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H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1940-1955): Finding Aid
C0847
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980.
- Title and dates:
- H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1940-1955)
- Abstract:
- H. R. Hays was a writer, anthropologist, and educator. The collection contains his correspondence with ten Latin American writers and poets, primarily about literary and research issues. Also included are typescripts of an article about Jorge Carrera Andrade’s poetry and Antenor Orrego’s prologue to Trilce (1922).
- Size:
- 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
- Call number:
- C0847
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Manuscripts Division.
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English and Spanish.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library.
Biography of H. R. Hays
H. R. Hays received degrees from Cornell University ( B.A., 1925) and Columbia University (M.A., 1928) and had a long and varied career as a poet, novelist, critic, playwright, translator, social anthropologist, and educator.
Description
The collection consists of a selection of correspondence of Hays with ten Latin American writers and poets. The correspondents, from Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, include Jorge Andrade Carrera, Nicolas Guillen, Manuel Moreno Jimeno, Lino Novas Calvo, Jose Revueltas, Winett and Pablo de Rokha, Jaime Tello, and Antonio de Underraga. Some letters are addressed to Hays' wife, Julie Hays. Also present are a typescript of an article about the poetry of Jorge Carrera Andrade by Pedro Salinas, and a typescript copy of Antenor Orrego's prologue to Trilce (1922) by Cesar Vallejo. The letters exchange literary information on poetry, authors, publications, and translations as well as touching on social and political issues. Many of the letters concern Hays' research for his anthology 12 Spanish American Poets (1943) and Dudley Fitts' Anthology of Contemporary Latin-American Poetry (1942) for which Hays wrote the biographical and bibliographical notes. There is also one letter by Carrera Andrade to Dudley Fitts and a printed extract of an article by Hays, "La Poesia Actual de Los Estados Unidos."
The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALsS = autograph letters signed, TLS = Typewritten Letter Signed, TMs = Typewritten Manuscript.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Access and Use
Access
Collection is open for research use.
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Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers, 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.
- Fitts, Dudley, -- 1903-1968. -- Anthology of contemporary Latin-American poetry.
- Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980. 12 Spanish American poets.
- Latin American literature -- 20th century.
- Latin American poetry -- 20th century.
- Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Poets, Chilean -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Poets, Cuban -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Poets, Ecuadoran -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Poets, Latin American -- 20thcentury -- Correspondence
- Poets, Mexican -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Poets, Peruvian -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Correspondence.
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Contents List
Carrera Andrade, Jorge, 1903-1978 (Ecuador)
14 TLsS to Hays, 1941-1970
Box 1, Folder 1 1 TL (carbon) to Dudley Fitts, 1943
Box 1, Folder 1 3 TLs (carbons) by Hays, 1942
Box 1, Folder 1 Guillén, Nicólas, 1902-1989 (Cuba)
1 TLS to Hays, 1940
Box 1, Folder 2 Hays, H. R., 1904-1980 (United States)
Printed extract, “La Poesia Actual de Los Estados Unidos (Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana-Revista, Tomo III, no. 8, Enero-Junio de 1949, pp. 139-168), 1949
Box 1, Folder 3 Moreno Jimeno, Manuel, 1913-1993 (Peru)
18 TLsS, 1 ALS to Hays, 1941-1975
Box 1, Folder 4 1 TLS to Julie Hays, 1981
Box 1, Folder 4 3 TLs (carbons) by Hays, undated
Box 1, Folder 4 Novás Calvo, Lino, 1905- (Cuba)
15 TLsS to Hays, 1940-1947
Box 1, Folder 5 1 TMs (carbon) with autograph corrections of a review of 12 Spanish American Poets, edited by H. R. Hays, 2 pp., [1943]
Box 1, Folder 5 Orrego, Antenor, 1892-1960 (Peru)
Box 1, Folder 6 1 TMs (copy) of “Prologo de Antenor Orrego a la primera edición de Trilce [by Cesár Vallejo], publicada en Lima, 1922,” [copy by Manuel Moreno Jimeno], 6 pp., [1922]
Box 1, Folder 6 Revueltas, José, 1914-1976 (Mexico)
2 TLsS to Hays, 1946
Box 1, Folder 7 Rokha, Pablo de (Carlos Diaz Loyola), 1894-1968 (Chile)
2 TLsS, 2 ALsS to Hays, 1941-1944
Box 1, Folder 8 1 TL (carbon) by Hays, 1941
Box 1, Folder 8 1 TMs (carbon), “Dos Ciclos de Conferencias y un Recital en Tres Sesiones de Pablo de Rokha,” 4 pp., undated
Box 1, Folder 8 1 TMs, biographical notes by Pablo de Rokha, 1 p., undated
Box 1, Folder 8 3 ALsS by Winett de Rokha (1894-1951) to Hays, 1942-1944
Box 1, Folder 8 Salinas, Pedro, 1892-1951 (Spain)
1 TMs, “Registro de Jorge Carrera Andrade: Mundo, Viaje y Poesia,” 11 pp., undated
Box 1, Folder 9 Tello, Jaime (Colombia)
2 TLsS to Hays, 1954-1955
Box 1, Folder 10 Underraga, Antonio de, 1911- (Chile)
2 TLsS to Hays, 1943-1944
Box 1, Folder 11 1 TL (carbon) by Hays, undated
Box 1, Folder 11 1 TMs (carbon), “Tuercele el Cuello al Cisne...,” 1 p., undated
Box 1, Folder 11
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