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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Series Descriptions
Container List

 

 

 

Series I: Works, n.d., 1933-2001
Series II: Correspondence, n.d., 1950-1991
Series III: Photographs and Graphic Material, ca. 1930-1986
  Series IV: Topical File,
n.d., 1971-1990
Series V: Miscellaneous, n.d., 1991
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P.O. Box 248214
Coral Gables, FL 33124-0320
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Overview
Title:
Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection, 1930-2001
Collection No:
CHC0111
Extent:
4.75 linear ft. (12 boxes)
Repository:
Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries
Location:
3421, 34E3-4
Abstract:
The Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection consists of the manuscripts, correspondence, and clippings of Enrique Labrador Ruiz (1902-1991), Cuban journalist, novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet.
 
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information:
Gift of María Labrador, 1992
Processed by:
Arabelis Ureña and edited by Esperanza B. de Varona, April 1995; Revised by María R. Estorino, March 2002
Encoded by:
Pedro A. Figueredo and Jeff Barry, March 2002
Access Restrictions:
This collection is unrestricted.
Preferred Citation:
Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Copyright Statement:
© 2002 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the Cuban Heritage Collection.
 
Biographical Note

Enrique Labrador Ruiz, Cuban journalist, novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet, was born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba on 11 May 1902. He was a member of the Academia Cubana de la Lengua and also of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española. Labrador Ruiz was a well-learned and traveled man who created his own style of writing novels which he called gaseiforme. In 1933, he published his first novel in this style, El laberinto de sí mismo, which forms a trilogy with Cresival (1936) and Anteo (Novela gaseiforme)(1940). With his collection of short stories El gallo en el espejo (1953), he established his cuentería cubiche style.

In 1976, Labrador Ruiz and his wife María (Cheché) were exiled from Cuba. After residing in Spain and Venezuela, they moved to and maintained their permanent residence in Miami, Florida. During his years of exile, Labrador Ruiz wrote for many literary journals and newspapers, including Réplica (Miami), El Diario de Caracas, and Linden Lane Magazine.

Enrique Labrador Ruiz received numerous awards and honors for his works of literature. In Cuba, Conejito Ulán won the Hernández Catá Prize in 1946, and in 1950 his novel Sangre hambrienta won the Premio Nacional de Literatura. Some of his most important works are: El gallo en el espejo (1953), El pan de los muertos (1958), and his final work, Cartas a la carte (1991).

Enrique Labrador Ruiz died in Miami on 10 November 1991.

 
Scope and Content Note
The Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection is organized into five series and consists primarily of the manuscripts of his articles and essays written in exile and includes that of his final book, Cartas a la carte (1991) which can be found in box 5, folders 444 and 445. The bulk of the material of this collection is in Series I: Works, n.d., 1933-2001 (bulk dates 1977-1987). There are many photocopies of his articles as they were published in various publications. A small collection of correspondence, photographs, and graphic materials can also be found in this collection, along with programs of events held in the 1980s and 1990s in honor of Labrador Ruiz.
 
Series Descriptions
Series I: Works, n.d., 1933-2001 (bulk dates 1977-1987)
Organization: Sub-series A. Articles, Essays and Short Stories, n.d., 1955-1992 with Sub-sub-series 1. Manuscripts, n.d., 1977-1984 and Sub-sub-series 2. Printed, n.d., 1955-1992; Sub-series B. Books, 1933, 1958, 1978-198- with Sub-sub-series 1. Manuscripts, 1978-198- and Sub-sub-series 2. Photocopies, 1933, 1958; Sub-series C. Notes, ca. 1979; and Sub-series D. About Enrique Labrador Ruiz, n.d., 1938-2001
Extent: 463 folders (Boxes 1-7)

Series I includes the manuscripts of many of Enrique Labrador Ruiz's literary works, essays, short stories, and books. The manuscript of his last book, Cartas a la carte (1991) is found in this series. Other materials include photocopies and clippings of his newspaper and magazine articles and of those written about him.

