Series 1: Writings, 1955-1983
This series consists of Jorge Ibargüengoitia's plays, novels, short fiction, and nonfiction writing, including drafts with author notes and corrections.
Seven subseries arranged by genre: Subseries 1A: Plays, 1B: Film Scenarios and Treatments, 1C: Novels, 1D: Short Stories, 1E: Nonfiction, 1F: Translations, and 1G: Notebooks.
Subseries 1A: Plays, 1956-1961
El atentado, 1961 February
Los buenos manejos, 1960 September
LLegó Margó, 1957 March
El loco amor, viene, 1958 January
La lucha con el ángel, 1965
Teatro infantil, 1960 December
Multiple play manuscripts, undated
Subseries 1C: Novels, 1963-1983
Dos crímenes, 1977-1979
Estas ruinas que ves, 1974-1979
Notebooks, 1981-1982
Notes, 1982
Fragments of draft, undated
Early draft, 1981 November
Later draft, 1983 February 4
Draft, undated
Maten al león (1), 1969 March
Maten al león (2), 1969 March
Las muertas, 1965-1976
Early draft, 1965 March-April
Notebooks, 1974
Artwork, 1976
Later draft, 1976
Miscellaneous notes, undated
Cuentos para el texto, undated
Encuentros y despedidas, undated
"Pastiches", 1972
Essays, "Sobre el volcán", 1968
Excélsior columns, 1968-1976
1969 May-June, 1969 May-June
1969 July-August, 1969 July-August
1970 April-June, 1970 April-June
1973 March-April, 1973 March-April
1973 June-July, 1973 June-July
1974 April-June, 1974 April-June
1974 July-August, 1974 July-August
1976 March-April, 1976 March-April
1976 May-June, 1976 May-June
undated, undated
"Planos y notas de Hicha", 1977
Textos varios, 1976
Vuelta columns, undated
Dos crímenes, 1983 June
Maten al león, undated
First draft, undated
Second draft, undated
Third draft, undated
Fourth draft, undated
Fifth draft, undated
Sixth draft, undated
This series consists of Ibargüengoitia's correspondence with family, friends, literary agencies, publishers, and editors as well as the correspondence of Luz Antillón and Joy Laville.
Three subseries arranged by type of correspondence: Subseries 2A: Personal Correspondence, Subseries 2B: Business Correspondence, and Subseries 2C: Correspondence of Others.
Antillón, Luz, 1947-1973
Castellanos, Rosario, 1973 January 3
Corral, Irene del, 1982-1984
Díaz de León, Graciela, 1958-1959
Gerzso, Gene and Gunter, 1979-1984
Guerrero García, Luis, 1981-1984
Gurria, Ángela, 1981-1983
Gutiérrez Heras, J, 1979-1984
Laville, Joy, 1965-1976
1965, undated
1967, undated
1968, undated
1969, undated
1970-1972, undated
1973-1976, undated
Undated, dates not examined
Krauze, Enrique, 1982-1983
Mijares Fernández, Carlos, 1981-1983
Pacheco, Cristina, 1981
Paz, Octavio, 1980-1983
Rama, Angel, 1981
Seidel, Martin, 1980-1981
Solís, René, undated
Usigli, Rodolfo, 1953 December 31
Wilmot, Jorge, 1979-1982
A-H, 1950-1983
K-Z, 1975-1982
Unidentified correspondence, undated
1981-1983, 1981-1983
1984-1985, undated
1986-1988, undated
1989-1995, undated
Carmen Balcells, 1968-2008
1968-1979, undated
1984, undated
1989-1992, undated
1993-1994, undated
1995-1996, undated
1997-1999, undated
2000-2004, undated
2005-2008, undated
Undated, dates not examined
Cervantino, 2008
Chatto and Windus, 1982-1984
Dilia, 1965-1967
Ediciones Océano, S.A., 1982
Editions Pierre Belfond, 1982-1983
Guggenheim Foundation, 1983-1984
Recorded Picture Company, Ltd, 1984
Universidad Veracruzana, 1962-1979
A-E, 1961-1983
F-Z, 1966-1984
Antillón, Luz, 1962-1972
Laville, Joy, 1983-1984
Unidentified correspondence, 1923
The personal papers of Jorge Ibargüengoitia and the personal papers of Luz Antillón and Joy Laville.
Two subseries arranged by creator: Subseries 3A: Personal Papers of Ibargüengoitia and 3B: Personal Papers of Others.
