Lillian Guerra Collection
Scope and Content
The Lillian Guerra Collection includes photographs, historical documents and ephemeral objects related to Cuba's struggle for independence, revolution, social life, Cuban enterprises, and political parties. This collection includes a collection of portraits from the early 20th century taken at various photographic studios in Havana, photographs from the late 19th century showing Cubans involved in the struggle for independence, correspondence between Tomás Estrada Palma and Juan Francisco O'Farrill, a commemorative sculpture and coin of José Martí, and documents and ephemeral material related to the Partido del Pueblo Cubano and Partido Comunista de Cuba. It also includes unpublished material on Cuban cinema by Raúl Rodríguez, professor at the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) and cousin of Guerra.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-2013
Creator
- Guerra, Lillian (Person)
Language of Materials
Includes materials written in Spanish and English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
NOTE: Some materials in this collection are only available digitally. Please consult with the archivist to access these materials.
Biographical/Historical Note
Born to Cuban exiles who came to the U.S. in 1965, Lillian Guerra has studied and written about Cuba for eighteen years. She received her B.A. from Dartmouth College and her Ph.D. degree in history from the University of Wisconsin.
Before teaching Cuban and Caribbean History at the University of Florida's Department of History, Guerra taught Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American history at Bates College and Yale University. She is the author of three books Popular Expression and National Identity in Puerto Rico (1998), The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba (2005), and Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption and Resistance, 1959-1971 (2012), which obtained the Bryce Wood Award from the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), as well as many scholarly essays dealing with Cuba and the Caribbean. She has also written four collections of poetry and a book of short stories.
Extent
1.41 Linear feet (3 Boxes)
.847 Gigabytes (22 Folders)
Abstract
The Lillian Guerra Collection includes photographs, historical documents, ephemeral objects, and manuscripts from Cuba.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into eight series: presentations, audiovisual material, manuscript documents, promotional material, artifacts, José Martí Pamphlets, Raúl Rodriguez Book Manuscript on Cuban Cinema, and US Material on Cuba. Within each series, items are organized in chronological order.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Alternate Form of Finding Aid
This guide is available in Spanish at https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/findingaids/Spanish/mss0392.pdf.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Lillian Guerra in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2024.
Subject
- Movimiento Revolucionario 26 de Julio. (Organization)
- O'Farrill, Juan Francisco. (Person)
- Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908. (Person)
- Martí, José, 1853-1895. (Person)
- Guerra, Lillian (Person)
- Venceremos Brigade. (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the Lillian Guerra Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Ana D. Rodríguez, Katiana Bagué, and Margarita Vargas-Betancourt
- Date
- December 2017. (Updated September 2024)
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Revision Statements
- August 2021: This finding aid was revised in August 2021 by Nelissa Caraballo to include 6 new additions to the collection
- September 2024: Revised to add 22 digital scans of pulp fiction magazines from the 1950s-1960s.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu