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Series 1: Writings, 1955-2009
This series represents Rossi's scholarly and literary output over a span of nearly five decades. Among the most compelling materials are a group of notebooks which he called "Cuadernos," in which he recorded almost daily diary entries over a thirty-year period. Other materials include drafts of writing, notes, and photocopies of published articles.
This series is arranged into seven subseries: "Cuadernos", Notes and Notebooks, Books, Essays, Newspaper Articles, Interviews, and Conferences and Events.
"Primer Cuaderno", 1973-1977
"Segundo Cuaderno", 1977-1979
"Tercer Cuaderno", 1980-1982
"Cuarto Cuaderno", 1983
"Quinto Cuaderno", 1984-1985
Notebook, 1960 October-November
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, 1964
Notebooks, 1956-1998
Address book, undated
Diary, 1956-1959
Notebook, undated
Notebooks (2), undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebook, undated
Notebooks (3): "El cielo de sotero"; "Un café con Gorrondona"; "El brillo de Orión", undated
Notebook: "El viaje Rossi", 1998
Notebook: "Mi tío", undated
Notes, 1983-1986
Notes, various, undated
Notes: "El viaje", undated
Notes, various, undated
Notes, various, undated
Notes, various, undated
Notes, various, 1983
Subseries 1C: Books, 1955-2008
Manual del distraído, 1973-1978
Notebooks (2), 1973-1974
Notebook, circa 1973
Notebook, circa 1973
TM with autograph edits, 1973-1978
TMss with autograph notes, 1973-1978
Clippings, 1978-1991
La fábula de las regiones, 1998
"El cielo de sotero": TMss, undated
"El cielo de sotero": TM, undated
"El cielo de sotero": TM, undated
"Luces del puerto": Notes, undated
La fábula de las regiones: complete draft, with autograph corrections of Álvaro Mutis, 1998
Corrected Pages, 1997
Notes, undated
Notes, various, 1996
Drafts, various, undated
Drafts, various, undated
Drafts, various, undated
Galley Proof, circa 1996
Printed Material, 1999
Edén, vida imaginada, 2005-2008
Notes, undated
First Draft: "Hotel Edén," 1-4, 2005
First Draft: 5-8, 2005
First Draft: 9-11, 2005
Eden, vie imaginée: 155-316, undated
Translation materials, 2006 May 23
Sample book covers, 2006 July-August
Sample book covers, 2006
Typography Samples, 2006 May-August
Printed Materials, 2006-2007
Subseries 1D: Essays, 1964-2008
"En alabanza de Tomás Segovia", 2000
"América sintaxis", 2000
"Cartas credenciales", 1996 February
"Conocimiento y creación, undated
"Descripciones vacías", undated
"Respuesta a Enrique Krauze", 2005
"Gaos en su epistolario", undated
"Una imagen de José Gaos", undated
"La identidad en su laberinto", 2000
"Intelectuales y política", undated
"The Inverted Spectrum", undated
"Maestro del buen mirar", undated
"Ponencia", 1964
"Presencia de Álvaro Mutis", 2001
Translation of Wittgenstein, undated
Drafts, various, undated
Drafts, various, 1994
Articles for El Universal, 1998
Articles for El Universal, 1998
Articles for El Universal, 1999
Series 2: Correspondence, 1949-2009
The correspondence files reveal the depth and breadth of Rossi's involvement in a variety of intellectual circles in Mexico and abroad. While the format may have changed over the years from typed or handwritten letters to faxes and emails, the regularity and discipline with which Rossi corresponds with his friends and associates does not at all diminish. If anything, it even flourishes in later years.
Filed alphabetically by correspondent.
