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Finding Aid for the Gabriela Mistral collection, 1924-1948
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Series 1. Albums

Box 1, Folder 1

Album 1 ca. 1931-1948

Physical Description: 1 Bound Photo Album

Scope and Content Note

This album contains magazine article clippings, press photographs of Gabriela Mistral, and annotated photographs of friends and admirers of Gabriela Mistral. Several noteworthy items in this album are: two postcards with the image of French poet Federic Mistral that contain correspondence between Gabriela Mistral and her mother, Petronila Godoy; portrait of Argentinian writer Manuel Ugarte.
Box 1, Folder 2

Album 2 ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 Photo Album

Scope and Content Note

This album contains portraits of government administrators and delegations members that attended "El primer curso sud american de vacaciones" held the summer of 1938 by Uruguay's Ministry of Public Instruction. Photographs of Gabriela Mistral can be located throughout the album.
Box 1, Folder 3

Album 3 ca. 1946

Physical Description: 1 Bound Photo Album

Scope and Content Note

A personalized album for Gabriela Mistral from the Bolivian sculptor Marina Nunez del Prado. The album contains 13 photographic reproductions of Prado's sculptures and a newspaper clipping about the artist.
 

Series 2. Art

 

Subseries 1. Drawings

Box 2, Folder 1

Drawings and Sketches for Gabriela Mistral n.d.

Physical Description: 2 drawings on paper

Scope and Content Note

Chalk drawing by Renee to Gabriela Mistral and illegible signature on the second drawing, although contains annotation in French.
Box 2, Folder 2

Portrait of Gabriela Mistral ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 large, 40 small photographic reproductions of a drawing

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains reproductions of a profile portrait of Gabriela Mistral by artist Ramon Subirats. One image appears to have the signature of Gabriela Mistral on verso.
Box 4, Folder 1

Drawings and Sketches for Gabriela Mistral -- Large Items ca. 1938

Physical Description: 2 artworks

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains two drawings to Gabriela Mistral. The artist names are illegible. Annotated recto -- in Spanish.
 

Subseries 2. Miscellanenous Art

Box 2, Folder 3

Miscellaneous Art for Gabriela Mistral ca. 1936 - 1942

Physical Description: 5 mixed media artworks

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains artworks ranging in mediums such as: watercolor painting, acrylic painting and art reproductions. Two pieces contain annotation in Spanish on verso indicating country of origin -- Brazil and Peru. One reproduction is a portrait of Blanquita by Russian painter and writer Boris Grigoriev -- signed, titled, dated recto.
Box 4, Folder 2

Miscellaneous Artwork for Gabriela Mistral -- Large Items n.d.

Physical Description: 8 artworks

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains eight artworks that range in mediums from acrylic painting to watercolor. All works except one are annotated recto.
 

Subseries 3. Woodcut Prints

Box 2, Folder 4

Woodcut Prints for Gabriela Mistral ca. 1936 - 1938

Physical Description: 3 woodcut prints

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains woodcut prints by various artists whose signatures are illegible. Each image is annotated, signed and dated recto. One image is a profile portrait of Gabriela Mistral.
Box 4, Folder 3

Woodcut Prints for Gabriela Mistral -- Large Items n.d.

Physical Description: 7 artworks

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains seven woodcut prints and engravings to Gabriela Mistral. Noteworthy items in the folder are two matted prints by Brazilian artist Oswaldo Goeldi. Both prints are annotated, signed and titled recto -- in Portuguese.
 

Series 3. Papers

 

Subseries 1. Certificates

Box 4, Folder 4

Gabriela Mistral's Certificates ca. 1924-1946

Physical Description: 7 certificates

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains certificates and diplomas granted to Gabriela Mistral from societies, organizations and governments.
 

Subseries 2. Letters

Box 2, Folder 5

Letters and Correspondence with Gabriela Mistral ca. 1938 - 1946

Physical Description: 7 papers

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains six hand written messages to Gabriela Mistral, one of which is from the Chilean Embassy in La Havana, Cuba. One piece of correspondence comes from Gabriela Mistral to Francisco Vergara.
 

Subseries 3. Miscellaneous Papers

Box 2, Folder 6

Miscellaneous Papers relating to Gabriela Mistral ca. 1931 - 1946

Physical Description: 2 booklets and 3 papers

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains 3 "Boletin de la Union Panamamericana" from April of 1947. Enclosed is a work titled "El Literato, el Abogado y el Medico" by Gabriela Mistral (?). Also of interest is a menu listing Peruvian dishes which was given to Gabriela Mistral by the Association of Writers, Artists and Intellectuales of Peru.
 

