Gabriela Mistral Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Letters and manuscripts, 1911-1949, of Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral. In one folder and three thin bound volumes, the Gabriela Mistral Papers include letters (1911-1923) of Mistral (writing as Lucila Godoy) to poet Antonio Bórquez Solar; letters (1937-1949) of Mistral to Guillermo de Torre and his wife Norah Borges (sister of Jorge Luis Borges); and two typed manuscript essays: the epistle "Respuesta a un Manifiesto de Españoles" (1935), and "Calpe-Argentina y el Libro Español en la América" (undated).
Dates
- Creation: 1911-1949
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Poet and Nobel Laureate (1945) Gabriela Mistral was born Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga in Vicuña, Chile, in 1889. Mistral was an active member of the League of Nations and served as Chilean consul in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. She taught Spanish literature in the United States at Columbia University, Barnard College, and Vassar College, and at the University of Puerto Rico. Her works includeDesolación, Ternura, andTala. She died in 1957.
Full Extent
6 linear inches
Abstract
Letters and manuscripts of Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral.
Acquisition Information
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Accession numbers: 1987-20, 2004-01.
- Title
- Gabriela Mistral Papers
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 05-03-2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 20040503: First upload to TARO
- May 20201: Edited by Rachel E. Winston to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2024 September: Edited by Dylan Joy to bring finding aid up to current conventions.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu