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Newsletter | November 2014 |
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Amigos Honors Ruston Academy Alumni with Henry King Stanford Award
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December Events
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2015-2016 CHC Fellowships Call for Applications
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Fragmentos: Revista Mensual Now Available Online
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CHC Recommends: "Cuba: From Columbus to Castro" DVD
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Holiday Hours
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Amigos Honors Ruston Academy Alumni with Henry King Stanford Award |
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Amigos
Chair Aldo Leiva and Chris Baker, of the Ruston-Baker Educational
Institution, during the presentation of the 2014 Henry King Stanford
Award at the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion. |
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The
Amigos of the Cuban Heritage Collection recently presented the 2014
Henry King Stanford Award to a group of Ruston Academy alumni, who two
years ago established an archive for their school at CHC. The Ruston
Academy is now the eighth recipient of the Stanford award, named after
the University's third president and first chair of the Amigos. (Continue Reading →)
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December Events
Join us for two upcoming book talks in December.
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2015-2016 CHC Fellowships Call for Applications
The
Cuban Heritage Collection invites applications for the 2015-2016 CHC
Fellowships in support of individual research by graduate students and
scholars who wish to use the research resources available in the
Collection. Awards are made in two categories: (Learn More →)
- CHC Graduate Fellowships
- CHC Arts in the Cuban Republic Fellowships
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Fragmentos: Revista Mensual Now Available Online
Last
year, the Cuban Heritage Collection received several volumes of the
Cuban Jewish periodical Fragmentos: Revista Mensual through the
generosity of Mr. Moisés Pitchón, whose father, Marco Pitchón, was the
editor of the magazine. The Collection's holdings of this work range
from Volume 4 (January 1955) to Volume 11 (July/September 1964). With
permission from Mr. Pitchón, these issues have been digitized and are available in our digital library. (Continue Reading →)
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CHC recommends: "Cuba: From Columbus to Castro" DVD
The University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) has produced an English-language documentary titled "Cuba: From Columbus to Castro."
Using archival footage and photos, the 26-minute film offers a panorama
of Cuban history for a general audience narrated by retired professor
Frank Rodríguez. The DVD is available for purchase for $20.00 by calling
ICCAS at 305-284-2822 or emailing iccas@miami.edu.
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Holiday Hours
CHC
will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday, November 27 and
28, and from Wednesday, December 24 to Friday, January 2, for the
winter holidays.
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