Part II, 1903-1981, undated
Scope and Contents
Part II of the Jorge Guillén papers consists of working and clean copies of poetry and prose by Guillén, published copies of his work, and correspondence with members of his family. The material from Guillén's Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University (1957-58) were later published as Lenguaje y Poesta. The working manuscripts of Y Otros Poemas were given to Wellesley College in 1976, and are described in Part I. The Y Otros Poemas subseries here contains additional working manuscripts and clean copies of the poems from the first and second editions of Y Otros Poemas.
The "Works by other authors" subseries contains material Jorge Guillén may have collected for possible use in anthologies. One, labeled "Antologia I and II," is a collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century Spanish poetry (folders 149-153). The second, "Textos Literarios: Paginas Ajenas," is a collection of contemporary prose and poetry (folders 154-158) which may have been meant for an anthology or simply as a personal collection of writings by friends. The third carpeta, labeled "J.G. Historia literaria" (folders 159-160) contains material on Ruben Dario, Larra, and Azorin.
The correspondence is almost entirely comprised of letters to Guillén's family.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1981, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Guillén, Jorge, 1893-1984 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. To make an appointment to view materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.
Extent
From the Collection: 13.48 Linear Feet (21 document boxes, 4 half document boxes, 2 record cartons, and 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Arrangement
Jorge Guillén had grouped and arranged this material, and insofar as has been possible, his original arrangement has been retained. Folder titles were taken from Jorge Guillén's notes on the original containers. The envelopes in which he kept the papers are filed at the beginning of folders containing their contents. Some of the pencil annotations on these envelopes are by Ruth Whittredge, who helped prepare the papers for use by scholars.
Original guide to Part II
The original guide to Part II, containing item-level description of the contents of each folder, is available here: http://www.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/departments/libraryandtechnology/files/3p_guillen_ii.pdf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in Part II were donated by Jorge Guillén's children, Claudio Guillén and Teresa (Guillén) Gilman '43, in June and November, 1985
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository