Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Antonio Aita correspondence
- Dates:
- 1920-1965
- Creators:
- Aita, Antonio, 1891-1966
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of approximately 130 letters sent from various writers and cultural figures from Latin America and Spain to Argentine educator and writer Antonio Aita (1891-1966).
- Containers:
- Box: 1
- Extent:
- 1.08 Linear Feet 1 box
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Antonio Aita correspondence, Collection no. 0515, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of approximately 130 letters sent from various writers and cultural figures from Latin America and Spain to Argentine educator and writer Antonio Aita (1891-1966). Notable literary figures represented in the collection include Germán Arciniegas, Mariano Azuela, Rómulo Gallegos, Victoria Ocampo, Mariano Picón Salas, Alfonso Reyes, Francisco Romero, Jaime Torres Bodet, and Arturo Uslar Pietri.
- Biographical / historical:
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Antonio Aita (1891-1966) was an Argentine educator, writer, and president of the PEN Club in Argentina. Aita also directed the newspaper El 9 de Julio for most of the 1940s and 1950s.
- Arrangement:
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The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the author of each letter.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-26 15:10:50 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Antonio Aita correspondence, Collection no. 0515, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900