Roberto Cols Papers

Content Description

This collection consists of 19 diaries written by Roberto Cols from 1955 to 1980, and one record of baptisms from 1955 to 1980. The records are all in Spanish. Roberto Cols was a pastor in the Western Cuba Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. When 1955 began he was a licensed minister. During the year he became an ordained minister, a function he maintained until 1978. From the mid-1960s onward, he served as the president of a local provincial field subordinate to the conference president. He served on the conference executive committee. Reportedly, Pastor Cols was much beloved by his parishioners. He was almost like an angel to many of them.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

This collection was brought to the Adventist Heritage Center by Caleb Rosado who apparently obtained it from the Roberto Cols family in Cuba. Rosado used it in is dissertation, Sect and Party: Religion Under Revolution in Cuba, 1985. Rosado did not know how to get the collection back to the family in Cuba, so he gave it to the Adventist Heritage Center. In 1997, the family asked for the originals to be returned. The Adventist Heritage Center retained photocopies of the originals.

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Use Restrictions

All users of this collection will be required to complete the "Application to Use Unpublished Record," and to observe the regulation specified in the "Patron's Agreement" and "Researcher's Code of Conduct." All records in this collection are open and available for research. Citation for this collection: Box ___, Fld ___, Roberto Cols Papers (collection 176), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.