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James East Irby Collection on José Bianco and Jorge Luis Borges, 1962-1973: Finding Aid
C0883
Princeton University Library's Manuscripts Division
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Published in 2008.
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Irby, James East, 1931-
- Title and dates:
- James East Irby Collection on José Bianco and Jorge Luis Borges, 1962-1973
- Abstract:
- Consists of papers on the Argentine writers José Bianco (1908-1986) and Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) collected or written by Princeton professor James East Irby.
- Size:
- .25 linear ft. (1 box)
- Call number:
- C0883
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Manuscripts Division.
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library.
Biography of James East Irby
James East Irby was a professor of Romance Languages and Literature at Princeton University.
Description
The collection consists of papers on the Argentine writers José Bianco (1908-1986) and Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) collected or written by Irby. Included are three letters (1970-1973) by Bianco to Irby; three letters (1970) by Irby to Bianco; photocopies of two typescript articles by Bianco, "El Angel de las Tinieblas" and "Pinera, narrador"; a photocopy of a printed article by Bianco, "El sentido de mal en la obra de Proust"; and various autograph and typescript drafts (with some holograph corrections) of an article entitled "Encuentro con Borges" by Irby based on an interview with Borges, with a copy of the journal Revista de la Universidad de Mexico (Mexico, June 1962) in which it was published.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Processing and Other Information
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 created from MARC record via MarcEdit and XSL stylesheets in 2008.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James East Irby Collection on José Bianco and Jorge Luis Borges, Box and Folder Number; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Bianco, José, 1908-1986 -- correspondence.
- Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899- -- Interviews.
- Argentine literature -- 20th century.
- Authors, Argentine -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Novelists, Argentine -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Correspondence -- 20th century.
- Manuscripts -- 20th century.
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