Miguel L. Talleda papers
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Scope and Contents
The Miguel L. Talleda papers consist of correspondence, essays, photographs, research files, collected publications, and other material collected and/or created by Miguel Luis Talleda (1919-2017). Talleda was born in Cruces, Las Villas, Cuba on June 14, 1919. In 1962, Talleda arrived in the United States as a political refugee with his family. Talleda authored the book Alpha 66 y su Histórica Tarea on the anti-communist organization, Alpha 66, formed by Cuban exiles in the United States. The Miguel L. Talleda papers include a significant amount of documentation on Alpha 66 activities and members, including correspondence between Alpha 66 members, Talleda's research on the history of Alpha 66, material from Alpha 66 events in California, Alpha 66 newsletters, and articles featuring news on Alpha 66. Other anti-communist and anti-Castro groups are also documented in the collection, including El Segundo Frente Nacional del Escambray (SFNE), El Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRP), World Anti-Communist League (WACL), and La Confederación Anticomunista Latinoamericana (CAL). The collection also holds Talleda's published writings, along with the newspapers, magazines, and other publications that Talleda collected from Cuba, the United States, and elsewhere. Lastly, the Talleda papers contain photograph albums, realia, posters, and DVDs documenting Alpha 66-related activities and other events that Talleda attended.
Dates
- Creation: 1962 - 2017
Creator
- Talleda, Miguel Luis (1919-2017) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Extent
29.71 Linear Feet (26 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
The Miguel L. Talleda papers consist of correspondence, essays, photographs, research files, collected publications, and other material collected and/or created by Miguel Luis Talleda (1919-2017). Talleda was born in Cruces, Las Villas, Cuba on June 14, 1919. In 1962, Talleda arrived in the United States as a political refugee with his family. Talleda authored the book Alpha 66 y su Histórica Tarea on the anti-communist organization, Alpha 66, formed by Cuban exiles in the United States. The Miguel L. Talleda papers include a significant amount of documentation on Alpha 66 activities and members, including correspondence between Alpha 66 members, Talleda's research on the history of Alpha 66, material from Alpha 66 events in California, Alpha 66 newsletters, and articles featuring news on Alpha 66. Other anti-communist and anti-Castro groups are also documented in the collection, including El Segundo Frente Nacional del Escambray (SFNE), El Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRP), World Anti-Communist League (WACL), and La Confederación Anticomunista Latinoamericana (CAL). The collection also holds Talleda's published writings, along with the newspapers, magazines, and other publications that Talleda collected from Cuba, the United States, and elsewhere. Lastly, the Talleda papers contain photograph albums, realia, posters, and DVDs documenting Alpha 66-related activities and other events that Talleda attended.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Zoraida Talleda via Margarita Talleda, August 11, 2022 and January 6, 2023.
Processing Information
Most of the box- and folder-level description in this finding aid came from information about the collection sent by Miguel Talleda's daughters. Talleda's family also printed their file descriptions and taped the printouts inside the lid of each box.
Subject
- Talleda, Miguel Luis (1919-2017) -- Archives (Person)
- Alpha 66 (Organization) -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Correspondence
- Essays
- Magazines (periodicals)
- Moving images
- Newspaper clippings
- Newspapers
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Plaques (flat objects)
- Posters
- Realia
- Research (documents)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Miguel L. Talleda papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2022 August; 2023 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu