History & Libraries
Digital collections, libraries and research centers.
National libraries, university archives, map and photo collections, academic journals and research centers on Cuba, on the island and in the United States, Spain and the United Kingdom. Many collections are free and let you browse digitized newspapers, books and documents.
For students, researchers and anyone interested in the history of the island and its diaspora.
Updated October 29, 2026 · 21 resources
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Cuban Heritage Collection (U. de Miami)
The largest archive on Cuba outside the island: books, photos, newspapers and personal papers.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
Free digital library of Cuban and Caribbean newspapers, maps and books.
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UF Digital Collections — Cuba
University of Florida digital collections on Cuba.
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NYPL Digital Collections — Cuba
Historic photos, maps and prints of Cuba at the New York Public Library.
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FIU — Lecturas sobre Cuba y América Latina
Annotated list of recommended books on Cuba.
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Biblioteca Nacional José Martí
Cuba's national library, with catalogs and digital collections.
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Universidad de La Habana
Cuba's oldest university, founded in 1728.
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EcuRed
Cuban collaborative encyclopedia, run by state institutions.
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Wikipedia — Cuba
General encyclopedia article on Cuba: history, geography and society.
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Cuban Studies (journal, Project MUSE)
Annual scholarly journal founded in 1970 and published by University of Pittsburgh Press, with articles in English and Spanish on Cuba.
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Centre for Research on Cuba (University of Nottingham)
University of Nottingham centre that runs the Cuba Research Forum, holds annual conferences and houses the Hennessy Collection on Cuba.
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Cuba Studies Program – Harvard DRCLAS
Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies program for research, academic exchange and events on Cuba.
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Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS), University of Miami
University of Miami institute for research on Cuba and Cuban Americans, with publications and a Cuban family history project.
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Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE)
Non-partisan academic association studying the Cuban economy that publishes its annual Cuba in Transition proceedings online.
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The Cuba Project – National Security Archive
National Security Archive (George Washington University) project publishing declassified documents on U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Hispanic Reading Room – Library of Congress
U.S. Library of Congress reading room for Caribbean and Latin American collections, with research guides covering Cuba.
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Hemeroteca Digital – Biblioteca Nacional de España
Digital newspaper library of Spain's National Library with historical Spanish and Hispanic press, including titles published in Cuba.
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Digital Photographic Archive of Historic Havana (Hampshire College)
Open-access archive of more than 8,000 1980s photographs of 1,055 significant buildings in Old Havana.
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Cuba Material
Independent digital archive of Cuban material culture: design, advertising, packaging, everyday objects and ephemera from the 20th century.
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Revista Temas
Cuban social-sciences and humanities journal published in Havana under the Ministry of Culture, with articles on history and society.
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Museum of Miami (formerly HistoryMiami)
Miami history museum with collections and oral-history projects on Cuban exile, including the Mariel boatlift.