This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
The Guantanamo Public Memory Project records contain original mateiral (and copies of original material) related to life and work at the United States Naval Base and Detention Center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and material documnenting the Guantanamo Public Memory Project's creation of a travelling exhibition using this mateiral.
Material is arranged into two series.
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Name of Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
2012.2013.M179: Source of acquisition--Guantanamo Public Memory Project via Julia Thomas. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--04/12/2013.
2014.2015.M007: Source of acquisition--Guantanamo Public Memory Project via Michael Jordan. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/18/2014.
2014.2015.M057: Source of acquisition--Guantanamo Public Memory Project via Julia Thomas. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--10/21/2014.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Papers processed ceh 10/28/2014.
2014-11-14 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
The Guantanamo Public Memory Project is a project that seeks to build public awareness of the long history of the US naval station at Guantanamo, Bay, Cuba, and foster dialogue on the future of this place and the policies it shapes. The project, steered by Columbia University's Institute for the Stude of Human Rights, created a travelling exhibition about Guantanamo, including primary sources, both original and copies, about different aspects of living and working at the base.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Subject | ||
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| Detention of persons -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Prisoners of war -- Government policy -- United States | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |