Darío (Rubén) correspondence, 1894-1916

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Summary

Title:
Rubén Darío correspondence
Dates:
1894-1916
Creators:
Darío, Rubén, 1867-1916, Nervo, Amado, 1870-1919, and Sánchez del Pozo, Francisca, 1874-1963
Abstract:
A collection of 14 letters from Rubén Darío to Julio Piquet spanning 1894 to 1914. Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo. Julio Piquet was the director of the Argentine newspaper La Nación beginning in 1886. The collection also contains: a photograph of Darío's son, Rubén Darío Sánchez (1907-1948); a letter written on mourning stationery from Francisca Sánchez del Pozo to Piquet following Darío's death in 1916; a 1916 letter to Piquet from Amado Nervo; and a copy of Rubén Darío's last will and testament created in 1914.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.88 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
Spanish; Castilian .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Rubén Darío correspondence, Collection no. 0591, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 14 letters from Rubén Darío to Julio Piquet spanning 1894 to 1914. Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo. Julio Piquet was the director of the Argentine newspaper La Nación beginning in 1886. The collection also contains:

  • A photograph of Darío's son, Rubén Darío Sánchez (1907-1948). Rubén Darío Sánchez inscribed the photograph (on verso) to Julio Piquet on 1911 November 23 in Paris.
  • A letter written on mourning stationery from Francisca Sánchez del Pozo to Piquet following Darío's death in 1916. Francisca Sánchez was Darío's life-companion and widow, and mother of Rubén Darío Sánchez.
  • A letter to Piquet from Amado Nervo, on 1916 May 29. Nervo was a distinguished Mexican modernist poet, journalist, educator, and ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay.
  • A copy of Rubén Darío's last will and testament, created in 1914.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Librería de Antaño, February 1994.
Processing information:

The collection is minimally processed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub and Barbara Robinson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-05-26 10:26:01 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Rubén Darío correspondence, Collection no. 0591, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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