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New Leader Collection of Letters from Cuba

Call Number

TAM.039

Date

1961-1963, inclusive

Creator

The New Leader (Role: Donor)
The New Leader

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Contains anti-Castro letters by Cuban residents, solicited for a never-published supplement to the New Leader.

Historical/Biographical Note

Norman Jacobs of the New Leader, a liberal anti-communist periodical, solicited letters from Cubans for a special supplement on Cuba under Castro, that was never published.

Arrangement

Within each series the folders are arranged alphabetically and numerically.

the collection is organized into two series:

Missing Title

  1. 1.Originals
  2. 2. Translations.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains approximately 100 letters by Cuban residents to United States relatives and friends describing conditions in Cuba. The letters, all anti-Castro, describe every-day life, the fates of acquaintances, objections to the regime and provide contemporary anti-Castro jokes and rumors. The collection includes the original letters as well as English translations.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Tamiment Library has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1961-1963, are expected to enter the public domain in 2084.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; New Leader Collection of Letters from Cuba; TAM 039; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the New Leader in 1963. The accession number 1963.023 is associated with this gift.

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

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Edition of this Guide

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012