Mercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence 1961-1993

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Contains Valdivieso's correspondence with Latin American writers and critics such as Fernando Alegría, Octavio Paz, and Manuel Rojas, as well as drafts of scholarly essays and talks.

Description

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Description

This collection contains Valdivieso's correspondence with Latin American writers and literary critics such as Fernando Alegría, Margo Glantz, Octavio Paz, Gonzalo Rojas, Manuel Rojas, and Jaime Valdivieso. Drafts of short essays and talks, including an interview with Octavio Paz, also appear in the collection.

Collection Creator Biography

Mercedes Valdivieso was born on March 1, 1924, in Santiago, Chile. Her literary career began in 1961 with the publication of La brecha, a foundational feminist Latin American novel. She wrote several novels and founded two journals: Adán, a Chilean men’s magazine and Breakthrough, a feminist periodical. Valdivieso taught at Rice University for 20 years, retiring in 1989, and returned to Chile in 1991. Her fiction and scholarship offered new ways forward for Latin American feminism.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Purchased from Pablo Hozven Valenzuela in August 2010 (AM2011-20).

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Alyssa Meyers in 2010. Finding aid written by Alyssa Meyers in 2010.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use, but the correspondence of Sergio Pitol is restricted until September 24, 2019.

Use Restrictions

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. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Mercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence; 1961-1993, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Latin American literature

Subject Terms

• Chile
• Correspondence
• Feminism and literature
• Glantz, Margo
• Novelists, Chilean
• Paz, Octavio
• Valdivieso, Jaime, 1929-

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1961-1993

Series 2. Writings, undated