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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds) (1904-1980)
- Title:
- H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/q524jn78w
- Dates:
- 1922-1981 (mostly 1940-1955)
- Size:
- 1 box, 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
- Language:
- English and Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
H. R. Hays was a writer, anthropologist, and educator. The collection contains his correspondence with ten Latin American writers and poets, primarily about literary and research issues. Also included are typescripts of an article about Jorge Carrera Andrade's poetry and Antenor Orrego's prologue to Trilce (1922).
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a selection of correspondence of Hays with ten Latin American writers and poets. The correspondents, from Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, include Jorge Andrade Carrera, Nicolas Guillen, Manuel Moreno Jimeno, Lino Novas Calvo, Jose Revueltas, Winett and Pablo de Rokha, Jaime Tello, and Antonio de Underraga. Some letters are addressed to Hays' wife, Julie Hays. Also present are a typescript of an article about the poetry of Jorge Carrera Andrade by Pedro Salinas, and a typescript copy of Antenor Orrego's prologue to Trilce (1922) by Cesar Vallejo. The letters exchange literary information on poetry, authors, publications, and translations as well as touching on social and political issues. Many of the letters concern Hays' research for his anthology 12 Spanish American Poets (1943) and Dudley Fitts' Anthology of Contemporary Latin-American Poetry (1942) for which Hays wrote the biographical and bibliographical notes. There is also one letter by Carrera Andrade to Dudley Fitts and a printed extract of an article by Hays, "La Poesia Actual de Los Estados Unidos."
The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALsS = autograph letters signed, TLS = Typewritten Letter Signed, TMs = Typewritten Manuscript.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Hays
H. R. Hays received degrees from Cornell University ( B.A., 1925) and Columbia University (M.A., 1928) and had a long and varied career as a poet, novelist, critic, playwright, translator, social anthropologist, and educator.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Jon van der Donk in 1998.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/q524jn78w
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
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- Subject Terms:
- Latin American literature. -- 20th century
Latin American poetry. -- 20th century
Poets, American. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Poets, Chilean. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Poets, Cuban. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Poets, Ecuadoran. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Poets, Latin American -- 20thcentury -- Correspondence
Poets, Mexican. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Poets, Peruvian. -- 20th century -- Correspondence - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
- Names:
- Fitts, Dudley,
Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds) (1904-1980)
