Collections

The Alex and Carol Stepick Collection consists of materials depicting the plight of the Cuban and Haitian refugees in the 1980s in Miami, Florida. The documents detail the treatment of refugees once on American soil and the condition in the countries they were escaping from; highlighting the contrasting experiences of Cuban and Haitian refugees. The collection demonstrates the work of Dr. Alex Stepick, Florida International University Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, in emphasizing the refugee situation on a local and national level. Materials also detail political lobbying on behalf of the Haitian refugees, and increasing awareness of their situation. The collection contains scholarly research, studies, and publications relating to the Cuban and Haitian refugees. The collection includes census-related materials, congressional records, economic reports, letters, newspaper articles, political materials, press releases, professional publications, research notes, surveys, etc.

The Bernard Diederich Collection includes both papers and media. Diederich's papers constitute over 130 boxes (143 linear feet); they include Diederich's telegraphs and telexes, his reporter's notepads, and his interview notes, as well as historical documents, such as Central American and Caribbean newspapers and political posters and booklets. The papers also include his private correspondence, which reveals the many challenges encountered by journalists who work in Latin America and the Caribbean. The media collection contains over 20,000 slides and photos that document Diederich's travels. It also includes videotapes and audio cassettes with Diederich's many interviews with Central American and Caribbean leaders.

La colección de banderas representa el Colegio del Apostolado del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, un grupo de escuelas fundadas a principios del siglo XX. Cada bandera simboliza una de sus siete ubicaciones en todo el país: El Vedado, Marianao, Cárdenas, Cienfuegos, Caibarién, Sancti Spíritus y Sagua la Grande. Estas banderas sirven como conmemoración del papel significativo que estas escuelas jugaron en la historia de Cuba, reflejando su influencia perdurable en la educación y el desarrollo comunitario.

The materials in this collection reflect the subject's interest in environmental preservation. Mr. Adams served in a number of environmental interest organizations such as the Isaac Walton League of America (IWLA), The Florida Water Task Force, and the Florida Wildlife Federation, to give but a few examples. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence, news clippings, legal documents, and blueprints/aerial maps of affected lands.

This collection contains artistic catalogues from various Latin American and Caribbean artists such as Leonardo Acosta, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Ricardo Benaim, and Margarita Cano. With so many artists and artistic works accumulated, the Juan Martinez Collection helps portray the vast diversity of different artists across the Americas.

This collection of five boxes of papers represents the academic background of Dr. Lisandro Perez. The collection is a compilation of papers that represent his work as a professor from Louisiana State University and Florida International University. In addition, the collection has papers related to his research studies, the Cuban Research Institute (CRI), Hispanic Faculty Association, the Cuban American Foundation, migration Initiative, as well as articles written by him from Miami Herald.

This collection reflecs the genealogical efforts of Rodrigo Lopez-Portillo y Lancaster-Jones and his brothers. Included is an unpublished genealogical volume that details the various branches of the family, which originated in Spain and settled in Mexico in the 18th century. Additionally, the story of the English side of the family is told through a history of the Lancastrian schools in Mexico.