Pedro Salinas letters to various correspondents
Overview
Letters by Spanish poet Pedro Salinas to fellow poet Gerardo Diego and to other correspondents, as well as a version of Salinas' poem El contemplado.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1950
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)Includes letters from Salinas to Tomás Blanco, Gerardo Diego, Solita Salinas de Marichal and others as well a variation of Salinas' poem "El contemplado" and compositions concerning Salinas by Gerardo Diego.
Biographical / Historical
Salinas and Diego were Spanish poets.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. MS Span 100.5: Correspondence and poems
- II. MS Span 100.6: Letters to Gerardo Diego
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*89M-4. Presented by Mrs. Solita Salinas Marichal Tamayo y Baus, 7 Sexto derecha 28004, Madrid, Spain; received: 1989 October 10.
*89M-5. Presented by Elena Diego through Jaime Salinas, Agiular, Sa Juan Bravo, 38 28006 Madrid; received: 1989March 23.
- Title
- Salinas, Pedro, 1892-1951. Pedro Salinas letters to various correspondents: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00308
Repository Details
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