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Collection Overview
- Collector:
- Warszawksi, Guy
- Title:
- Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dc6t053s614
- Dates:
- 1950-2019 (mostly 1970-2019)
- Size:
- 0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes B-002022, L-000033
- Language:
- French
Abstract
This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski, a Polish-Belgian professor. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry. Notable members have included Marcel Duchamp, Raymond Queneau, Boris Vian, Eugène Ionesco, Joan Miró, Man Ray, Max Ernst, Roger Shattuck, the brothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx; and the Oulipo group (founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais, and eventually included Georges Perec, Italo Calvino and Marcel Bénabou) began as a subcommittee of the Collège.
Materials in the collection include Warzawski's correspondence with fellow members Paul Gayot, Philippe Cathé, and Thieri Foulc, mostly concerning the subscriptions and various publications of the Collège and also mentioning the Belgian review Temps Mélés. There are also over 250 postcards, many of which contain illustrations published in the Collège's journal, Revue Viris Candela, and ephemera including circulars, announcements, invitations, subscription materials, and Warzawski's ex-libris stamp, which echoes Jarry's Gidouille spiral image (the official insignia of the Collège), along with a crocodile's head.
- Arrangement
Arranged by material type.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Warszawksi
Guy Warszawski was born in Poland but fled during World War II as a young child, eventually establishing residency in Belgium. He became a professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and joined the Collège de 'Pataphysique in 1973. He was also a collector who strove to bring together a comprehensive collection of all internal and external publications of the Collège.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Gerald W. Cloud in 2022 (AM 2023-014).
- Appraisal
At the time of aquisition, these materials were separated from a collection of Revue Virus Candela journals and other internal Collège de 'Pataphysique publications that are cataloged as part of the Rare Books collection. No additional materials were separated from the collection during 2022 processing.
- Sponsorship:
Processing of this collection was sponsored by the Delafield fund.
- Processing Information
Baseline processing of this collection was completed by Kelly Bolding in September 2022. Finding aid written by Kelly Bolding in December 2022, incorporating some description provided by the dealer.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
This 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
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.
- Credit this material:
Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dc6t053s614
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes B-002022, L-000033
