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Magazines and Periodicals

Library Collections

There are several major libraries with collections of Cuban Newspapers and Magazines. In most cases, these nespapers are available in microfilm, although some have also been scanned into CD-ROMs. Some are in their original format. Please contact the specific library about details.

Cuban Heritage Collection

The Cuban Heritage Collection at the Otto Richter Library of the University of Miami has an extensive collection of Cuban periodical publications, organized in four categories:

Older publications dating from the colonial period to the 20th century, including

[ES] La Gaceta de la Habana, 1848-1902

[ES] La Gaceta Oficial de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-present

[ES] El Moro Musa, periodico satirico econoomico y literario, 1859-1875

[ES] Juan Palomo, 1869-1874

[ES] La Charanga, 1857-1859

[ES] El Curioso Americano, 1892-1920

[ES] Diario de la Marina, 1832-1960

Periodicals published in Cuba from circa 1910 to the present, including

[ES] Archivos de Folklore Cubano, 1924-1930

[ES] Bohemia, 1911-present

[ES] Carteles, 1911-1960

[EN] Havana Post, 1913-1960

[ES] El Mundo, 1901-1969

[ES] Orto, revista de difusion cultural, 1912-1956

[ES] Social, 1916-1938

Periodicals published since 1959, including

[ES] El Caiman Barbudo, 1966-present

[ES] Granma, 1965-present

[ES] Juventud Rebelde, 1965-present

[ES] Revolucion, 1959-1965

[ES] Trabajadores, 1970-present

Cuban periodicals published in exile, including the so called "periodiquitos"

This collection, as of 1998, included approximately 255,000 issues of 800 titles.

Visit the Cuban Heritage Collection on the web at www.library.miami.edu/umcuban/cuban.html

A few of the documents held in the collection have been digitized and made available at the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection web site.

Newspapers

[ES] Diario de la Marina

The University of Florida has completed the scanning of ten years (1947 to 1957) of the Diario de la Marina, one of the oldest newspapers in Habana. The scanned images are available in 240 CD-ROMs at a price of $45 each. Each CD includes the index for the entire set. An exact list of available dates/CDs can be downloaded using the link below.

The Director of the Digital Library Center at the University of Florida, Mr Erich Kesse, suggests that you should purchase one disk to acquire the index and review image quality before making a large purchase. Images were generated from scanned microfilm and, therefore, have the defects of microfilm. The University of Florida is unable to accept credit cards. For more information on the CD-ROMs and how to order please contact Mr. Kesse directly at: ,.

Diario de la Marina CD-ROMs To read and print this document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download the latest version free of charge by clicking on the following link.

According to the Cuban Genealogical Society's "Research Guide for Cuba" there are copies of the "Diario de la Marina" in the following US libraries:

University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
University of Miami, Coral Gables (1832-1960)
University of Florida, Gainsville
New York Public Library
University of Texas, Austin

Magazines & Periodicals

[EN] Revista, Published 3 times a year by the Cuban Genealogical Society, PO Box 2650, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2650. Magazine included with membership in the Society (dues US$20/year). For more information visit www.rootsweb.com/~utcubangs.
[ES & EN] Herencia, Published irregularly by Cuban Cultural Heritage [Herencia Cultural Cubana], 3934 SW 8th Street - Suite 201, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. e-mail:

(note new name and address of the organization as of Jan 2003). Magazine included with membership in the Society (dues US$25/year, tax deductible in the US). For information write to the above address or phone 305-443-1522.

A beautiful bilingual glossy magazine with many articles about historical Cuba.

[EN] Caribbean Historical & Genealogical Journal . Published 4 times a year by TCI Genealogical Resources, PO Box 15839, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 (annual subscription US$24).

This publication is the successor to the Cuban Index which stopped publication in 1994. The current publication has a much wider scope which includes the whole caribbean. For further information contact Mr. Peter E. Carr at the above address or via e-mail at:

[ES] Hidalguia - La Revista de Genealogia, Nobleza y Armas, Published by Hidalguia, Aniceto Marinas, 114; 28008 Madrid, Spain. Published 5 times a year. Averages 900 to 1000 pages per issue. Annual subscription rate in Spain 6500 ptas + 4% IVA, elsewhere 8000 ptas + 4% IVA. Payment must be by bank draft (no credit cards).

Hidalguia also publishes numerous books on Spanish genealogy, nobility and heraldry. For a catalog of available publications write to them (preferably in Spanish) at the above address.

To check whether any of the older books you seek are currently available, please use the following seach box (enter the author's name, title or simply "rare books" in the search box):

Magazines and Periodicals - Updated 16-Jul-2007