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HISTORICAL MATERIALS OF CUBAN WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION GO ONLINE



February 22, 2002

HISTORICAL MATERIALS OF CUBAN WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION GO ONLINE
Cuban Heritage Collection adds Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection to
Website

        Coral Gables, FL - A collection of administrative files,
publications, events and exhibitions announcements and programs, and
photographs of Cuba's Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club has been digitized by the
Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) and can now be viewed online at
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc0124_main.html.  Funding by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has enabled the CHC to
digitize this collection and provide online access to it through the Cuban
Heritage Digital Collection Web site.

        The Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club was a women's organization in Cuba
dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, women's issues, social
welfare, and women's athletics.  It was formed when two Havana women's
clubs, the Lyceum and the "Tennis de Señoritas," merged in 1939.  The Lyceum
and Lawn Tennis Club hosted art exhibitions, lectures, conferences,
vocational classes, and a library.  It's strong emphasis on social welfare
led to the creation of the School of Social Service at the University of
Havana.  The club was also recognized as a nurturing environment for
emerging as well as established Cuban intellectuals and artists.

        In 1968, the Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club was shut down by the Castro
government.  Led by María Luisa Guerrero, several members continued meeting
in exile in Miami.  In the early 1980s, the Cuban Heritage Collection
canvassed former Lyceum members to collect their memorabilia, photographs,
exhibition programs, newsletters, and yearbooks.  It is the over 300 items
generously donated by former members that comprise the Lyceum and Lawn
Tennis Club Collection of the Cuban Heritage Collection.    

        "This collection is essential to understanding the history and
activism of Cuban women in the 20th century," states Esperanza B. de Varona,
Head of the Cuban Heritage Collection.  "It was a true labor of love to
collect the materials that are in this collection, and we are very excited
to be able to provide digital access to them."

        The Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection is one of several
collections being digitized as part of the Cuban Heritage Digital
Collection.  To learn more about this project and view other digitized
collections, visit http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chcdigital.html.

For more information, contact Maria R. Estorino at 305-284-5854 or
mestorino@miami.edu.

María R. Estorino
Cuban Heritage Digital Collection
University of Miami
305-284-5854
mestorino@miami.edu

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