Subseries 4. Press

Box 2, Folder 7

Press relating to Gabriela Mistral ca. 1942 - 1946

Physical Description: 3 newspaper clippings

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains newspaper clippings that detail Gabriela Mistral's receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature and her visit to Puerto Rican educator and women's suffragist Isabel Andreu de Aguilar. Other newspaper clippings relate writer Waldo Frank's visit to Brazil.
 

Series 4. Photographs

 

Subseries 1. Annotated Images

Box 3, Folder 1

Church Facade and Hills ca. 1947

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Landscape photograph of Monrovia, California.
Box 3, Folder 2

Church Tower ca. 1947

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Church exterior in Monrovia, California.
Box 3, Folder 3

D. Annesdog n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of D. Annesdog (?) on a horse fronting a government building.
Box 3, Folder 4

Diario de la Marina 1938 October 8

Physical Description: 1 photo collage

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and Cuban writer and poet Ernesto Fernandez Arrondo.
Box 3, Folder 5

Gabriela Mistral and Friend ca. 1947

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous friend in Monrovia, California.
Box 3, Folder 6

Gabriela Mistral and Friends n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and 4 friends: Miss C. Humeres, Elsa Cabrera, illegible name, Isabel Rousko, John Markell.
Box 3, Folder 7

Gabriela Mistral and Jose Maria Eguren ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and Peruvian poet Jose Maria Eguren in Lima, Peru.
Box 3, Folder 8

Gabriela Mistral and Berta Singerman ca. 1933

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and Argentinian actress Berta Singerman. Signed recto by Berta Singerman and annotated verso.
Box 3, Folder 9

Gabriela Mistral and D. Rafael Larco Herrera ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral with Peruvian pre-columbian art collector D. Rafael Larco Herrara.
Box 3, Folder 10

Gabriela Mistral and Ted Laveson at the Hotel Biltmore ca. 1947

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral shaking hands with Ted Laveson at an event at the Hotel Biltmore in Los Angeles, California.
Box 3, Folder 11

Gabriela Mistral in France n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous young boy in Paris, France. Annotated verso in French by G. Delpy.
Box 3, Folder 12

Gabriela Mistral in Madrid ca. 1933

Physical Description: 13 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Various portraits of Gabriela Mistral in Madrid, Spain.
Box 3, Folder 13

Gabriela Mistral in Montevideo ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Gabriela Mistral in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Box 3, Folder 14

Gabriela Mistral, Dr. Anderson, Richard Sandler and Ted Laveson 1947 November 17

Physical Description: 3 photographs

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral and company sitting at the dinner table at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
Box 3, Folder 15

Gabriela Mistral, Georges Duhamel and Miguel de Unamuno n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral with friends, including French writer Georges Duhamel and Spanish writer and poet Miguel De Unamuno.
Box 3, Folder 16

Gabriela Mistral and Margot Arce n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait with Gabriela Mistral and Puerto Rican writer and educator Margot Arce.
Box 3, Folder 17

Instituto en Cooperacion Intelectual ca. 1935

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait with Gabriela Mistral in Paris, France.
Box 3, Folder 18

Juana Harbourou, Gabriela Mistral, and Unknown figure ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Photographic triptych with Gabriela Mistral in the middle. Annotated on verso provides names which are illegible.
Box 3, Folder 19

Liga Internacional de Mujeres Ibericas e Hispano Americanas 1938 August 6

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait of the Peruvian Section of the League, includes Gabriela Mistral and 15 other women -- names listed on verso.
Box 3, Folder 20

Pen Club do Brasil Conference ca. 1940

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral's conference organized by the Pen Club do Brasil at the Academia de Letras del Brasil.
Box 3, Folder 21

Portrait of Gabriela Mistral, Rogelio Sotela and Palmita Guillen ca. 1931

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela and friends including Costa Rican writer Rogelio Sotela and Palma Guillen.
Box 3, Folder 22

Portrait of Gabriela Mistral to friend Maruja ca. 1925

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Annotated verso by Gabriela Mistral to friend Maruja.
Box 3, Folder 23

Prominent Figures in Group Portrait n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait in mat -- annotated recto providing names of those photographed.
Box 3, Folder 24

Salto de Agua n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Landscape image of the Salto de Agua, Rio Naranjo in Trinidad.
Box 3, Folder 25

Sculptural bust of Gabriela Mistral by Lidia Campueano ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of artist Lidia Campueano by her sculpture of Gabriela Mistral.
Box 3, Folder 26

Street Corner ca. 1947

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of a street corner in Monrovia, California.
Box 3, Folder 27

Visit to Chilean Embassy ca. 1940

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of Gabriela Mistral eating with colleagues and Ambassador D. Anariano Fontecilla at the Chilean Embassy in Rio, Brazil.
 

