Guantanamo Bay Collection, 1994-1996, Date acquired: 00/00/1996

Summary

Creator:

Shartz, Kenneth

Abstract:

The Special Collections department at Florida International University (FIU) holds items collected by Kenneth (Allegro) Shartz aka Fr. Cyril Shartz between 1994 and 1996 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he worked as an English teacher, through the World Relief Organization. An important part of the collection is 433 photographs taken by Kenneth (Allegro) Shartz that detail the daily life of the refugees. Images also include pictures of the humanitarian workers, the detention camps, the wildlife, and the naval base. The collections also contains t-shirts, personal items and newspapers such as El Balsero, El Bravo, El Futuro, Exodo, and Qué Pasa, printed by the U.S. military.

Extent:

0.83 Linear Feet

Language:

English Spanish; Castilian

Background

Biographical / historical:

Kenneth (Allegro) Shartz

Note written by

Acquisition information:

Donated by Kenneth Shartz

Donation

Physical / technical requirements:

There are No Physical Restrictions on this collection

There are No Technical Restrictions on this collection

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Related material:

Guantanamo Public Memory Project

The Guantánamo Public Memory Project seeks to build public awareness of the long history of the US naval station at Guantánamo, Bay, Cuba, and foster dialogue on the future of this place and the policies it shapes. Steered from Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights, the Project is being developed by a growing collaboration of universities, organizations, and individuals.  It was first launched in 2009 from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.  Support for the Project has come from National Dialogue and Traveling exhibit partners, the Libra Foundation, the New York Council on the Humanities, and the Open Society Foundations. (Guantanamo Public Memory Project, About the Project)

http://gitmomemory.org/

Location of originals:

http://fiu.sobek.ufl.edu/

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Cubans
Detention of persons--Cuba--Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Flowers
Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
Hills
Military camps
Military officers--American
United States--Marine Corps--People
Wildlife as pets
Wildlife at risk
Wildlife as food

Restrictions:

There are No Restrictions on this Collection

Terms of access:

Florida International University holds all rights of copyright with the exception of the titles "Guantanamero" (Spanish edition) and Guantanamo Man (English edition). The creator holds all rights of copyright for these two documents.

Location of this collection:

FIU Special Collections

Florida International University

11200 SW 8th Street

Miami

FL

33199

USA

Contact:

https://specialcollections.fiu.edu/