Alfonsina Storni collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of poet and playwright Alfonsina Storni’s published books of poems, newspaper clippings, and other publications written about her life and work.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1974
Creator
- Storni, Alfonsina, 1892-1938 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938) was an Argentine poet and playwright known for success in the male-dominated modernist and avant-garde movements. While best known for her poetic works, Storni also wrote prose, journalistic essays, drama, and social criticisms. She often wrote about gender roles and discrimination against women.
Extent
1.979 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of poet and playwright Alfonsina Storni’s published books of poems, newspaper clippings, and other publications written about her life and work.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Alfonsina Storni collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 December
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu