Cuban Refugees at Eglin Air Force Base, May 1980; August 1980
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 21 items Folder 1 - Newspaper clippings (photocopies)--"Operation Red, White and Blue: Eglin AFB and the Mariel Boatlift" Air Force Material Command, History Office, December 3, 2018; "17 Refugees Jailed after Melee at Fla. Air Force Base," Washington Post, May 26, 1980; "Cubans Protest 3-week detention, fight police at tent city in Florida," New York Times, May 26, 1980. (3 items) Folder 2 - Photographs (USAF photos), Cubans playing baseball, arrival at base, views of Camp Liberty, celebrating Mass, building of the camp, dinners and food lines, waiting to complete paperwork and admissions, 12 photographs (glossy, 8x10, B/W). Folder 3 - Press Clippings compilations (photocopies), August 23-24, 1980; August 25, 1980; August 26, 1980; August 27, 1980; August 28, 1980; August 29, 1980. (6 items)
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Research file containing materials on Camp Liberty at Eglin Air Force Base, including photographs, newspaper clippings, May 1980, also known as the Mariel Boatlift; with compilations of press clippings, August 1980, concerning Cuban refugees in the United States, compiled by the Haitian-Cuban Task Force, United States Department of State. Clippings cover resettlement in other states, social conditions and assimilation, concerns of cities and individuals about crime, language barriers, and personal stories and histories of Cuban families and individuals.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
