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Modesto A. Maidique Personal Files & Ephemera, 1979-2009

 

Summary

Creator:
Modesto A. Maidique
Extent:
6.92 Linear Feet 2 Legal size 5" archival document cases; 6 archival banker document boxes
8 boxes
Language:
English Spanish; Castilian

Background

Scope and content:

The materials in this collection reflect the personal aspect of being a college president. This includes scrapbooks, which contain news clippings and photos of the subject's career as well as that which was deemed to be of personal or professional interest. Awards represent the esteem of colleagues in academia, the business commiunity, as well as the broader Miami communuty. Financial and contractural documents related to the presidency are also included.

Biographical / historical:

Modesto Alex "Mitch" Maidique was the fourth and longest-serving president of Florida International University in Miami. He was born on March 20, 1940 in Havana, Cuba. He is of Czechoslovakian ancestry, the name Maidique being Latinized from Mayjek. His father, Modesto Maidique, had a Doctorate in Education from the University of Havana and was a former congressman and senator. His mother, Hilda Rodriguez Sarabia was a Home Economics teacher. She completed some post-graduate work in Education at Columbia University. President Maidique has two children--Ana Teresa and Mark.

He is a graduate of Ruston Academy, located in Havana. He earned three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technnology: A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1964 and 1970, respectively. He is also a graduate of the Program Management Development at Harvard University in 1975.

Prior to being appointed as President of FIU in 1986, he was an Assistant Professor at Harvard from 1976-1981, and an Associate Professor / Consulting Professor at Stanford University from 1981-1986. He has also been involved in several business ventures and consulting roles.

Modesto Maidique served as president of FIU from 1986-2009, a tenure of over 20 years, when the avearge university president serves for 5 years.

For an extensive and detailed biography, please refer to the relevant series and folder.

Acquisition information:
The materials in this collection were initially part of the University Archives - Office of the President record group. However, as these materials are of a personal nature it was determined that they should be of their own collection. Please note, though, that as a state university president Mr. Maidique was a public figure, and that his personal and professional life cannot be completely separated.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in three series': Documents & Correspondence, which includes biographical information, financial records, and contracts; Awards; Scrapbooks

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact Special Collections & University Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the SPCUA's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.

The Modesto A. Maidique Personal Files & Ephemera are owned by Florida International University. This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

For more information please visit: https://library.fiu.edu/find/copyright/general

Location of this collection:
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami
FL
33199
USA