- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
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Collection Overview
- Title:
- Juan García Ponce Papers
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2r36tx54h
- Dates:
- 1932-2004 (mostly 1965-2001)
- Size:
- 41 boxes, 24 items, 18.4 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-41
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian, English, French, and German
Abstract
Contains the personal and working papers of Juan García Ponce, a Mexican novelist, dramatist, short story writer, and critic.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the personal and working papers of Juan García Ponce. It features multiple drafts of his novels, including La casa en la playa, Figura de paja, and El gato; his plays, including Doce y una, trece and a number of unpublished works; screenplays, including Tajimara, plans and outlines for screenplays, and unproduced works; short stories, some previously uncollected; and essay collections, as well as many uncollected essays. Also included are video recordings of movies based on García Ponce's work, conferences pertaining to his work, and presentations of awards to the author. The audio recordings include a number of literary and artistic conferences and a reading of Tajimara by García Ponce himself.
García Ponce's correspondence with literary figures, artists, publishers, and critics, covering the period 1949-2003, includes letters to and by Inés Arredondo, Miguel Cervantes, Manuel Felguerez, Alberto Gironella, Juan José Gurrola, Pierre Klossowski, Denise Levertov, Juan Vicente Melo, Octavio Paz, Vicente Rojo, Juan Soriano, and Mario Vargas Llosa.
- Collection Creator Biography:
García Ponce, Juan
Juan García Ponce was a Mexican novelist, dramatist, short story writer, and critic. Born in Mérida, Yucatán, in 1932, García Ponce later moved to Mexico City, where he studied drama at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras and the Centro Mexicano de Escritores. After completing his studies in 1958, he worked as an editor and art and literary critic for a number of periodicals, including Vuelta and Universidad de México. García Ponce also directed the Revista Mexicana de Literatura.
García Ponce was best known for his novels, including Crónica de la Intervención and La casa en la playa, and his critical essays, collected in volumes such as El reino milenario and Imágenes y visiones. His plays, such as Doce y una, trece, were also celebrated, and several of his works were adapted as films, Tajimara (adapted as Los bienamados) being the most notable example. He received many prestigious awards during his lifetime, including the Medalla Eligio Ancona in 1996 and the Premio Juan Rulfo in 2001. After battling multiple sclerosis for many years, García Ponce died in Mexico City on December 27, 2003.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from the author's wife, Mercedes de Oteyza de Felguerez, on October 1, 2004 .
- Appraisal
Nothing was removed from the collection.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Danielle Ford in February-April 2005. Finding aid written by Danielle Ford in May 2005.
Audiovisual materials from this collection were digitized in 2017.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the collection is open for research.
Letters addressed to Mercedes de Oteyza de Felguerez cannot be read during her lifetime. García Ponce's diaries (Box 1, Folder 1-2) were previously restricted until 2014.
- Conditions Governing Use
Publication of any words written by Juan García Ponce and his family (Mercedes de Oteyza de Felguerez, Mercedes Beatty, and Juan García de Oteyza) are protected by copyright and cannot be published without the written permission of Mercedes Beatty or Juan García de Oteyza. Single copies may be made for research purposes. 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
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
Audiovisual Materials (Reading Room Access Only): Digital access copies are accessible on a computer in RBSC's reading room.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media, but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Patrons may request digital copies of original analog media, but will be responsible for the cost of digital conversion, payable in advance. Turn-around time for such requests will depend on the size and scope of the project. Requests should be directed to Special Collections Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form.
- Credit this material:
Juan García Ponce Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2r36tx54h
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-41
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
Materials appearing in this collection have been published under the following titles:
- Bibliography
Author's biography at Sitio del Escritor Juan García Ponce consulted during preparation of biographical note.
- Subject Terms:
- Authors, Mexican--20th century--Diaries.
Authors, Mexican--20th century--Interviews.
Authors, Mexican--20th century. -- Correspondence
Latin American dramatists. -- 20th century
Latin American fiction--20th century.
Mexican dramatists. -- 20th century
Mexican essays--20th century.
Mexican literature--20th century.
Mexican novelists. -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Audiocassettes.
Correspondence
Manuscripts.
Photographs, Original.
Videocassettes. - Names:
- García Ponce, Juan