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François Wahl Collection on Severo Sarduy, circa 1939-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:

20 boxes and 8.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The collection contains edited typescripts and copies of Cuban writer Severo Sarduy's poems, essays, and translations, along with writings about Sarduy, interviews, notes, clippings, photographs, and other printed materials. Correspondence includes a group of postcards sent to Severo Sarduy and his partner François Wahl in the 1960s and 1970s from various European and Latin American writers and philosophers, including Roland Barthes, Alain Badiou, Reinaldo Arenas, Octavio Paz, and Jacques Lacan, and additional correspondence of French editor and structuralist François Wahl.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Joseph Frank Correspondence, 1950-1987 (bulk) 1930-2013 (inclusive)

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22 boxes and 8.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Joseph Frank (1918-2013) was an American literary scholar best known for his five-volume biography of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which he began in the early 1970s and completed in 2002. The collection consists of his personal and professional correspondence, including with Elizabeth Bishop, Yves Bonnefoy, Pierre Bourdieu, Ralph Ellison, Carlos Fuentes, Irving Howe, James Laughlin, Richard W. B. Lewis, Mary McCarthy, Allen Tate, and other writers, artists, and academics, as well as some family correspondence, writings, personal documents, and printed materials.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Erich Kahler Papers, 1900-1989 (inclusive) 1940-1970 (bulk)

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15 boxes and 5.6 linear feet

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Consists of writings, correspondence, and printed matter of the Jewish scholar, author, and lecturer Erich Kahler, including some magazines and newspaper articles collected for his research purposes. There is also material and correspondence assembled after his death by his wife, Alice Loewy Kahler.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Nikos Stangos Papers, 1953-2009 (inclusive)

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20 boxes and 7.8 linear feet

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Consists of personal papers of Nikos Stangos, a prolific Modern Greek poet and one of the most influential figures in British art publishing. For more than 30 years he was responsible for some of the most important art books of the late 20th century. As a result, in his modest way, he helped shape the discipline of art history in Britain and the United States.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Plural Editorial Files, 1971-1976 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 2.5 linear feet

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The Plural Editorial Files is comprised of the editorial correspondence of Plural (1971-1976), the Mexican journal of literature, politics, art, and cultural commentary. Files include correspondence with Plural editors and personnel Octavio Paz, Kazuya Sakai, Danubio Torres Fierro, José de la Colina, Sonia Levy-Spira, Julio Scherer García, Tomás Segovia, and others. Contributor correspondence include a wide range national and international of writers, publishers, and intellectuals from Latin America, United States, and Europe.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Atlantic Monthly Press Author Files of Stanley Kunitz, 1965-1983 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of Atlantic Monthly Press author files (1965-1983) of American poet Stanley Kunitz.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Margarita Aguirre Correspondence, 1958-1981 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence between Chilean author Margarita Aguirre and novelist and fellow countryman José Donoso.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Frederick Hudson Collection, 1967-1986 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of selected correspondence between musicologists Frederick Hudson and J. Merrill Knapp regarding George Frideric Handel and other composers.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Douglas Goldring Collection, 1926-1960 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence of Douglas Goldring, English writer and journalist.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Howard C. Rice Correspondence with Alexander D. Wainwright, 1950-1980 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of correspondence between Howard C. Rice, Jr., and Alexander D. Wainwright, dating mainly during the time that Rice was working at the Collège de L'Europe Libre, in Strasbourg, France. Rice was an associate professor at Princeton University and Assistant Librarian for the Special Collections. Wainwright was a librarian at Princeton University Library for many years, serving as currator of the Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists and as Assistant University Librarian for Acquisitions.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]