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The
Southern Cone Literature Collection
Through
the generosity of Notre Dame alumnus
Robert (class of ‘63) and Beverly
O'Grady, the Department of Special
Collections of the Hesburgh Library
at the University of Notre is
creating a Southern Cone Literature
Collection which includes manuscripts
and books by many of the most
significant writers of the 20th
century from this Latin American
region. Of particular interest
are over 70 letters by Gabriela
Mistral, the Chilean poet who
received the Nobel Prize for Literature,
and about 50 manuscript items
from the Argentine writer, Ricardo
Güiraldes. The enhancement of
this collection is an ongoing
initiative within the University
Libraries.
The
Department of Rare Books and Special
Collections in the Hesburgh Library
houses a variety of manuscript
materials originating from former
Spanish and Portuguese colonies
in South America and the Caribbean
following their independence in
the early part of the 19th century.
These materials range from correspondence
of well-known literary figures
such as Ricardo Güiraldes and
José Mármol, to major political
figures including José San Martín
and Juan Manuel Rosas, and papers
of important women social leaders
such as Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane.
Many of the collections listed
below were presented to the department
by Robert (ND '63) and Beverly
O'Grady.
LINKS:
A collection
of 45 letters of the
great South American liberator
José de San Martín
Hispanic
collections that document
various aspects of South and Central
American literature, history and
culture from the the Spanish Colonial
era to the present.
Manuscript
materials
originating from former
Spanish and Portuguese colonies
in South America and the Caribbean
following their independence in
the early part of the 19th century.
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