Lydia Cabrera Papers, 1910-1991 | University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection
Title: Lydia Cabrera Papers, 1910-1991
ID: CHC0339
Repository: University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection
Created by: Cabrera, Lydia
Arrangement: Series I: Correspondence, n.d., 1910-[1991?]
Organization: Subseries A. From Lydia Cabrera, n.d., 1910-1984 and Subseries B. To Lydia Cabrera, n.d., 1929-[1991?] Extent: 5 linear ft. (65 folders in six boxes)
Series I of the Lydia Cabrera Papers 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.
Organization: Subseries A. From Lydia Cabrera, n.d., 1910-1984 and Subseries B. To Lydia Cabrera, n.d., 1929-[1991?] Extent: 5 linear ft. (65 folders in six boxes)
Series I of the Lydia Cabrera Papers 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.
Extent: 69.0 Boxes
Container List (PDF): http://proust.library.miami.edu/findingaids/legacy/chc0339CL.pdf
The finding aid for the Lydia Cabrera Papers 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 as we continue to develop the Lydia Cabrera Papers Finding Aid. If you require assistance with this collection, please call 305-284-4900.
Show Subjects (links to similar collections)Scope and Contents: The papers document the professional activities of Lydia Cabrera, one of the 20th century’s leading writers on Cuban folklore and an internationally known chronicler of Afro-Cuban culture and religion. The materials include correspondence with important Latin American painters and authors, manuscripts, original drawings, field notes, interviews, photographs, illustrations, and paper laces. This collection also contains documentation about the restoration of several colonial buildings in Cuba.
