RESOURCES
Gathered here are a variety of resources related to Cuban history and trans/queer history. Think we should add something else? Tell us about it so we can add it to our list.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS ▲
DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN
dLOC is a cooperative of Partners within the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean that provides users with access to Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials held in archives, libraries, and private collections.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
The New York Public Library Digital Collections platform is the primary portal for engaging with the library’s digitized collections and their descriptions, over 922,495 items and counting—from books to videos, maps to manuscripts, illustrations to photos, and more.
CUBAN HERITAGE COLLECTION
The Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami collects, preserves, and provides access to primary and secondary sources of enduring historical, research, and artifactual value that relate to Cuba and the Cuban diaspora from colonial times to the present.
DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA
The DPLA is a discovery tool, or union catalog that provides acces to public domain and openly licensed content held by the United States’ archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions.
DIGITAL TRANSGENDER ARCHIVE
DTA is an international collaboration among more than sixty colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections providing an online hub for digitized historical materials on transgender history.
HISTORIA NEGRA DE CUBA
Historia Negra de Cuba is a multilingual digital archive and multimedia creative community curating documents, videos, audios and images to preserve the Black Cuban historical memory of the island and the diaspora.
INTERNET ARCHIVE
The Internet Archive provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books
BLOGS ▲
EL ARCHIVO DE CONNIE
Documents, photos, music and publications from cultural and academic life in Havana from 1960 through early 1970 compiled by Anna Veltfort (a.k.a. Connie). Her archive offers a unique glimpse into gay and lesbian life as well as testimonies of state sanctioned violence towards queer people at the time.
DESMEMORIADOS
Blog by researcher Rosa Marquetti Torres, historian of Cuban music. The page features profiles on important figures from the the nightlife and music scene, in-depth research on historical events, photos, and exclusive content.
TRANSCUBA
Transcuba is a blog created by journalist Marta María Ramírez and includes reviews, research and news related to the trans Cuban community and the history of female impersonation and drag on the island.
REFERENCE ▲
BIBLIOTECA DIGITAL CUBANA
Index to materials on Cuban history. Includes links to books, photos, magazines, newspapers, maps, archives and other pages.
LANIC
The Latin American Network Information Center is one of the largest guides for Latin American content on the Internet. The Country Directory includes an index of resources for Cuba with topics such as Arts and Culture, Government, Social Justice, Sports, etc.
DIRECTORIO DE AFROCUBANAS
Directorio de Afrocubanas is a digital tool that gathers profiles on afrodescendant Cuban women who have significantly contributed to national culture and history.
WORLD CATALOG
Search for materials held in libraries around the world. Contains all records cataloged by OCLC member libraries and includes records representing 400 languages.
WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY
World Digital Library is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress with contributions from libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations around the globe.
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Banner: Bernie Brandall (left) prepares for a performance. c.1972
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