| Lydia
Cabrera Collection: Finding Aid |
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Special
Note about this Finding Aid:
The finding aid for the Lydia
Cabrera Collection is a work-in-progress.
We have completed the arrangement and description
for Series I and II, which are the only
two series included in this online finding
aid. We are currently arranging the photographs,
manuscripts, research notes, and other materials
from this collection. Please visit us again
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| Overview
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| Title: |
Lydia
Cabrera Collection |
| Collection
No: |
CHC0339 |
| Repository: |
Cuban
Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries |
| Location: |
38D7-10,
38E2-10, 39A2-4 |
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| Administrative
Information |
| Acquisition
Information: |
Gift
of Lydia Cabrera, 1991 |
| Processed
by: |
María
R. Estorino and Eugenio Alonso, October 2002-January
2003 |
| Encoded
by: |
Giselle
Fernández, September 2003 |
| Access
Restrictions: |
This
collection is only partially organized. Certain
materials may be restricted. Please consult the
Archivist or Director. |
| Preferred
Citation: |
Lydia
Cabrera Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection,
University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida |
| Copyright
Statement: |
©
2003 University of Miami. All rights reserved.
Permission to publish materials must be obtained
from the Director of the Cuban Heritage Collection. |
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| Series
Descriptions (Series I and II only) |
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Series
I of the Lydia Cabrera Collection contains letters
and other correspondence sent and received by
Cabrera. Subseries A. consists of letters
sent by Lydia Cabrera to various correspondents.
It is arranged chronologically followed by her
letters to selected correspondents alphabetically,
specifically Isabel Castellanos, Katherine Dunham,
Octavio Paz, and Pierre "Fatumbi" Verger.
The
bulk of materials in Series I consists of correspondence
received by Lydia Cabrera, organized into Subseries
B. The first part of this subseries is arranged
chronologically containing letters from various
correspondents between 1929 and 1990. The
second part of Subseries B. consists of letters
to Cabrera from prominent correspondents or those
with extensive correspondence with Cabrera.
Included here are letters from Cuban writers Reinaldo
Arenas, Gastón Baquero, Eugenio Florit, Enrique
Labrador Ruiz, and Lino Novás Calvo; Cuban artist
Amelia Peláez; Spanish poet Carmen Conde; and
several French colleagues of Cabrera's, including
Francis de Miomandre, Marcel Hiver, Roger Callois,
Roger Bastide, and Pierre "Fatumbi" Verger, the
renowned ethnographer of Afro-Brazilian religion
and culture with whom Cabrera maintained a prolonged
correspondence.
Series
II. Personal Papers, n.d., 1916-1992
Organization: Subseries
A. Family Papers, n.d., 1916-1989; Subseries
B. Financial and Legal Records, n.d., 1930-1986;
and Subseries
C. Honors and Awards, n.d., 1973-1992
Extent: 4 linear ft. (89 folders and
nine objects in seven boxes)
The
personal papers of Lydia Cabrera can be found
in Series II. Along with documents such as her
passports, birth certificate, and curriculum vitae,
this series contains notes regarding Cabrera’s
family history; financial and legal records including
information about book sales and rights; and clippings
and other documents regarding the various honors
and awards bestowed upon her. |
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| Container
List (Series I and II only) |
| Series I: Correspondence, n.d., 1910-[1991?] |
| Box |
Folder |
Folder
Title |
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Subseries A. From Lydia Cabrera, n.d., 1910-1984 |
| 1 |
1 |
n.d. |
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2 |
1910 |
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3 |
1960-1974 |
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4 |
1976-1980 |
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5 |
1981-1984 |
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6 |
To
Castellanos, Isabel, 1980 |
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7 |
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Dunham,
Katherine, 1969-1970 |
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8 |
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Paz, Octavio, n.d., 1981-1982 |
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9 |
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Verger, Pierre (Fatumbi), 1983 |
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Subseries B. To Lydia Cabrera, n.d., 1929-[1991?] |
| 2 |
1 |
n.d. |
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2 |
1929-1936 |
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3 |
1956-1960 |
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4 |
1961 |
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5 |
1962 |
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6 |
1963-1964 |
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7 |
1965-1966 |
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8 |
1967 |
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9 |
1968 |
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10 |
1969 |
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11 |
1970 |
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12 |
1971 |
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13 |
1972 |
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14 |
1973 |
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15 |
1974 |
| 3 |
1 |
1975 |
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2 |
1976 |
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3 |
1977 |
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4 |
1978 |
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5 |
1979 |
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6 |
1980 |
