South Florida Folklife Center. Works Progress Administration Cuban Folk Culture - 1990

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South Florida Folklife Center. Works Progress Administration Cuban Folk Culture - 1990

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  • 1990 (Creation)

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This collection consists of copies of Federal Writers’ Projects and Works Progress Administration (WPA) reports on Cuban folk culture in Jacksonville, Tampa, Ybor City, Key West, and other “odd pockets” in Florida during the early 20th century. The original type-written documents are stored the collections of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/collections/federal-writers-project/). The reports include studies of the Circulo Cubano, the Centro Asturiano, the Centro Español, the Chinese Charade, Voodooism, the Nanigo Cult, Witchcraft, the Church, as well as Social Life and Education of Cuban and Spanish communities. Additionally, transcriptions of folktales, superstitions, and numerous life histories are included. Materials include: photocopies of typewritten transcriptions, reports, essays, and ephemera.

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      Finding Aid Authors: David Font.

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      © Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.

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