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Finding Aid for the Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos collection of literatura de kiosko, 1900-1967
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Title: Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos collection of literatura de kiosko
Date (inclusive): 1900-1967
Collection number: 1855
Collector:
Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos
Extent:
166 boxes.
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.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos, 2010.
Processed by Josh Fiala, 2011.
[Identification of item], Ricardo Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos collection of literatura de kiosko (Collection Number 1855).
UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
6540909
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.
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.
Arranged by place of publication and sub-arranged (mostly alphabetically) by publisher series.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Pulp literature, Spanish---Sources.
Other Indexing Related to this Collection
All the individual titles in any series can be searched in the UCLA Library Catalog using the unique classification number
assigned to each series (given under each series title below). Just paste the entire number into a search box in the UCLA
Catalog and execute a "Call no." search. All of the titles that UCLA has of that particular series will appear in the menu
in alphabetical order. To see all of the titles in this collection in alphabetical order by series, search just the first
part of the classification no. (PQ6159.9)
Donoso-Cortés y Mesonero-Romanos, Ricardo.