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7 |
1981 |
| 4 |
1 |
1982 |
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2 |
1983 |
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3 |
1984 |
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4 |
1985 |
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5 |
1986 |
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6 |
1987 |
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7 |
1988 |
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8 |
1989-1990 |
| 5 |
1 |
From Arenas, Reinaldo, 1981-1989 |
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2 |
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Bacardí,
Amalia, n.d., 1970-1980 |
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3 |
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Baquero, Gastón, n.d., 1978-[1991?] |
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4 |
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Bastide, Roger, 1960-1974 |
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5 |
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Cabrera
Infante, Guillermo, 1963-1983 |
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6 |
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Caillois, Roger, 1960-1976 |
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7 |
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Castellanos,
1976-1984 |
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8 |
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Conde, Carmen, 1974-1989 |
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9 |
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Dunham,
Katherine, 1969-1982 |
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10 |
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Ferrara, Orestes, 1964-1970 |
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11 |
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Florit, Eugenio, 1974, 1982 |
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12 |
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Hernández
Larrondo, Candelario, 1964-1970 |
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13 |
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Hiriart,
Rosario, n.d., 1975-1987 |
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14 |
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Hiver, Marcel, 1960-1973 |
| 6 |
1 |
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Inclán,
Josefina, n.d., 1966-1980 |
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2 |
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Labrador Ruiz, Enrique, 1981 |
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3 |
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Mistral,
Gabriela, n.d. |
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4 |
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Miomandre, Francis de, n.d., 1936-1956 |
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5 |
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Novás Calvo, Lino, n.d., 1963-1973 |
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6 |
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Paz, Octavio, 1976, 1978 |
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7 |
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Peláez, Amelia, 1966-1968 |
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8 |
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Prado,
Pura del, 1971 |
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9 |
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Taráfa,
Josefina, 1963-1978 |
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10 |
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Tellez, Mercedes (Kaguama), 1961-1983 |
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11 |
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Verger, Pierre (Fatumbi), 1958-1989 |
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12 |
Other
Correspondence, 1961-1963 |
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13 |
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n.d.,
1967-1982 |
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14 |
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to
Miomandre, Francis de, from various, 1929-1936 |
Series
II. Personal Papers, n.d., 1916-1992 |
| Box |
Folder |
Folder
Title |
| 7 |
1 |
Birth
Certificate, 1965 |
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2 |
Certificate
of Penal Antecedents, 1964-1965 |
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3 |
US
Citizenship and Naturalization Certificate
and Proceedings, 1971 |
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4 |
Passports,
1957-1983 |
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5 |
Spanish
Residency, 1973 |
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6 |
International
Certificate of Vaccination, 1968-1971 |
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7 |
Social
Security Card, n.d. |
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8 |
Voter
Registration Card, n.d. |
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9 |
Last
Will and Testament, 1986, 1989 |
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10 |
Living
Will, 1991 |
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11 |
Death
Certificate, 1991 |
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12 |
Curriculum
Vitae, n.d. |
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13 |
Certificates
of Continuing Education Credits, University
of Miami, 1967-1968 |
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14 |
Recipes,
n.d. |
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15 |
Notebook
and Addresses, n.d. |
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16 |
Travel
Journal, 1929 |
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Subseries
A. Family Papers, n.d.,
1916-1989 |
| 7 |
17 |
Genealogies,
n.d.
(Cabrera, Ortíz, and Casanova
families) |
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18 |
Family
Biographies (by Lydia Cabrera), n.d.
