Latin American History and Culture: An Archival Record. Series II, (Cuban History and Culture) Serials and Printed Materials from Harvard University

Location: McKeldin Library
Location Code & Call Number: MCK-PER M-FILM F1760.L38 2000

96 Microfilm Reels.

Description

According to the description provided by the publisher, Primary Source Microfilm, "The periodicals, books, and pamphlet publications collected here provide a unique window on Cuban culture from the early nineteenth century through the 1920s and 1930s. Cuba's large population of literate crillollos or creoles supported an active publishing industry that offered almanacs, gazettes, magazines for women, literary journals, books, and more.

Preserved here on microfilm are a wide variety of these publications. The serial publications include many complete or near complete runs of major magazines such as El Album, and hard-to-find short-lived periodicals such as the literary periodical La lira de apolo. These provide insights into the tastes and preoccupations of the creole classes who were their target audiences.

The roles of women with respect to domestic duties, child-rearing and "proper" conduct is reflected in such publications as La familia. The love stories and sentimental articles and poems contained in such literary periodicals as Album de las damas demonstrate popular beliefs -- both real and idealized -- about love and gender relations.

With its unique mixture of European and African influences, Cuban popular entertainment has always held particular fascination for North Americans. Included here are periodicals covering Cuban theater and music halls, such as Floresta cubana.

Other fascinating perspectives on Cuba's racial and ethnic heterogeneity can be seen in many of the collection's printed materials. Of all countries in the Western hemisphere, Cuba maintained slavery longest. Preoccupations with slavery, African culture, and freedom for slaves are captured in books and pamphlets throughout the collection."

This collection is arranged in 2 sections;Section A, which is comprised of reels 1-65, consists of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, mostly by Cuban authors. Section B, which is comprised of reels 66-96, consists of Cuban Periodicals.

Index/Guide

The guide to the collection Latin American History and Culture: An Archival Record. Series II, Serials and Printed Materials from Harvard University. Guide to the Microfilm Collection, is available Online and in print form at MCK REF F1760.L38 2000 Guide. The guide is divided into Section A: Printed Materials and Section B: Serials. Within these sections the arrangement is by Author (Editor)/Title listing.