronic form. The journal is a non-profit project of Caribbean Literary Studies in the Department of English at the University of Miami.
Alberto Arredondo Papers
The Alberto Arredondo Papers consist of reports and papers regarding Cuba's economy.
Augustus C. Mayhew, Jr. Photograph Collection
The collection consists of black and white photographs of the Mayhew and McAbee families during their time living in the American colony of La Gloria in the province of Camagüey, Cuba.
The Bob Simms Collection: An Activist’s Life and LegacyThis exhibit offers a snapshot of the life and legacy of Robert H. Simms and an overview of some of the research resources available in his collection. The online exhibit contains photographs, maps, a timeline, a bibliography and information on the collection held in Special Collections, Otto G. Richter Library.
Bibliography on Moderate Cuban Politics
An annotated bibliography of 271 primary and secondary resources related to events, groups and individuals that advocated Cuba return to democratic process during the period 1952-1965.
The Bob Simms Collection
The Bob Simms Collection documents the life and activities of Robert H. Simms in the black communities of Coconut Grove and Miami.
Caribbean Literary Studies
A multi-media web site developed for Caribbean Literary Studies in the Department of English at the University of Miami. The site contains a searchable video archive of talks given at the 1991-1996 Caribbean Writer's Summer Institute; organizational information; conference and special event information; and, a scholarly journal.
Caribbean Writer's Summer Institute Archival Video Collection
Caribbean Writer's Summer Institute Archival Video Collection provides a searchable video archive of talks given at the 1991-1996 Caribbean Writer's Summer Institute sponosored by Caribbean Literary Studies, Department of English at the University of Miamia. Participants include Edwidge Danticut, George Lamming, Kamau Brathwaite, Sandra Paquet and others.
Charles Deering Collection
The Charles Deering Collection at the University of Miami Libraries consists of albums and photographs from Florida, Spain and Portugal, including images of his homes and family members.
Coral Gables Garden Club Scrapbooks
Organized in 1925, the Coral Gables Garden Club has promoted gardening and community beautification in Coral Gables for over 80 years. The Coral Gables Garden Club Scrapbooks provide information on Club activities from 1925 through 1944.
Cordovés and Bolaños Families Collection
The Cordovés and Bolaños Families Collection contains letters, documents, and photographs from Cuba's Wars of Independence and the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
The Cuba: Capitanía General Collection
The Cuba: Capitanía General Collection consists of "bandos" (edicts), royal decrees, and official forms from 1896-1898 published during the governments of Valeriano Weyler and Ramón Blanco, Captain Generals of the Island of Cuba.
Cuban Historical & Literary Manuscript Collection
The Cuban Historical and Literary Manuscript Collection is comprised of original manuscripts from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Acquired as individual pieces or in small groups, this collection includes manuscript books, slavery sales and property documents, wills, and correspondence.
Cuban/Latino Theater Archive
A bilingual cultural heritage site that provides inter-related information on writers, directors, texts, productions, festival, venues and theater companies. Also included are digitized photographs, theater programs, and other resources, including video excerpts of theater productions. The site was developed by Dr. Lillian Manzor, Associate Professor in the University of Miami Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, in collaboration with the University of Miami Libraries.
Cuban Photograph Collections
The Cuban Photograph Collections present over 5,000 photographs that have been cataloged, digitized and made searchable thanks to a grant from the Florida State Division of Cultural Affairs. A wide range of topics about Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora are covered.
The Cuban Postcard Collection
500 postcards published in Cuba selected from the University of Miami Libraries Cuban Heritage Collection.
The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus
Explore the experiences of tens of thousands of citizens who have left Cuba in small boats, Home made rafts and other unusual craft. The site focuses on those who precipitated and participated in one specific sea exodus – the raft crisis of 1994. Through photos, videos, bibliography, primary documents, and narratives the site examines the 1994 crisis and, by extension, begins to investigate the nature of the larger theme of post-1980 Cuban migration.
Democracy in Miami: A Work in Progress
Local experts, activists and officials participate in a series of video-taped panels discussing the state of democracy in contemporary Miami and ways that the quality of life can be improved for area residents. The project was developed and hosted by Professor Gregory Bush, History Department.
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. Research Notebooks
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., M.D. (1915-1974) was a pioneering American pharmacologist and physiologist who isolated cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP) in 1956. The site features 59 research notebooks which keep track of the details of his Nobel prize winning research between 1946 and 1971, biographical and bibliographical information, and Dr. Sutherland's Nobel prize lecture.
Enrique Labrador Ruiz Papers
The Enrique Labrador Ruiz Papers consists of the manuscripts, correspondence, and clippings of Enrique Labrador Ruiz (1902-1991), Cuban journalist and poet.