(Gerardo Ortíz, Raimundo Cabrera, and
Lydia Cabrera) |
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19 |
Bilbao Marcaida y Cabrera, Elisa:
Disposition of
Properties, 1944 |
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20 |
Cabrera Ortíz, Emma: Memoirs,
n.d. |
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21 |
Cabrera,
Esther: Clippings, n.d. |
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22 |
Cabrera
Raimundo: Sheet Music, 1919
("Rayito de Sol,"
lyrics by R. Cabrera, music by Rosario Dueñas) |
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23 |
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Bibliography
by Leopoldo Ramos-Ledón,
1972 |
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24 |
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Eulogy by Luciano
R. Martínez y Echemendía,
1924 |
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25 |
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Clippings,
n.d., 1916-1984 |
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26 |
Cabrera, Seida: Letter to Gerardo Machado, 1933 |
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27 |
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Visa
to the United States, 1978-1981 |
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28-29 |
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Settlement
of Estate, 1982-1986 |
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30 |
Ortíz Cabrera, Elisa: Death
Certificate, 1989 |
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31 |
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Memorial
Membership, 1989 |
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Subseries B. Financial and Legal Records,
n.d., 1930-1986 |
| 8 |
1 |
Fellowships
and Grants, n.d.,
1961-1978 |
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2 |
Honorariums
and Fees, 1961-1982 |
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3 |
Personal
Finances, n.d.,
1959-1977 |
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4 |
Unidentified
Account Book, 1966-1970 |
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5 |
Bibliography
of Antique Books (Smedt),
n.d. |
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6 |
Appraisals
and Sales: Art, 1947 |
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7 |
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Wifredo Lam, n.d., 1965-1987 |
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8 |
Appraisals
and Sales: Books,
Manuscripts, and Periodicals, n.d.,
1969-1971 |
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9 |
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Maps,
n.d., 1978-1985 |
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10 |
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Objects
and Furnishings, Havana Home, 1958 |
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11 |
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Piedras Mágicas, n.d.,
1979 |
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12 |
Book
Publication, 1967-1971, 1984-1985 |
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13 |
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Carvajal, S.A. (Poesías Univalle),
1977 |
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14 |
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Ediciones "ERRE" Contract, 1973
(See also box 8, folder 33) |
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15 |
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Book
Publication: Ediciones
Universal Contracts, 1970-1985
(See also box 8, folder 27) |
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16 |
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Gráficas Breogán, 1972 |
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17 |
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Lectorum Publications (El Monte), 1975-1982
(See also box 8 folder 28) |
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18 |
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Rizzoli
Editore, 1982-1984 |
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19 |
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Ultra
Graphics Corporation, n.d.
1983-1986 |
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20 |
Book
Sales, n.d., 1975-1985 |
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21 |
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Account
Book, 1968-1971 |
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22 |
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Account
and Address Book, 1979 |
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23 |
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Receipt
Book, 1971-1975 |
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24 |
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Price
Lists, n.d. |
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25 |
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Almacenes Shangó (Artémio Rivera), n.d., 1974-1979 |
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26 |
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Las
Américas Publishing Co., 1971-1978 |
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27 |
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Ediciones Universal, n.d., 1973-1984
(See also box 8, folder 15) |
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28 |
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Lectorum Publications, 1971-1985
(See also box 8, folder 17) |
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29 |
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Librería Continental, 1975-1980 |
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30 |
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Librería Eliseo Torres, 1981 |
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31 |
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Librería Hispano-Americana, n.d.,
1977-1982 |
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32 |
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Librería Lorié, 1972-1975 |
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33 |
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Librería Orbe (Vicente Baez), n.d., 1973-1985
(See also box 8, folder 14) |
| 9 |
1 |
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Macondo Books, 1979-1983 |
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2 |
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Mnemosyne Publishing Co., 1970-1972 |
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3 |
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Senda Nueva de Ediciones,
1981-1984 |
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4 |
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Studium Corporation, n.d., 1980-1981 |
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5 |
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Zona Franca (El Monte), 1968-1969 |
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6 |
Legal
Records: Properties Owned in
Cuba, n.d., 1979 |
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7 |
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Copyright
Registration for "Barril-Agua,"
1930 |
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8 |
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Lowe
Art Museum Record of Donation, 1990 |
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9 |
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Publications
Contract Template, n.d. |
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10 |
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Permissions,
1966-1982 |
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11 |
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Thomas
Colchie and Associates, 1984-1985 |
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12 |
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Translations,
1974-1986 |
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Subseries C. Honors and Awards, n.d., 1973-1992 |
| 9 |
13 |
Honors
and Awards, n.d.,
1973-1990
(See also boxes 10, 11, and 13) |
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14 |
"Congress
of Afro-American Literature: Homage to Lydia
Cabrera," Florida International
University, 1976 |
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15 |
University of Miami Homage, 1984
(See also box 10) |
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16 |
"Lydia Cabrera: An Intimate Portrait" Exhibition,
INTAR Latin American Gallery (NY), 1984 |
| 12 |
1 |
"Homenaje a Lydia Cabrera,"
special issue of Noticias
de Arte, 1982
(signed
by Reinaldo Arenas)
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| 9 |
17-18 |
Honorary
Degrees: Denison University (OH), 1977 |
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19-20 |
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University
of the Redlands (CA), 1981 |
| 12 |
2 |
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University
of Miami, 1987 |
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3 |
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Regalia,
1987 |
| 9 |
21 |
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Manhattan
College (NY), 1988 |
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22 |
Premio Continental Cuento 1977 Commemorative
Notebook, 1977 |
| 10 |
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Plaques,
1978-1985 |
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Museo Cubano de Arte y Cultura: Itoro
Erú, 1978 |
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Miembro Emeritus, Junta de Directores,
1983 |
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