Book V Print 36: Fidel Castro visit to the New York Times

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Description

Title: Book V Print 36: Fidel Castro visit to the New York Times
Creator: From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Contributor: From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
From the Collection: Stone, David C.
Published / Created: 1959 April
Description: Fidel Castro visits the New York Times where he publicly awarded a medal to Herbert Matthews, the first reporter to visit his then tiny band of guerrillas in the Sierra Maestra in late February of 1957 and to whose subsequent reports he owed much of his initial positive press and notoriety in the United States. In frame 15, Herbert Matthews can be seen with his hand to cheek, leaning forward in the minutes before Fidel is set to speak. During his visit to the newspaper's headquarters, Fidel awarded Matthews with a special gold medal for his service to the Revolution. See also Prints 40 and 45.
Provenance: Purchased from Andrew St. George in 1969 and from David C. Stone in 1970. Gift of Adolfas Mekas, 2010. Transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, 2016.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: Multiple languages

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 650

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Container / Volume

Box 4, folder 360

Access: Public
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Citation: Cuban Revolution Collection (MS 650). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.