Account book, 1958-1963
Address books, 1961-1977
Antillón, Emma, 1975 June
Antillón family papers, 1980s
Appointment books, 1967
Artwork, undated
Bank documents, 1964-1973
Financial documents, 1967-1981
Medical documents, 1976-1980s
Mortgage documents, 1957
Pamphlets and flyers, 1966-2008
Printed material, 1952, 1971
Rutgers, 1979
San Roque, 1927-1961
Tax registration, 1979-1983
Travel, 1976-1980
Miscellaneous notes, 1980
Consists of printed short stories, exceprts of novels, plays, and a list of Ibargüengoitia's books originally included with the papers.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Ante varias esfinges, 1960
"Mi vida con Josefina", undated
Printed plays, undated
Contains writings on Ibargüengoitia and adaptations and translations of his works.
Three subseries arranged by type of writing: Subseries 5A: Material about Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Subseries 5B: Adaptations, Subseries 5C: Translations.
1983-1986, undated
1987-1988, undated
1990-1993, undated
1994-1999, undated
2003-2004, undated
2006-2008, undated
Clippings, 1940-2008
1940-1969, undated
1970-1979, undated
1985-1989, undated
1990-1999, undated
2000-2008, undated
El atentado, 1975
Dos crímenes, 1989 March-1993
Las muertas, 2000-2008
Los relámpagos de agosto, undated
El atentado, 1980-1982
Cuentos para niños, 1994 March
Dos crímenes, 1979-1983
Essays, 2006
French translation, 1984 January
Los pasos de López, undated
Los relámpagos de agosto, undated
Contains photographs of Jorge Ibargüengoitia, his family and friends, and the 1975 Mexican production of El atentado.
Arranged chronologically.
Consists of audiovisual material, including a DVD of scanned photographs and book jackets, videotapes of programs on Ibargüengoitia and adaptations of his work, and music by the composer of the opera based on Las muertas.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
- Scope and Contents
This collection contains notes and drafts of many of Ibargüengoitia's plays and novels, including El atentado, Clotilde en su casa, Maten al león, Las muertas, Los pasos de López, and Los relámpagos de agosto as well as drafts of an unfinished novel, Isabel cantaba. Drafts of Ibargüengoitia's short stories and film scenarios, translations of his works, biweekly columns for Excélsior, and essays for Vuelta also appear in the collection. Correspondence consists of letters from family and friends such as Enrique Krauze and Octavio Paz as well as business correspondence with literary agents and publishers. The collection also includes photographs, personal papers, writings about Ibargüengoitia, and printed material.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Ibargüengoitia, Jorge, 1928-1983
Jorge Ibargüengoitia was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on January 22, 1928. As a child, he moved to Mexico City, where he spent most of his life. After training as an engineer and administering his family's hacienda, Ibargüengoitia studied drama at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México under Rodolfo Usigli, then Mexico's leading playwright. From 1953-1960, Ibargüengoitia wrote ten plays and achieved modest success with some, including Susana y los jóvenes and Clotilde en su casa. In 1962, he wrote El atentado, a farce about the assassination of a Mexican president by a militant Catholic in 1928. Discouraged from producing the play in Mexico, Ibargüengoitia premiered El atentado in Cuba and won the Casa de las Américas prize. In 1963, Ibargüengoitia turned from drama to novels and short stories. In novels such as Los relámpagos de agosto (1963), Las muertas (1977), and Los pasos de López (1982), he satirized Mexican society, particularly the uncritical veneration of the Mexican Revolution and the corruption and hypocrisy of the powerful. Ibargüengoitia brought his mordant wit to his nonfiction writing, which included columns in Excélsior (1968-1976), later gathered in book-length collections, and essays for Vuelta. Ibargüengoitia and his wife, the painter Joy Laville (full name, Helene Joy Laville), moved from Mexico to Paris in 1980. He lived there until his death in the Madrid Avianca Air accident on November 27, 1983.
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Jorge Ibargüengoitia's widow, Helene Joy Laville in 2009 (AM2009-117).
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Alyssa Meyers in 2010. Finding aid written by Alyssa Meyers in 2010.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Jorge Ibargüengoitia Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/c247ds178
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-30
- Subject Terms:
- Dramatists, Mexican -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Dramatists, Mexican -- 20th century -- Manuscripts.
Journalists, Mexican -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Journalists, Mexican -- 20th century -- Manuscripts.
Manuscripts -- 20th century.
Novelists, Mexican -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Novelists, Mexican -- 20th century -- Manuscripts. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 20th century
Manuscripts, Spanish -- 20th century - Names:
- Krauze, Enrique
Laville, Joy
Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998