Spring 2021 Update
CHC materials will be available for use in the Cuban Heritage Collection reading room for University of Miami staff, students, and faculty by appointment only on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning in October and until future notice. Book an appointment.
We will continue to provide assistance with reference questions remotely. We will also continue to support the research and teaching needs of UM faculty and students through virtual means. Please contact us at chc@miami.edu or via phone at 305-284-4900.
Who We Are
The Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami Libraries is home to the largest repository of materials on Cuba outside of the island and the most comprehensive collection of resources about Cuban exile history and the global Cuban diaspora experience. As a premier research destination, the Collection hosts researchers, students, and visitors from around the world who can explore and discover a wide and ever-expanding range of information. These materials include published works such as rare and contemporary books, journals, artists books, and newspapers, as well as archival materials including personal papers, organizational records, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, maps, works on paper, audiovisual content, ephemera, and growing born-digital and digitized collections.
The Collection organizes a calendar of events and programing and curates exhibitions that showcase the richness of the repository. The span of the University of Miami Libraries’ Cuban Heritage Collection reinforces the University’s hemispheric mission and commitment to a continuing relationship with its neighbors.
Programs & Events
El efecto Mariel: Before, During, and After – Webinar Series
- Diplomacia por la Libertad: Embajador Ernesto Pinto en conversación con Leticia Callava
(February 4, 2021 – Watch the recording) - Pluma y Plumero: Palabras y Papeles de Reinaldo Arenas presented by René Cifuentes
(November 12, 2020 – Watch the recording)
These Cuban hummingbirds, known on the island as zunzún or colibrí, appear in "Historia física, política y natural de la isla de Cuba" edited by Spanish writer, economist, sociologist, and botanist, Ramón de la Sagra. This publication is comprised of 13 volumes published in 1839 through 1856.
