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Antonio Benítez Rojo Papers
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Contents List
Series 1: PERSONAL AFFAIRS,
Consists of certificates, correspondence, book covers and Prof. Benítez-Rojo's curriculum vitae.
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1957-1999
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U.S. Department of Labor Certificate (completion of a course about labor statistics - Washington D.C.)
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1957 Jul 6
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Box 1: folder 1
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International Cooperation Administration Certification of Achievement (completion of a course about censuses and statistics - Havana, Cuba)
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1959 Oct 13
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Box 1: folder 2
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Correspondence
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1989-1999
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Box 1: folder 3
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Curriculum Vitae
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1990s
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Box 1: folder 4
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Book covers
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 5
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Series 2: PRINTED MATERIAL,
Includes scholarly articles by and about Prof. Benítez-Rojo's work, the English translation of the memoir "Woman in a Battle Dress - Henriette Faber on Board the Schooner Collector," edited by him, and reviews of Benítez-Rojo's books published in literary magazines. This series is divided into Spanish and English language subseries.
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1966-2002
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Subseries A: Spanish,
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1966-2002
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Articles about the work of Benítez-Rojo
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1979-2002
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Box 1: folder 6
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Articles by Benítez-Rojo
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1966-1990
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Box 1: folder 7
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El Cuento Hispanoamericano en el Siglo XX. Madrid: Editorial Castalia, 1997, tomo II. (book)
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1997
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Box 1: folder 8
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Literary magazines
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1985-1993
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Box 1: folder 9
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Subseries B: English,
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1982-1999
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Essays and reviews about the work of Benítez-Rojo
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1989-2002
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Box 1: folder 10
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Book catalogs
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1995-2001
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Box 1a: folder 1
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Flyers
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1994-2001
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Box 1a: folder 2
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"Woman in a Battle Dress - Henriette Faber on Board the Schooner Collector"- by Antonio Benítez-Rojo. First translation of the book by James Maraniss (Spanish into English).
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2002
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Box 2: folder 1
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Series 3: NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS,
Consists of newspaper and magazine clippings collected by Prof. Benítez-Rojo throughout his life, including a set of Amherst College publications which contains interviews by or articles about him. This series is also divided into Spanish and English language subseries.
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1967-2002
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Subseries A: Spanish,
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1967-2002
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1967-1968
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Box 3: folder 1
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1970-1979
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Box 3: folder 2
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1980-1988
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Box 3: folder 3
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1990
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Box 3: folder 4
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1991
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Box 3: folder 5
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1992-1997
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Box 3: folder 6
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1998-1999
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Box 3: folder 7
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2000-2002
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Box 3: folder 8
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 9
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Subseries B: English,
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1982-2001
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1982-1986
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Box 4: folder 1
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Amherst College publications
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1985-2001
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Box 4: folder 2
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1990-1991
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Box 4: folder 3
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1992-1998
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Box 4: folder 4
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Series 4: CONFERENCE PROGRAMS AND SMALL POSTERS,
This series documents Prof. Benítez-Rojo's intellectual career through posters, booklets and programs of conferences either given by or attended by him.
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1981-2001
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Conference programs and small posters
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1981-1999
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Box 4: folder 5
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Conference programs and small posters
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2000-2001
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Box 4: folder 6
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Series 5: VIDEOTAPES,
Consists of nine tape recordings (VHS) of a series of lectures about Caribbean culture given by Prof. Benítez-Rojo in 1996, as well as a recording of the opening night of the Cuban/American Cultural Institute Awards ceremony in 2001.
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1996-2001
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Cuban/American Awards and Opening Ceremony
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2001 Apr 7
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Box 5: folder 2
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Lecture series about Caribbean history and culture given by Prof. Benítez-Rojo (VHS)
Tape 1 (A.M.)- 1996 Jun 10
Tape 2 (A.M.)- 1996 Jun 10
Tape 1 (1:30 to 4:30) - 1996 Jun 10
Tape 2 (1:30 to 4:30) - 1996 Jun 11
Tape 2 (A.M.)1996 Jun 11
Only tape (1:30 to 4:30) - 1996 Jun 11
Tape 1 (8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.) - 1996 Jun 12
Tape 2 - 1996 Jun 12
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1996 Jun 10-12
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Box 5: folder 2
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Series 6: POSTERS,
Includes oversize posters related to book launchings, lectures and art exhibitions either given by or attended by Prof. Benítez-Rojo.
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1979-2001
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Poster of the screening of the film "Los Sobrevivientes" at Amherst College. Screenplay by Benítez-Rojo.
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1979 May 8
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Box OS6: folder 1
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Poster of the launching of the book "Polifonía Salvage: ensayos de cultura y política en la postmodernidad," coordinated by Benítez-Rojo. Biblioteca Carnegie, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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1995 Nov 30
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Box OS6: folder 2
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Poster of the talk "Is there a Caribbean aesthetics?" by Benítez-Rojo. University of Buffalo, N.Y.
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1998 Mar 6
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Box OS6: folder 3
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Poster of the Foreign Policy Forum entitled: "Life under Communism. Personal experiences shared," Amherst College.
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2001 Apr 30
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Box OS6: folder 4
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Jacket of the book "The houses of old Cuba," by Llilian Llanes; photography by Jean-Luc de Laguarigue.
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n.d.
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Box OS6: folder 5
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Board of medals from his childhood collected by Benítez-Rojo's mother.
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n.d.
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Box OS6: folder 6
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Poster of the symposium: "1898: War, Literature, and the question of Pan-Americanism." Woodrow Wilson School,Princeton University. Reading by Prof. Benítez-Rojo.
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1998 May27-29
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Box OS7: folder 1
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Poster of the exhibition "The scholar and the collector: Fernando Ortiz, los Instrumentos de la Música Afrocubana and the Howard Family Collection of Percussion Instruments." City of Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum.
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1999 May 29-Sep 26
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Box OS7: folder 2
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