The Fernando Fernández-Cavada Collection
The Fernando Fernández-Cavada Collection consists primarily of the correspondence of Federico, Adolfo, and Emilio Fernández Cavada during Cuba's Ten Years War (1868-1878), as well as some materials of Emilio Fernández-Cavada Suárez del Villar, Lieutenant Colonel in Cuba's War of Independence (1895-1898).
Gerardo Machado y Morales Collection Papers
Gerardo Machado (1871-1939) was the youngest general in the Cuban War of Independence and the fifth president of Cuba (1925-1933). The Collection contains correspondence, financial records, documents, and photographs of Machado and his family in their years of exile from Cuba.
Imagebase
The Imagebase Collection supports teaching across a variety of disciplines at the University of Miami. The images in the collection support the study of both Architecture and Art and Art History. The images were selected in consultation with faculty and slide curators. The goal of the collection is to support the teaching and studying of Architecture and Art and Art History, with an emphasis on images that faculty use on their teaching and research. Some specialized collections in the slide rooms of both schools are also part of the Imagebase collection.
José Lezama Lima Papers
José Lezama Lima is known as a poet, essayist, and novelist whose work greatly influenced other Cuban writers. This collection contains letters written by Lezama Lima to his sister Eloísa Lezama Lima from 1961 to 1976.
Lillian Frow Peacock & Eunice Peacock Merrick Collection
Photographs showing the Frows, Peacocks, and other families at recognizable landmarks in historic Coconut Grove. Extended family and neighbors are portrayed in images dating from the 1860s through the early 1900s.
Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection
The Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club was a women's organization in Cuba dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, women's issues, social welfare, and women's athletics. The Collection includes photographs, yearbooks, and newsletters generously donated by former members of the Club.
The Lydia Cabrera Papers
Lydia Cabrera was one of the 20th century's leading writers on Cuban folklore and an internationally known chronicler of Afro-Cuban culture and religion. Her papers include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and other materials documenting her life and works.
The Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection
Over 500 photographs of buildings, animals, dwellings, churches, landscapes and other views from all parts of Cuba primarily dating from the turn of the 20th Century.
Memory and Record
Memory and Record previews Cuban and Cuban exile resources in the Cuban Heritage Collection.
Old Florida Maps
Old Florida Maps tells the story, using digital reproductions of maps from monographs and private collections held locally in South Florida, of how Florida came to be represented in the current geographic form familiar to us all.
The Polita Grau de Agüero Papers
The Polita Grau de Agüero Papers contains speeches, writings, and photographs that document Polita Grau's 14 years as a political prisoner in Cuba and her activities in exile on behalf of political prisoners and Operation “Pedro Pan.“
Travel, Tourism and Urban Growth in Greater Miami
This archive contains selected images from eight collections in the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections Division and narrative that examine the variety of elements that have shaped travel, tourism, and urban growth in Greater Miami. It was developed by Dr. Robin Bachin, Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor in the University of Miami History Department, in collaboration with the University of Miami Libraries.
Reclaiming the Everglades
Examine documents on the establishment of the Everglades National Park; the growth of the modern conservation movement; the treatment of Native American Indians and related materials from the University of Miami Libraries, the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, and Florida International University.
"The Sixties"
The Sixties site was developed to support an interdepartmental (History, English, American Studies) course taught by Professors Bowen and Spivey. It features oral history presentations by UM faculty, a sixties chronology, and a selected bibliography of books held in the University of Miami Libraries.
South Florida Postcards
A selection of postcards covering South Florida from the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections Division.
Tomás Estrada Palma Collection
This collection contains materials related to Tomás Estrada Palma (1835- 1908), first president of the Cuban Republic from 1902 to 1906. Items include correspondence, clippings, and photographs. Other materials pertain to members of the Estrada Palma family, in particular Tomás Andrés Estrada Palma II (1884 1960) and his son Tomás Douglas Estrada Palma III (1911-1999).
The Truth About Cuba Committee, Inc. Records
This collection contains the official records of The Truth About Cuba Committee, Inc. (TACC), a non-profit organization established by Cuban exiles in Miami in 1961 for the purpose of disseminating information about communist Cuba and its role in promoting communism throughout Latin America.
University of Miami Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)
The UM ETD site provides a publicly available, searchable, full text repository of UM theses and dissertations in PDF format. We are currently under development so the present site contains selected documents from participating University of Miami graduate students.
University of Miami Faculty Publications Database
A representative selection of journal articles, books and book chapters published by University of Miami faculty during the years 1994-2002. If they can be identified as such, letters, editorials, replies, abstracts, book reviews, and unpublished works were excluded from the database.
University of Miami Legacy
These photographs and streaming videos document the history of the University from the mid-1920s through 2000. Included are oral history interviews with former President Henry King Stanford, F.G. Walton Smith (discussing the founding of the School of Marine Science), and Harold Long, a founder of the United Black Students. They are selected from the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections Division.