Subseries 2. Annotated Images to Gabriela Mistral

Box 3, Folder 28

Abel Romero Castillo 1938 August 19

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

A group portrait of Gabriela Mistral, writer Abel Romero Castillo and unknown figures. Annotated recto by Abel Romero Castillo for Gabriela Mistral -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 29

Adelaida Velasco Galdos n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph annotated recto by Ecuadorian writer Adelaida Velasco Galdos to Connie -- in English.
Box 3, Folder 30

Alonso ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph annotated recto to Gabriela Mistral -- in Portuguese.
Box 3, Folder 31

Annunziata and Gabriela Mistral ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Gabriela Mistral and young girl Annunziata. Annotated verso by Annunziata to Gabriela Mistral and also signed by Gabriela Mistral.
Box 3, Folder 32

Benjamin ca. 1942 - 1943

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

The first photograph is a candid portrait of Benjamin annotated verso to Gabriela Mistral -- in Spanish. The second photograph is a framed portrait photograph annotated recto by Benjamin -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 33

C.C. Vigil ca. 1936

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of C.C. Vigil, friend of Gabriela Mistral, with annotation on recto.
Box 3, Folder 34

Carlos 1938 September 30

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Duplicate studio portrait photographs for Gabriela Mistral as a souvenir or commemorative. Annotated recto -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 35

Paulina 1942 December 23

Physical Description: 1 photographic card

Scope and Content Note

Holiday card from Paulina to Gabriela Mistral with long correspondence -- in Spanish. The image that fronts the card is a contemporary landscape of Cuernavaca.
Box 3, Folder 36

Duendecito 1938 September 29

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph of Duendecito to Gabriela Mistral, annotated on verso -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 37

George Duchamel 1939 December 3

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait of Gabriela Mistral, French writer George Duchamel and unknown figures at the Bussaco Palace Hotel in Portugal. Annotated verso -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 38

Henriqueta Lisboa ca. 1942

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph of Brazilian writer and poet Henriqueta Lisboa. Annotated verso -- in Portuguese.
Box 3, Folder 39

Hogar de la Madre n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group photograph of women carrying babies at the Hogar de la Madre (Mother's House). Annotated verso to Gabriela Mistral -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 40

Homenaje a Gabriela Mistral 1933 August 15

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Collage of images of Peru with annotation on recto -- in Spanish. The photograph is described as a commemorative of her visit to Lima, Peru.
Box 3, Folder 41

Illegible Annotation ca. 1937-1946

Physical Description: 5 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains portraits and candid photographs of Gabriela Mistral -- in Spanish. All images contain illegible annotations.
Box 3, Folder 42

Isabel Andrieu de Aguilar ca. 1929

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph of Puerto Rican women's suffragist Isabel Andrieu de Aguilar. Annotated recto -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 43

Luz, Carlos and Sergio Herick Gacitua Montesinos ca. 1938

Physical Description: 4 photographs

Scope and Content Note

One studio portrait photograph of Luz Montesinos M. de Gacitua and two candid photographs of Luz, Carlos (her husband) and Sergio Herick Gacitua Montesinos (her son). Annotated verso -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 44

Maria Esther Easton ca. 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of with annotation recto and verso -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 45

Maria Piedad Castillo de Levi 1938 September 29

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and Ecuadorian poet, woman suffragist and educator Maria Piedad Castillo de Levi. Annotated recto -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 46

Maria Triatillo Marconi ca. 1946

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph of a family (?) from Maria Triatillo Marconi to Gabriela Mistral. Annotated recto -- in Italian.
Box 3, Folder 47

Ninos de la Escuela No. 17 1938 June 20

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait of school director and students. Annotated verso -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 48

Petrona ca. 1942

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group portrait from Petrona to Gabriela Mistral. Annotated verso -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 49

Teresa n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph of Teresa to Gabriela Mistral. Annotated recto -- in Spanish.
Box 3, Folder 50

Teresita Avec n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Teresita Avec "Cholita" to Gabriela Mistral. Annotated recto -- in Spanish.
Box 4, Folder 11

Illegible Annotation ca. 1937-1946

Physical Description: 3 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains portraits and candid photographs of Gabriela Mistral -- in Spanish. All images contain illegible annotations.
 

Subseries 3. Miscellaneous Photographs

Box 3, Folder 51

Gabriela Mistral and Couple n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous couple.
Box 3, Folder 52

Gabriela Mistral and Friend by Privatkopia n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous female.
Box 3, Folder 53

Gabriela Mistral and Friends at Dinner n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous figures.
Box 3, Folder 54

Gabriela Mistral and Friends by Perez Photograph n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous figures.
Box 3, Folder 55

Gabriela Mistral and Friends n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous females.
Box 3, Folder 56

Gabriela Mistral and Friends in Living Room n.d.

