Cuba Cherishes Hemingway Notes
Cuban specialists announced Friday the discovery of unpublished notes by US writer Ernest Hemingway found in Finca Vigia, his residence in Havana for over 20 years.

The announcement made at an international event consists of notes dated 1942 to 1953 on his weight, sports, healthcare and statistics.

Elisa Serrano, specialist of Cuba's National Center of Conservation, Restoration and Museology, said the notes were hidden under four layers of paint on the wall of his private bathroom.

Another discovery has been the original color of the house, to show Hemingway's architectural taste, as part of CENCREM project for its capital restoration and preservation.

The Museum also treasures books, over 600 love letters he exchanged with his wife Mary Welsh, clothing, works of art and sharp instruments.

Sandra Spanier, professor of the University of Pennsylvania, is director of the project Letters of Hemingway project sponsored by the writer's family.

She said the project includes historic files on Hemingway's private life, stored since 2002, of nearly 7,000 letters of the famous writer and announced a compilation coming out in the early 2009.