This series contains letters written and received by Labrador Ruiz, the bulk of which were written to him by literary figures including Stefan Baciu, Guillermo Francovich, and Gastón Baquero.

Series III includes photographs and caricatures of Enrique Labrador Ruiz, his wife María (Cheché) and others. It also contains prints given to Labrador Ruiz, including one by Ramón Carulla and two by Alejandro Anreus.

Series IV: Topical File, n.d., 1971-1990
Extent: 16 folders (Box 10)

The Topical Files series consists of awards, conference programs, homages, interviews, pamphlets, and speeches of Labrador Ruiz. It also contains radio broadcasts authored by Juana Rosa Pita. Amongst the speeches in this series is "Novelistas de una sola voz," read by Labrador Ruiz when he became a member of the Academia Cubana de la Lengua on 18 May 1972.

Series V: Miscellaneous, n.d., 1991
Extent: 4 folders (Box 11)

Series V includes Labrador Ruiz's curriculum vitae, a menu with the introduction authored by Labrador Ruiz, and clippings and a memorial card of his funeral.

 
Container List
Series I: Works, n.d., 1933-2001 (bulk dates 1977-1987)
Sub-series A. Articles, Essays and Short Stories, n.d., 1955-1992
Sub-sub-series 1. Manuscripts, n.d., 1977-1984
Box Folder Folder Title
1 1 A Caín, n.d.
2 A Fidel, n.d.
3 A la Condesa de Merlín, n.d.
4 A la muerte propia, n.d.
5 A la periplaneta americana, n.d.
6 A la verdad natida, n.d.
7 A los bastiones, n.d.
8 A los días iguales, n.d.
9 A mil y una, 198-
10 A mis pesadillas, n.d.
11 A nobeles noveles, 198-
12 A una cáscara de nuez, n.d.
13 Absorción del prisma, n.d.
14 Acto de servicio, n.d.
15 [Adigio Benítez], n.d.
16 [Agua en Tierra de Fuego], n.d.
17 Agua para el Chasqui, n.d.
18 [Agustín Acosta], 1979
19 Al camello negro, 198-
20 Al Hada Biblina, n.d.
21 Al horno pineal, n.d.
22 Al Porfirio, n.d.
23 Al Señor de los Milagros, n.d.
24 Al tirabuzón inútil, n.d.
25 Al vidrio hipnotizado, n.d.
26 [Alfonso Golland], n.d.
27 [Alfredo Mario Ferreiro], n.d.
28 [Alfredo L. Palacios], 1980
29 [Los Ángeles], n.d.
30 Angileptol, n.d.
31 Los anillos de Saturna, n.d.
32 Apócrifos, n.d.
33 El árbol de oro, n.d.
34 Arpiedades, n.d.
35 Astuto carnaval, n.d.
36 Asuntos de los carpinteros, n.d.
37 Bajo el puente, n.d.
38 Baratillo, n.d.
39 Bascer: S. Teijoo, n.d.
40 La bomba de neutrones, 1977
41 Bonao (Elena), n.d.
42 Brillo de Brull, n.d.
43 Buen camino, Ramón, n.d.
44 Calidad del destierro, n.d.
45 Calie: ses, n.d.
46 [Calvey Cassey], n.d.
47 [Cambises López], n.d.
48 La caña vacía, n.d.
49 [Carlos Enríquez], 198-
50 Carrere, de ojos, uno café y otro leche..., 198-
51 Carta a comtagorda, n.d.
52 Carta a Dios, n.d.
53 Carta a la afectación, n.d.
54 Carta a la carta, 198-
55 Carta a la emvolia de la fe, n.d.
56 Carta a la mala metáfora, n.d.
57 Carta a la necedad, n.d.
58 Carta a la nostalgia del porvenir, n.d.
59 Carta a la pereza, n.d.
60 Carta a los mil y uno, n.d.
61 Carta a los peólozos, n.d.
62 Carta a los Reyes Magos, n.d.
