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Ramón J. Sender manuscripts

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Identifier: 0108

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains drafts of two manuscripts by Spanish writer Ramón Sender, both dated October 1969. The manuscripts have handwritten corrections and are in Spanish, with English translations of brief author’s notes only.

The first manuscript is a typescript first draft of the novel En la vida de Ignacio Morel (In the Life of Ignacio Morel). The second manuscript is a collection of poetry, Poesía y Memorias Bisiestas. Sender identifies the first part of Poesía y Memorias Bisiestas as having been previously published as Las Imágenes Migratorias: Poesía (Ediciones Atenea), and many of the pages are printed leaves pasted onto sheets with handwritten edits. Sender created these drafts while a visiting professor at the University of Southern California and in his note dedicates Poesía y Memorias Bisiestas "to the University where I work."

Dates

  • Creation: 1969

Creator

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Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Ramón José Sender (1901-1982) was a Spanish writer and professor. Sender’s work included nonfiction, journalism, short stories, novels, and poetry. Sender left Spain in 1939 as an exile of the Spanish Civil War and settled in the United States in 1942. He was a visiting professor of Spanish literature at the University of Southern California from 1965 to 1971. Sender's 1969 novel En la vida de Ignacio Morel (In the Life of Ignacio Morel) received Spain's Premio Planeta de Novela award. Sender had two children including the composer and writer Ramón Sender (born 1934).

Extent

0.81 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

This collection contains drafts of two manuscripts by Spanish writer Ramón Sender (1901-1982): "En la vida de Ignacio Morel" and "Poesía y Memorias Bisiestas."

Title
Finding aid for the Ramón J. Sender manuscripts
Status
Completed
Author
Diann Benti
Date
2021 October
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

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