Physical Description: 5 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral with anonymous men and women.
Box 3, Folder 57

Gabriela Mistral Bust n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Photographic reproduction of a bust of Gabriela Mistral by unknown artist.
Box 3, Folder 58

Gabriela Mistral Bust by Foto Munoz n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Photographic reproduction of a bust of Gabriela Mistral.
Box 3, Folder 59

Gabriela Mistral by Dewery Photocolor Corporation n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral with a dog.
Box 3, Folder 60

Gabriela Mistral by Marcos Chamudes n.d.

Physical Description: 3 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Duplicate portraits of Gabriela Mistral signed by Chilean photographer Marcos Chamudes recto on mat.
Box 3, Folder 61

Gabriela Mistral by Riwkin Photograph n.d.

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Three portrait photographs of Gabriela Mistral that vary in pose by renowned photographer Anna Riwkin.
Box 3, Folder 62

Photo Collage n.d.

Physical Description: 2 photo collages on newspaper

Scope and Content Note

Photo collages of a conference which Gabriela Mistral attended.
Box 3, Folder 63

Photo Reproduction of Portrait Painting of Garcilaso Inca de la Vega n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

A photographic reproduction of a painting of Garcilaso Inca de la Vega by Peruvian artist Francisco Gonzalez Gamarra.
Box 3, Folder 64

Portrait by Gonzalez Photography n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Studio portrait photograph of anonymous female sitter.
Box 3, Folder 65

Portrait from Estudio Schonfeld n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait photograph of anonymous woman.
Box 3, Folder 66

S'Ara Photo Postcards n.d.

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Duplicate portrait photographs with signature recto.
Box 3, Folder 67

Saint John the Baptist Sculpture by Rodin n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Photographic reproduction of a sculpture of Saint John the Baptist by artist Rodin.
Box 3, Folder 68

Sculptor with Bust n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

View of a sculptor standing next to a bust of Gabriela Mistral (?).
Box 4, Folder 5

Gabriela Mistral and Harry S. Truman by Marcos Chamudes n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral with Harry S. Truman and anonymous figures. Image taken by Chilean photographer Marcos Chamudes, signed recto.
Box 4, Folder 6

Gabriela Mistral and Young Friend n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral with anonymous men and young boy.
Box 4, Folder 7

Gabriela Mistral receiving the Nobel Peace Prize n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Three portrait photographs that vary in pose of Gabriela Mistral by renowned photographer Anna Riwkin.
Box 4, Folder 8

Gabriela Mistral, Teresa M. de Diez-Canedo and Friends n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Group photograph with Gabriela Mistral and Teresa M. De Diez-Canedo, wife to Spanish writer Enrique Diez-Canedo.
Box 4, Folder 9

Landscape n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Black and white photograph of a landscape.
Box 4, Folder 10

Portrait of Juan Antonio Rios n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Chile's 24th President (1942-1946) Juan Antonio Rios.
 

Subseries 4. Press Photographs

Box 3, Folder 69

BBC Broadcasting House ca. 1935

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Press photograph of the BBC Broadcasting House in London, England.
Box 3, Folder 70

Brunius Pauline n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Brunius Pauline, the director of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre.
Box 3, Folder 71

Gabriela Mistral at the BBC ca. 1946

Physical Description: 8 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Candid photographs of Gabriela Mistral and anonymous figures at a formal event at the BBC in London, England.
Box 3, Folder 72

Gabriela Mistral at the Broadcasting House ca. 1946

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral and Chilean actress Maria Maluenda and Spanish composer Manuel Lazareno.
Box 3, Folder 73

Gabriela Mistral visiting the Palacio de la Union Panamericana 1939 February 23

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Duplicate group portrait photographs of Gabriela Mistral, Chilean businessman Sergio Huneeus and anonymous figures.
Box 3, Folder 74

Moller, Gustav n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Swedish Minister of the Interior Gustav Moller.
Box 3, Folder 75

Pharmacy n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Interior photograph of a pharmacy in the Reconstitution of the Old Quarter, Lisbon, Portugal.
Box 3, Folder 76

Wahlstrom, Lydia n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Swedish Historian and Authoress Lydia Wahlstrom.
Box 3, Folder 77

Uden, Osten n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Osten Uden.
Box 3, Folder 78

Wigfors, Ernst n.d.

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Swedish Minister of Finance Ernst Wigfors.
Box 4, Folder 12

Gabriela Mistral reading at the Consejo Directivo de la Union Panamericana 1946 March 19

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content Note

Candid photograph of Gabriela Mistral at the Union Panamericana