The Gastón Baquero Papers, 1956-1960.

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The Gastón Baquero Papers, 1956-1960.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184907109

The collection consists of documents, books and other materials written and collected by Cuban writer Gastón Baquero during the last years of his life in Madrid, Spain. The collection includes correspondence, published and unpublished works by Baquero, clippings of newspaper articles by and about Baquero, research notes, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, awards and memorabilia. Although the collection includes personal papers and documents, the bulk of materials relates to the subjects that occupied Baquero throughout his life, namely Cuban, Spanish and Latin American literature, history and politics.

33 boxes (16.5 linear ft.)

University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6948838

University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library

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Baquero, Gastón

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Distinguished Cuban poet, essayist and journalist Gastón Baquero was born in Banes, in the old province of Oriente, on May 4 1916. He completed a degree in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Havana, but decided early in his life to devote himself to journalism and literature. Baquero published his first book of poems, Poemas, in 1942, which soon won him recognition and praise for the of poems like Testamento del pez and Saúl sobre la espada. By the end of the 1940s decade and throug...