Polita Grau de Agüero Papers, 1882-2000.

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Polita Grau de Agüero Papers, 1882-2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51298851

This collection consists of letters, clippings, and photographs of Polita Grau, the former first lady of Cuba. The correspondence, writings, and memorabilia primarily document Polita's time as a political prisoner in Cuba as well as her activities in exile on behalf of political prisoners. The photographs document Polita's family from her parents to her own grandchildren, as well as the life of her uncle, Cuban president Ramón Grau San Martín. There are also biographies of Cuban women political prisoners which detail the experiences of these women in Cuban prisons.

11.00 boxes (0.5 linear feet)

University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7637546

University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library

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Grau San Martín, Ramón, 1887-1969

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Grau de Agüero, Polita, 1915-2000.

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María Leopoldina (Polita) Grau Alsina was born in Havana, Cuba, on 19 November 1915. She attended the Teresian school in Vedado. Polita's father, Francisco died on 30 November 1930, and the family was taken in by his brother Ramón Grau San Martín who was a professor of physiology at the University of Havana. When the students began organizing and protesting against the administration of General Gerardo Machado, Ramón Grau joined them. He was imprisoned for his activities and released on the ...

Grau family.

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Otto G. Richter Library

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