Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Prida, Dolores
- Extent:
- 17 linear feet and 23 cartons
- Language:
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dolores Prida Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
There are letters, photos, manuscripts, fan mail (as well as may of the actual "Dolores Dice" letters from people all over the country), recordings, and music scores of her plays. There is some unpublished work in various genres, including essays, poetry, teleplays, and theater.
Prida kept invaluable notes and correspondence about the "dialogueros" young Cuban Americans who were important in opening Cuba for family visits in the 1970s (not much is known about the inner workings of the process and New York's role in it).
- Biographical / Historical:
Dolores Prida. Born Dolores Obdulia Prida, Caibarié́n, Cuba, Sept. 5, 1943. Moved to New York City, 1961. Died January 20, 2013], Manhattan, aged 69. Journalist and playwright who wrote candidly and wittily about local and national politics, romance and other personal matters, and the joys and vexations of the Hispanic experience in America.
- Acquisition information:
- Papers: Source of acquisition--Lourdes Diharce. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--3/11/2014. Accession number--2013.2014.M163.
- Processing information:
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Material is unprocessed and unavailable for use until such time that processing is complete. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dolores Prida Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu