The collection consists of books, magazines, manuscripts, speeches, news clippings and photographs that document Manuel Cuéllar Vizcaíno's career as a Cuban writer and teacher, chiefly from the 1940s through the 1950s. All of the materials are in Spanish.

This collection is organized into four series:

• Published Writings, 1940s-1957
• Manuscripts, 1953-2002
• Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1946-1958
• Photographs, 1909-1972