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Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers, circa 1944-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2012 (bulk)

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28 boxes and 2 items

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The Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers consists chiefly of manuscripts and correspondence of the Puerto Rican professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University, Arcadio Díaz Quiñones (1940-), as well as a selection of manuscripts by others. The collection focuses on Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, but also provides insight into the literature and politics of other parts of Latin America.

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David Lewis Papers, 1960-2001 (bulk) 1945-2019 (inclusive)

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55 boxes, 26.4 linear feet, 4.5 gb, and 1991 digital files

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David Kellogg Lewis (1941-2001) was an American philosopher who taught at Princeton University and the University of California, Los Angeles and contributed to metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, decision theory, epistemology, meta-ethics, and aesthetics. Lewis's papers include over four decades of his correspondence with other philosophers and scholars, including David M. Armstrong, J. J. C. Smart, Frank Jackson, D. H. Mellor, M. J. Cresswell, Allen Hazen, John Bigelow, and others, as well as drafts of his articles, books, reviews, and unpublished writings with related correspondence, his undergraduate and graduate student papers and class notes, research materials from his time at the Hudson Institute, photographs of Lewis with friends and fellow philosophers, a group of files kept by the Australian philosopher David M. Armstrong regarding Lewis, papers of Stephanie R. Lewis, and family papers.

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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Modern Greek Theater Playbills, 1948-2019 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

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A collection of playbills mainly from the United States and Greece, as well as from Canada and Europe.

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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Printed Ephemera of Hellenic Studies Programs in the United States and Around the World, 1989-2019 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, 1950-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2019 (bulk)

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0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes

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This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski, a Polish-Belgian professor. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry.

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Paul Moussault Collection of Radical Leftist Organizations, circa late 1960s to 2019 (inclusive) 1970s-1990s (bulk)

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100.56 linear feet (in 187 boxes and one oversize folder), 80 digital files, and 0.61 gb

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Consists of periodicals, articles, research files, ephemera, and other materials documenting radical leftist organizations and guerrilla factions from Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and other areas around the globe.

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René Char Papers, 1939-1980 (bulk) 1928-2019 (inclusive)

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64 boxes and 58 linear feet

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Consists primarily of the correspondence of 20th-century French poet René Char (1907-1988); a smaller subset includes correspondence and records documenting his involvement with the French Resistance during World War II.

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Thomas McCarthy Papers, 1968-2019 (bulk) 1899-2019 (inclusive)

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51 boxes

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Consists of writings, diaries, correspondence, organizational records, clippings, and other personal papers of Irish poet Thomas McCarthy, including drafts of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works from the 1970s through the 2010s; extensive diaries and notebooks on personal and literary topics; files related to his work with Cork 2005, the Triskel Arts Centre, and other cultural and arts organizations in Ireland; transcriptions and recordings of interviews and events; and teaching materials.

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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Printed Ephemera Relating to Institutions and Organizations Promoting and Preserving the Greek Culture, 1983-2018 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 2.2 linear feet

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Consists of printed ephemera of Greek and Greek-American foundations, organizations, and cultural centers both in the United States and in Europe with the goal of preserving and promoting the Greek history, language, and culture.

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J. G. Cobo Borda Papers, 1951-2018 (inclusive)

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24.21 linear feet ((44 containers))

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Consists of personal and working papers of Cobo Borda, a Colombian poet, essayist, journalist, and diplomat, primarily manuscript poems and essays as well as correspondence, spanning the period from 1970 to 2017. There are also manuscripts of speeches and interviews, nonfiction works, documents, photographs, a few papers of others, scrapbooks, and a small amount of printed material.

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Noël Riley Fitch Papers, 1858-2018 (inclusive) 1965-1995 (bulk)

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41 boxes, 2 items, and 19.4 linear feet

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Consists of the writings, correspondence, interviews, printed works, and other additional papers of the American educator and author Noël Riley Fitch (1937- ). Also included are a selection of Sylvia Beach papers that Fitch consulted for her book Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties (1983).

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Peter C. Bunnell Papers, 1960-2018 (bulk) 1857-2018 (inclusive)

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109 boxes

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This collection consists of the papers of photography historian, professor, author, and curator Peter C. Bunnell, spanning his student and professional career from the 1950s to 2018. Materials include subject files, correspondence, photographs, publications and drafts of publications, among other items.

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Theodore Ziolkowski Collection on Literature, 1906-2018 (inclusive) 1960-2001 (bulk)

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7 boxes

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Consists of correspondence and printed materials collected by German studies and comparative literature scholar Theodore Ziolkowski (1932- ). The majority of the collection comprises Ziolkowski's files on Hermann Hesse, particularly pertaining to the reception of Hesse's work in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Other materials relate more broadly to 20th and early 21st century literature, with a focus on modern German authors and authors writing in German.

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Victor Gollancz Publishing Files, 1926-2018 (inclusive)

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100 linear feet (105 containers), 26 digital files, and 0.01 gb

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Consists of author and administrative files of Victor Gollancz Publishing company, including correspondence, publication agreements, and ephemera (e.g. clippings, tearsheets, dust jackets). Some records include those associated with the Left Book Club's operations and Joyce Carol Oates' publications, among others.

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Words Press Records, 1970-2018 (inclusive)

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4.2 linear feet and 5 boxes

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Words Press is a British publishing imprint specializing in poetry that has been operated by Julian Nangle (1947- ) since the 1970s. The collection includes extensive correspondence with authors, publishers, and booksellers, submission and proof copies and other publishing materials related to serials produced by the press, author files, prospectuses and ephemera related to other small publishers, and administrative records.

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Albert Bensoussan Working Files on Latin American Writers, 1968-2017 (inclusive)

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5 boxes

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Albert Bensoussan is a writer, translator, and professor emeritus of Spanish literature at the University of Haute-Bretagne in Rennes, France. This collection consists of correspondence to Bensoussan from various Latin American authors whose works he has translated. Also included are writings from Bensoussan and others, interview transcripts, typescripts, and collected articles and essays about Latin American authors.

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Archivo de Jorge Díaz, 1960-2007 (bulk) circa 1910-2017 (inclusive)

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54 boxes and 2 items

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La colección consiste en manuscritos de las obras literarias de Jorge Díaz (particularmente obras teatrales, pero también incluye narrativa y poesía), guiones de radio y televisión, traducciones, correspondencia, fotografías, archivos digitales, documentos personales, y material impreso relacionado a su trabajo.

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Benjamin Taylor Collection of Philip Roth Materials, 1987-2014 (bulk) 1951-2017 (inclusive)

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6 linear feet and 5 boxes

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Consists of a group of writings and speeches, biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and medical records of American author Philip Roth (1933-2018) collected by his close friend and literary collaborator Benjamin Taylor (1952- ).

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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Offprints Relating to Modern Greek Culture and Politics, 1940-2017 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

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Consists of offprints relating to Modern Greek literature, poetry, art and archaeology, theater, history, and politics.

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John Willis "Mni Wiconi, Honoring the Water Protectors" Photographs, 2016-2017 (inclusive)

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3 linear feet

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Consists of 31 archival exhibition prints from the Mni Wiconi, Honoring the Water Protectors portfolio by John Willis.

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