Jacqueline Guldris Collection - 1994-1996

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HMA0306

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Jacqueline Guldris Collection - 1994-1996

Date(s)

  • 1994-1996 (predominant: 1995) (Creation)

Extent

6.00 Boxes

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Biographical history

Jacqueline Guldris, a native Miamian, was hired from February to November, 1995 by the Department of State through the Community Relations Services Department to work with Cuban refugees at the camps in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. She taught refugee children at the Fort Knox School in Campo Bravo, and later conducted pre-immigration interviews. Ms. Guldris lived as a civilian and worked closely with the balseros (refugees) and military personnel to document their activities regarding their lives in the camps.

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Scope and content

The collection includes photographs, video footage, art work, and ephemera pertaining to the life of the balseros, or Cuban rafters, during their stay in the refugee camp located at Guantanamo Bay U. S. Naval Base (Gitmo) in Cuba.

The photographs capture everyday life of the balseros, including: objects they built, art they created, the base's exterior and environs, families reuniting and religious and social gatherings. Of note are photographs of school children, as well as artworks created by them.

Topics covered include: Camp Life, Recycling Creativity, Balsero interviews, Children and School and Art Life in the Camps.

Most contact sheets and images are captioned. Written and printed documents are mostly in Spanish, with some English translation.

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The collection is open for research.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Permission from HistoryMiami staff required prior to reproduction of drawings and photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.

Languages of the material

  • Spanish
  • English

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    Gift of Jacqueline Guldris, 2016

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    Related archival materials

    Three paintings and one Deployable Mass Population Identification Tracking System (DMPITS) bracelet housed in the Object Collection.

    Related materials can be found in an online exhibition created by the University of Miami's Cuban Heritage Collection.

    Information about related materials is available at http://balseros.miami.edu/

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    2016-222

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

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