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Description
of the Collection
Started prior
to 1960 in Cuba, re-started all over again in Puerto Rico in 1960, up
to this date. At present the collection comprises approximately 100,000
units:
| Books
and magazines |
5,000
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| LP's |
45,000
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| 78rpm
records |
15,000
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| 45rpm
records |
1,500
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| CD's |
1,000
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| Photos |
3,000
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| Videocassettes |
1,000
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| Cassettes |
4,000
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| Sheet
music, catalogues, brochures |
5,000
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| Folders,
("libretas", with chips), indexes, etc... |
500
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| Copies
of RCA Victor's recording session history cards |
41,000
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| Billboards
and lobby cards of Mexican movies |
150
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This is a
growing collection, therefore the above figures show the approximate size
of the collection.
A Few Details
About the Collection
- About
95% of it covers Latin American music. The remaining is jazz, classical,
European and international pop music.
- Cassettes
contain copies of hard to get 78's gathered from all over the world,
radio programs of special significance, interviews with composers, singers
and musicians, etc. The collection is most comprehensive in Cuban music,
in addition to a very substantial one in Latin American music.
- The book
collection covers many hard to get books published in different Latin
countries about popular and folkloric music.
- Clips,
files, etc. if counted by individual pieces number more than 100,000
all alphabetically filed.
- Videocassettes
include Latin movies--mostly Mexican--with musical numbers by important
singers such as Pedro Vargas, Jorge Negrete. The collection also includes
special "live" programs produced in Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc.,
as well as movies produced in Cuba.
Cristóbal
Díaz Ayala
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