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Alfonsina Storni collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0539

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

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.

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

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States