"Bohemia" Magazine collection of Lucille "Lucy" Rodriguez, 1998-2001
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Bohemia
- Rodriguez, Lucille
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of Ms. Lucille "Lucy" Rodriguez's "La Bohemia" magazine issues published in Havanna, Cuba from 1998 through 2001.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian
- Preferred citation:
"La Bohemia" Magazine Collection of Lucille "Lucy" Rodriguez, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
Collection consists issues of Bohemia, a magazine published in Havana, Cuba, covering the years 1998 through 2001. Magazines and additional material of embriodered basket occupy two document boxes (2 linear ft). Some of the magazine issues have hand-written notes from the senders.
- Biographical / historical:
Lucille "Lucy" Rodriguez was born in December 1903 and lived her entire life in West Tampa and Hillsborough County. She passed away at the age of 101 on 11 September 2005. In the late 1990s, she began a dialogue with residents of her ancestral homeland, Cuba, and some people began mailing her copies of Bohemia. The mailed magazines often included the Cuban residents' writings on the inside and covers of the magazines as well as handwritten notes and letters about activities in their lives.
- Acquisition information:
- Maragaret Keller, a USF graduate, compiled and donated the collection due to her close relations to Lucille "Lucy" Rodriguez and family.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Periodicals
- Names:
- Rodriguez, Lucille
- Places:
- Cuba
Latin America
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
"La Bohemia" Magazine Collection of Lucille "Lucy" Rodriguez, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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140 7th Avenue SouthSt. PetersburgFL33701USA