Amat, Frederic, 1992-2001
Amat, Frederic, 2001-2009
Asiain, Aurelio, 1990-1997
A (General), 1987-2005
Balza, Jose, 1977-1998
Balza, Jose, 1999-2005
Barrera, Alberto, 1999-2008
Bayon, Damien, 1976-1988
Bermúdez, Sari, 2005
Berríos, Germán, 2006
Bianco, José "Pepe", 1976-1986
Bobbio, Norberto, 1963-1973
Boullosa, Carmen, 1993-2002
Bovero, Michelangelo, 2001
B (General), 1972-2009
Caballero, Manuel, 2003-2007
Camps, Victoria, 1985-1993
Camps, Victoria, 1986-2001
Camps, Victoria, 2004-2009
Canfield, Martha, 2003-2008
Carpizo, Jorge, 1983-1993
Casalini, Mario, 1963-1974
Casanovas, Mercedes, 1997-2002
Casanovas, Mercedes, 1997-2005
Casanovas, Mercedes, 2004-2009
Castañón, Adolfo, 2005-2009
Castañón, Adolfo, 1994-undated
Cote, Ramón, 2003-2008
Colina, Jose de la, 2009 March
Consalvi, Simón Alberto, 1987-2000
C (General), 1972-2009
Díez-Canedo, Joaquín, 2007-2009
Domínguez, Christopher, 1996-2009
Domínguez, Christopher, 2003-2009
Duno, Pedro, 1964-1967
Editorial Anagrama, 1978-2001
D-E (General), 1985-2008
Fox, Vicente, 2000 May-June
Fuentes, Carlos, 1977-1980, 1987
Fuentes, Vilma, 1986-1987
Fundación Octavio Paz, 1998-2003
F (General), 1972-2005
Gallimard, 2001 October 9
García Baca, Juan David, 1967-1983
García Márquez, Gabriel, undated
García Oteyza, Juan, 2001
García Ponce, Juan, 2002
García Terres, Jaime, 1984
Garzón Valdés, Ernesto, 1969-1985
Gironella, Alberto, 1985-1988
Glantz, Margo, 1986-1987
González de León, Teodoro, 1987-1999
Guerrero, Gustavo, 1998-2001
Guerrero, Gustavo, 1996-2000
Guerrero, Gustavo, 2001-2009
Guerrero, Gustavo, 2004-2009
Guggenheim Foundation, 1989-2006
Guzmán, Patricia, 1989, 2007-2008
G (General), 1970-2008
Hansberg, Olbeth (Rossi), 1967-1978
Hansberg, Olbeth (Rossi), 1968-1977
Hartman, Robert, 1963-1965
Henríquez, Katyna, 1993-1999
Henríquez, Katyna, 1997-2008
Herralde, Jorge, 1999-2002
Herralde, Jorge, 2003-2006
H-I (General), 1976-2008
Kissinger, Henry, 1987 February 25
J-K (General), 1983-2000
Li Carrillo, Víctor, 1959 July 6
Libertella, Héctor, 1984-1999
Lida, Raimundo, 1958-1977
de Lille, Paloma, 1961 September 4
López, Claudio, 2007-2008
López Ortega, Antonio, 1997-1999
López Ortega, Antonio, 1999-2009
López Ortega, Antonio, 1999-2009
Lugo, Jose Antonio, 1994-2005
L (General), 1959-2009
Malpartida, Juan, 2001-2009
Malpartida, Juan, 1993-1999
Maneiro, Sara, 1999-2000
Marín, Manuel, 1999
Matute, Alvaro, 1985-1987
Mestre, Serge, 2004-2009
Molina, César Antonio, 1997
Montejo, Eugenio, 1987-2008
Montejo, Eugenio, 2001-2007
Morabito, Fabio, 1993-2009
Mutis, Álvaro, 1976 December 12
M (General), 1976-2006
Nuño, Juan, 1962-1985
Nuño, Juan, 1986-1995
Nuño, Juan, 1987-1988
Nuño, Juan, 1984-1995
Nuño, Ana, 2004-2005
N (General), 1995
Ortega, Julio, 1995-1999
Ortega, Julio, 1999-2009
Ortega, Julio, 2000-2009
O (General), 1998-2001
Paz, Octavio, 1976-1994
Paz, Marie-José "Mari-Jo", 1994-2008
Paz, Octavio, 1985-1986
"Octavio Paz", 1997-2002
Paz, Octavio, 1981-1997
Pezzoni, Enrique, 1979 December 11
Pizarro, María, 2006-2009
Pizarro, María, 2003-2005
Pugliese, A. Orlando, 1957-1999
Quintero, Ednodio, 1992-1997
P-Q (General), 1968-1991
Rabossi, Eduardo, 1979-1986
Ramírez Ribes, María, 2001-2002
Robles, José, 2006-2008
Rodríguez, Fernando, 2000-2009
Rodríguez, Fernando, 2000-2009
Rossi, Pietro and Félix, 1961-2001
Rossi, Pietro and Félix, 1980-2009
Rossi, Pietro, 1999-2003
R (General), 1967-2004
Saavedra, Magaly, 1999-2005
Sánchez-Valencia, Victor, 1999-2003
Savater, Fernando, 1989, 2004-2005
Segovia, Rafael, 1976-1985
Segovia, Tomás, 1989-2006
Sheridan, Guillermo, 1995-2002
Sheridan, Guillermo, 2003-2004
Sheridan, Guillermo, 2005-2009
Solana, Fernando, 1995-2001
Sucre, Guillermo, 1978-1983
Sueiro, María Cruz, 1986-1993
Suñén, Luis, 1985-2002
S (General), 1977-2004
Tapia, Patricio, 1999-2000
Tello Díaz, Carlos, 2000-2008
Torres Fierro, Danubio, 1977-1990
Uranga, Emilio, 1954-1956, 1988
Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1979 May 16
Vila-Matas, Enrique, 2001-2002
Villoro, Juan, 1975-2001
Villoro, Luis, 1969-1985
Villoro Family, 1972-2006
Wood, Michael, 1980-1983
Xirau, Ramón, 1975-2004
T-Z, General, 1980-2009
Birthday Cards, 2008
Condolence Letters, 2009
Condolence Letters, 2009
Manuscript pages of letters, undated
Manuscript pages of letters, undated
Includes materials that Rossi considered important, such as founding documents of Vuelta and two items related to his ancestor, the Venezuelan general José Antonio Páez [1790-1873]. This series also includes several scrapbooks that were assembled around the time of Rossi's death.