63 Carta a Minervo y Eufaula, n.d.
64 Carta a unas cartas de amor, n.d.
65 Carta a varias muertes, n.d.
66 Carta al Chasqui, n.d.
67 Carta al coine, 198-
68 Carta al ego que me huye, n.d.
69 Carta al hablantín, n.d.
70 Carta al trono vacío, n.d.
71 Carta boba, n.d.
72 Carta cifrada, n.d.
73 Carta de crédito, n.d.
74 Carta de intención, n.d.
75 Carta de vigilín, n.d.
76 Carta del prisionero, n.d.
77 Carta en que me defienden no sé por que..., n.d.
78 Carta final al fideísmo, n.d.
79 Carta gazmoña, n.d.
80 Carta marcada, n.d.
81 Carta palmenta, 198-
82 Carta perdida, n.d.
83 Carta sorprendida, n.d.
84 Carta velada, n.d.
85 Cartapel al cartapacio, n.d.
86 Cartas a Fina, n.d.
87 Cartas a las cartas, n.d.
88 Cartas a las penas del alma, n.d.
89 Cartas que no se perdieron o que no llegaron, n.d.
90 Cartas son cartas, n.d.
91 Casos día a día, 1978?
92 Castalia, n.d.
93 Caviar, n.d.
94 [Cayetano Ripol], n.d.
95 Cercano a los 80 sigue disparando, n.d.
96 Cerumen, n.d.
97 [Chinitos en Madrid], 1976
98 Ciegos, n.d.
99 Cielo ciego, n.d.
100 Cienfuegos a la vista, 1981
101 Cinco foses lenes, n.d.
102 [Clara Cordura], n.d.
103 Codificación de la estupidez, 1981?
104 Cola de paja, n.d.
105 Columna que algo queda: Las medias de Dios, n.d.
106 [¿Cómo lo presentaré?], n.d.
107 Compañeros, n.d.
108 Comprometido, n.d.
109 Con Mario Carreño, n.d.
110 Concepto básico, n.d.
111 Concurso de lobos pastores, 1981
112 En congoja, 1982?
113 [El congruado], n.d.
114 Conocidos y por conocer, n.d.
115 Contralejo, 1982
116 Corolos, n.d.
117 Cuadrar un cuento, n.d.
118 El Cuerpo sufre, la calavera ríe, n.d.
119 Cuevas, el que venció Pedernales, 1981
120 Cuñotos, 1978
121 De corte y cortijo, n.d.
122 Declaraciones, n.d.
123 Deicida, 1981
124 Del vivir, del sentir, 1979
125 Desangrado de letras, n.d.
2 126 [Desentierran el castillo donde salomé pidió la cabeza de San Juan], n.d.
127 Destino paradoja, n.d.
128 [El día de idioma], n.d.
129 Diálogo de libros, n.d.
130 Diálogo de mudos, 1981?
131 Días de los enamorados, n.d.
132 Días más prósperos, n.d.
133 Díaz Seijas, n.d.
134 Dientes de perro, n.d.
135 Dios está en los pucheros, n.d.
136 Documentos marginales, 197-?
137 Don Pedro, n.d.
138 Donaciones, n.d.
139 Dos filósofos, n.d.
140 [Dostoievski], 1981
141 Echar un pulso, n.d.
142 Efraín Tomás B., n.d.
143 Elena Mederos, n.d.
144 Elena Pabellón, n.d.
145 [Emilio Cancio Bello], 1981
146 En torno a las vanguardias, n.d.
147 Engarces, grampines, n.d.
148 Enlace de manos, n.d.
149 [Errores], n.d.
150 Esa puerta, n.d.
151 La escoba de cristal, n.d.
152 [Escritor cubano en el exilio], 1979?
163 Escritores en la sombra, n.d.
154 Escudilla de Diógenes, 1979?
155 Espuma de olvidos, n.d.
156 Esquinas de Miami, n.d.
157 ¿Estos son los ojos del hermano eterno?, n.d.
158 [Exilio], 1979?
159 [Ezequiel Muthar], 1981
160 Felicia no es así, n.d.
161 Fermientieron y sombrero de copa, n.d.
162 [Fernando Ortíz], 1981
163 Ferretreque, 1980?
164 Un fin bien apagado, n.d.