Esther Brinch Cuban Revolution documents

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Esther Brinch Cuban Revolution documents must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

Esther Brinch Cuban Revolution documents, C0113, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Creator:
Brinch, Esther
Abstract:
This collection contains 12 documents on revolutionary Cuba from the library of Danish Communist Party activist Esther Brinch. Materials include pamphlets, manuscripts, telegrams, and photographs.
Language:
Spanish. Some material is in Danish or English.
Preferred citation:

Esther Brinch Cuban Revolution documents, C0113, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 12 documents on revolutionary Cuba from the library of Danish Communist Party activist Esther Brinch. Materials include pamphlets, manuscripts, telegrams, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Esther Brinch served as a translator for the Danish government during the 1960s in Cuba. She was a member of multiple organizations, including the World Peace Council and the Women's International Democratic Federation. Brinch's work covered the Cuban Revolution, a violent upending of authoritarian President Fulgencio Batista who was replaced by socialist (and later Communist-backed) Fidel Castro. Her work also covered the Cuban Missile Crisis, a two-week period between October 16 and October 28, 1962 in which tensions escalated between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear missiles stored in Cuba, about 90 miles from the coast of the United States.

Acquisition information:
Accquired by Special Collections and Archives before 2008.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Further processed by Emily Curley in June 2017. Finding aid updated by Emily Curley in June 2017.

Arrangement:

Organized by subject.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Photographs.