For preservation purposes, the documents and photographs are kept together in one box, and the scrapbooks are contained in another.
Consists primarily of materials related to publishing efforts, including contracts and royalty statements. There is some correspondence from Rossi's agent and publishers.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Editorial Joaquín Mortiz, 1988-1998
Editorial Vuelta, 1996 October
Gallimard, 1984-2009
Le Lettere, 2001-2002
Monte Avila, 1989
Random House/Mondadori, 2007-2009
Siglo Veintiuno, 1969-1988
El Universal, 1998-2000
Contracts, various, 1996-2008
Files include materials related to prizes and awarded received by Rossi.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Series 6: Printed Material, 1978-2010
Consists primarily of articles about Rossi from publications worldwide. The magazines in this series feature articles written by Rossi.
This series is arranged into three subseries: Clippings, Writings of Others, and Magazines.
Articles by Rossi, 1980-2009
Articles about Rossi, 1980-1989
Articles about Rossi, 1990-1999
Articles about Rossi, 1990-1999
Articles about Rossi, 2000-2009
Articles about Rossi, undated
La Gaceta, 1987-2000
La Gaceta, 2001-2010
Letras Libres, 2005-2008
Proceso, 1987-1998
Vuelta, 1983-1995
- Scope and Contents
The Alejandro Rossi Papers contains a wide range materials, including notebooks, drafts of writings, correspondence with writers, editors, philosophers, and artists, and materials related to conferences and lectures in Mexico and abroad. There is a small grouping of materials that Rossi kept together in a folder entitled "important documents"; among the materials are three black-and-white photographs, a letter and document related to Rossi's ancestor, the Venezuelan general José Antonio Páez, and several items related to his involvement with the founding of Vuelta. For more material related to this literary journal, the researcher is encouraged to consult Rossi's correspondence files with authors such as Octavio Paz, José Bianco, Carlos Fuentes, and others.
Manuscripts of all Rossi's literary works, photographs, diaries, notebooks, and correspondence, including letters from Octavio Paz (26), Jose Bianco (14), Carlos Fuentes (5) , Guillermo Cabrera Infante (4), Mario Vargas Llosa (1), and many others.
- Arrangement
Organized into the following series and subseries:
- Collection Creator Biography:
Rossi, Alejandro, 1932-2009
Alejandro Rossi [1932-2009] was born in Florence, Italy, to an Italian father and a Venezuelan mother. His early life was peripatetic in nature; his family fled Italy during World War II for Venezuela, and then later moved to Buenos Aires, where Rossi spent his adolescence. He studied philosophy in Mexico, Germany, and England, before settling in Mexico City, where he became professor of philosophy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 1958. His book on analytical philosophy, Lenguage y significado (1968), confirmed his status as a philosopher, but when Octavio Paz asked Rossi to contribute articles to the literary magazine Plural, Rossi began to enter the world of letters.
The writer Juan Villoro has described Rossi as the consummate conversationalist, a quality that characterizes his prose writing. With his friends Octavio Paz, Salvador Elizondo, and Juan García Ponce, Rossi helped found the literary journal Vuelta in 1978. Member of Mexico's El Colegio Nacional since 1996, and winner of the Premio Xavier Villaurruita for his novel Éden, vida imaginada in 2007, Alejandro Rossi enjoyed a long career, and became a Mexican citizen in 1994. He died in Mexico City in 2009.
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Olbeth Hansberg in March 2012 (AM 2012-80).
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jill Baron in 2012 with the assistance of Lauren Hoffman '15. Finding aid written by Jill Baron in 2012.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Alejandro Rossi Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/t722h9563
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-39
- Subject Terms:
- Essayists, Latin American -- History and criticism.
Latin American literature -- 20th century.
Mexican essays -- 20th century.
Mexican literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Philosophers -- Mexico -- 20th century. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
Manuscripts.
Notebooks. - Names:
- Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998
- Places:
- Mexico -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
