Victoria Ocampo correspondence

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 0536

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence of Argentine writer Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979), dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. There are approximately 100 letters from Ocampo to journalist Carlos Burone, chiefly dating from 1974-1976; 42 letters from Ocampo to historian Alberto Salas (1955-1978); 9 letters between Ocampo and Angel J. Battistessa (1970-1978), with a typescript annotated poem “La Virgen A Mediodia" and an edited typescript page of text; 3 letters from Victoria Ocampo to Antonio Aita, president of the P.E.N. Club (1960-1962); 3 undated letters from Ocampo with typescript copies of 4 letters and a telegram from Bernardo Canal Feijóo to Ocampo (1940-1943); two letters from Gabriela Mistral to Ocampo (1938); and a letter from to Guillermo de Torre (30 July 1922) [French handwritten original with two typescript Spanish translations]. The collection also includes a photograph of Victoria Ocampo's home, three newspaper clippings regarding Ocampo's life and work, and documentation about the Ocampo collection's contents and acquisition.

Dates

Creation: 1922 - 1978
Creation: 2000 - 2004

Creator

Ocampo, Victoria, 1890-1979 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

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.

Extent

0.60 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence of Argentine writer Victoria Campo (1890-1979), dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. Letter recipients include Antonio Aita, Angel J. Battistessa, journalist Carlos Burone, Bernardo Canal Feijóo, Guillermo de Torre, and historian Alberto Salas. There are also two letters from Gabriela Mistral. The collection also includes a photograph of Victoria Ocampo's home, three newspaper clippings regarding Ocampo's life and work, and documentation about the Ocampo collection's contents and acquisition.

Arrangement

Items are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Items acquired from various sources. The Antonio Aita, Angel J. Battistessa, and Bernardo Canal Feijóo items were purchased from Librería de Antaño, Buenos Ayres, 2009-2010. The letter to Guillermo de Torre was purchased from Karno Books, April 2006.