Ocampo (Victoria) correspondence, 1922-1978, 2000-2004

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Victoria Ocampo correspondence
Dates:
1922-1978, 2000-2004
Creators:
Ocampo, Victoria, 1890-1979
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.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.60 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
Spanish; Castilian .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Victoria Ocampo correspondence, Collection no. 0536, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:
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.
Arrangement:

Items are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Diann Benti
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-05 16:46:18 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Victoria Ocampo correspondence, Collection no. 0536, 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