Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos collection of literatura de kiosko, 1900-1967

Summary

Creators:

Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos

Abstract:

"Kiosk literature" (literatura de kiosco), were sold at kiosks on the street in Spain and encompass a great number of different subjects and subgenres within the genre of the novelette, from the comic genre, the detective novel, and the novel of adventures, to the novel for women, the romance novel, the erotic novel, and the illustrated novel. The collection consists of short novels, poetry collections, and theater collections, works by famous Spanish writers, Latin American authors, and international writers in translation. Furthermore, the collection showcases intriguing "new" genres in the realm of the short novel, such as scientific novelettes dealing with the history and genesis of scientific discoveries, with different episodes of the Spanish Civil War, with the lives of popular cabaret singers and actresses, and with a series of sporting events.

Extent:

166 boxes.

Language:

Finding aid is written in English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of short novels, poetry collections, and theater collections, encompassed within 422 series that amount to over 10,500 volumes published between 1900 and 1967. It contains a wealth of materials from Spain's popular culture during the first half of the 20th century, a period well known for the importance and social and cultural relevance of its popular collections of printed materials and its particularly dynamic and innovative publishing initiatives. The collection also includes series with works by famous Spanish writers (many of them, published for the first time in these series, such as Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, and Ramón Gómez de la Serna), Latin American authors, and international writers in translation. Furthermore, the collection showcases intriguing "new" genres in the realm of the short novel, such as scientific novelettes dealing with the history and genesis of scientific discoveries, with different episodes of the Spanish Civil War, with the lives of popular cabaret singers and actresses, and with a series of sporting events. It also includes the regional production of fiction (such as those found in the series, La novela vasca and Los cuentos extremeños) and a great number of erotic novelettes.

Biographical / historical:

Pulp literature of this kind, known as "Kiosk literature" (literatura de kiosco) because it was sold at kiosks on the street, encompasses a great number of different subjects and subgenres within the genre of the novelette, from the comic genre, the detective novel, and the novel of adventures, to the novel for women, the romance novel, the erotic novel, and the illustrated novel.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos, 2010.

Arrangement:

Arranged by place of publication and sub-arranged (mostly alphabetically) by publisher series.

Physical location:

Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Pulp literature, Spanish---Sources.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US

Contact:

(310) 825-4988

AskLSC@library.ucla.edu

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