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Jean Clarence Lambert Collection of Octavio Paz
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Jean Clarence Lambert is a French art critic, author, and translator. He had a longtime friendship with the Mexican poet and author Octavio Paz.
The collection consists of 122 letters (Spanish) by Octavio Paz to Lambert, 1952-1992; approx. a dozen photographs; and "Carnet Bleu" (French, "vers" 1951), Lambert's blue notebook containing his French translations of Paz's "Libertad Bajo Palabra," bearing some holograph annotations by Paz.
Purchased from Jean-Clarence Lambert in 2009 with funds provided by the Program in Latin American Studies (AM2009-106).
This collection was processed by John Delaney in April 2009. Finding aid written by John Delaney in April 2009.
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2009
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The collection is open for research.
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
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