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Eliseo Diego Papers
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Eliseo Diego is a Cuban poet, author, and translator.
The collection consists of papers of Diego, Cuban poet, author, and translator: 20 letters (1946-1990) by Gaston Baquero, Alfonso Reyes, Eugenio Florit, and other friends and writers to Diego; 28 letters (circa 1960-1990) by Diego to various friends and family members; 56 additional letters (circa 1940-1960) by Diego to his wife, Bella Garcia-Marruz Badio; and an undated, typed manuscript entitled "Los Zapatos Vacios" by Reinaldo Arenas with autograph annotations by Eliseo Diego. Also included is a postcard photograph of Diego.
Purchased from Josefina de Diego in 1999. Card sent by Josefina de Diego is a gift from Peter Thomas.
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Subject
- Cuban literature. -- 20th century
- Husband and wife -- Cuba. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- Latin American literature. -- 20th century
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- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2002
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The collection is open for research.
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Collection Inventory
1 folder
Includes letters by Gaston Baquero, Eugenio Florit, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Jorge Guillén, José Lezama Lima, Dulce María Loynaz, Julián and Tangui Orbón, Alphonso Reyes, José María Valverde,
Physical Description1 folder
56 letters.
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Recipients include Hugo [?], Claude Couffon, Constante Alejandro de ("Rapi")Diego García-Marruz (son), Eliseo Alberto de ("Lichi") Diego García-Marruz (son), Ismael de Diego de los Ríos (grandson), and Luis Rogelio Nogueras, and María Zambrano.
Physical Description1 folder
TMs of speech by Josefina de Diego (daughter) delivered at Instituto de Literatura y Lingüística on December 3, 2000; and Aquí he vivido: Edición bilingüe con traducciones del autor (paperback book).
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TMs, 2 pp., 1960s May 14 (with AN by Diego)
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