Figueiredo (Fidelino de) Letters to, ca. 1910-ca. 1967

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Summary

Title:
Letters to Fidelino de Figueiredo,
Dates:
ca. 1910-ca. 1967
Creators:
Figueiredo, Fidelino de, 1888-1967
Abstract:
Fidelino de Sousa Figueiredo (1988-1967) was a visiting professor at UC Berkeley before returning to Brazil where he taught Portuguese literature at the University of São Paulo (1938-51). He applied a critical spirit to the study of literaure, focusing on the psychological personality of authors. The collection consists of photocopies of 962 letters from various persons to de Figueiredo.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Letters to Fidelino de Figueiredo (Collection 2034). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of photocopies of 962 letters from various persons to Portuguese literature scholar Fidelino de Figueiredo.

Biographical / historical:

Fidelino de Sousa Figueiredo was born in 1888 in Lisbon, Portugal; studied law and literature at Coimbra University; served in the cabinet of the dictator general Sidónio Pais, going into exile after his assassination; in 1920 taught in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, spent three years in Madrid (1927-30), in 1931 became a visiting professor at UC Berkeley; returned to Brazil, where he taught Portuguese literature at the University of São Paulo (1938-51); applied a critical spirit to the study of literature, focusing on the psychological personality of authors; publications include Revista de história (1912-28), A história literária como ciência (1912), História da literature portuguesa (1913-24), and Notas para um idearum português (1929); returned to Portugal; he died in 1967.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondents from Europe and the Americas (Box 1).
  2. Portuguese and Spanish correspondents (Boxes 2-3).
  3. Miscellaneous correspondents (Box 3).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2004
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by ByteManagers using OAC finding aid conversion service specifications. Machine-readable finding aid derived from in-house paper finding aid. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: unknown .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Letters to Fidelino de Figueiredo (Collection 2034). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
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