/internal/media/dispatcher/52533/fullLetter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written after the Cuban Missile Crisis12/17/19628 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)PaperJulia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1995.012.2406.00280Two-page typed letter from Antonia in Havana, Cuba to Marcel dated December 17, 1962.
Letter has the following text typed at top of page, centered:
"Havana, Cuba, December 17th. [sic] 1962
'PARADISE OF THE NEGROS'"
The letter is addressed "Dear Marcel", and follows with twelve paragraphs of text. The letter closes with the following text:
"Many loves from my mother for you all and many kisses from your good
friend.
Antonia"
All text is typed in black ink; some corrections are made in blue ballpoint ink. The letter discusses the fears of a Cuban citizen, Antonia, of invasion particularly around the holidays, a desire for liberation, the decision of whether to go to the United States if nothing changes for Cuba's citizens, Fidel Castro's behavior and public appearances, and revolutionary work against the communist government especially by women.
Object found in file folder labeled "Cuba" (1995.012.2406.0001).
Paper is yellowed - first page worse than second. Staples holes in upper left corner of each page. Browning around top edges of both pages. (JM 08/15/2018)Documents6638127.940055880121.590043180156622LetterTwo-page typed letter from Antonia in Havana, Cuba, to Marcel dated December 17, 1962. (Last names not known.)
The letter is dated December 17, 1962 and is addressed to "Dear Marcel".
The letter is typed in black ink; some corrections were handwritten in blue ballpoint ink. The writer discusses her fears as a Cuban citizen of invasion, particularly around the holidays, a desire for liberation, the decision of whether to go to the United States if nothing changes for Cuba's citizens, Fidel Castro's behavior and public appearances, and revolutionary work against the communist government especially by women.
Antonia closes the letter with the following text:
"Many loves from my mother for you all and many kisses from your good
friend.
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