Alfredo A. Roggiano was an Argentine poet and distinguished professor emeritus of Hispanic languages and literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. He was born in Chivilcoy, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1919. Roggiano died on October 27, 1991 at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was seventy-two years old. Roggiano’s academic and professional career spanned close to five decades. He completed his doctorate in literatures in 1945 at the University of Buenos Aires and continued postdoctoral work in the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones in Madrid, Spain. He taught at the University of Tucuman, Argentina prior to emigrating to the United States. At the University of Tucuman he served as a professor of poetics and stylistics and director of the Hispanic section of the Department of Languages and Literatures. In 1955 in protest of the Peron regime, Roggiano left his native country for the states. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh faculty, he also taught at a number of universities including the University of New Mexico, the University of California at Berkeley, and Iowa State University. Since 1955 Roggiano had also been Director of the
Revista Iberoamericana, a leading scholarly journal of Latin American literature founded in Mexico City in 1938. Roggiano accepted the directorship of the journal at the Congress of the Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana celebrated at the University of California, Berkeley in 1955. That same year he was appointed Executive Director of the International Institute of Iberoamerican Literature at the age of 36. For his work with the journal, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1988. In 1963, Roggiano joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty. It was at this time that he also founded the Latin American literature program in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, retiring from that department in 1984. Over the course of his career, Roggiano authored numerous books and over seventy articles on Latin American literature. Through Roggiano’s influence, the International Institute of Iberoamerican Literature has been housed at the University of Pittsburgh. Among its publications is the
Revista Iberoamericana as well as a number of book series related to Iberoamerican literature including
Biblioteca de América,
Actas,
Serie Críticas,
Serie Nuevo Siglo,
Serie Tres Ríos, and
Serie ACP. Prior to his death, Roggiano donated $150,000 to the University of Pittsburgh to establish an endowed lecture fund in his name in the Hispanic department. The Alfredo A. Roggiano Fund supported an annual lecture series, symposia, colloquia and resulting publications on various topics. In addition, the Alfredo A. Roggiano Prize was established and awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student in the Hispanic department. His death was preceded by the publication of
Prision o Transparencia, a volume containing almost all the poetry he had written over his lifetime. The slim volume has been described as a metaphysical expression to transcend the author’s soul and give of himself and his experiences a form of liberation from the prison of the self.
The Alfredo A. Roggiano collection contains five series described and arranged chronologically by date. The series reflect Roggiano's many professional achievements as a professor, writer, poet, and avid lecturer. The five series include Conferences, Lectures, and Symposiums, Professional Appointments and Activities, Published and Unpublished Works, Correspondences, and Research Materials and Miscellaneous.
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This collection was processed by Michael Cherry on July 11, 2010; the finding aid was revised by Marianne Kasica December 15, 2010.
Photographs were removed to the Roggiano Personal File; Pitt Stadium dedication medal and ribbon removed to Museum Cabinet.
Alfredo A. Roggiano Papers, UA.90.F44, University Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Series Conferences, Lectures, and Symposiums, 1961-1990
Scope and Content Notes
Series I consists of conferences, lectures, and symposiums that Roggiano participated in throughout his career. Included among them are conferences at various universities nationally and abroad. Roggiano kept very detailed accounts of each lecture. The folders contain correspondences leading up to the conferences as well as programs, brochures, articles, and memorabilia related to each conference.
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| Box | Folder | | Creative Arts Week, University of Iowa May 1961 | 1 | 1 |
Also: "Homage to Baudelaire"
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| Folder | | Midwest Modern Language Association 1963 | 2 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XII Congreso, Mexico 1965 | 3 |
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| Folder | | Centenario del Nacimiento de Ruben Dario, Ciudad Dario, Nicaragua 1967 | 4 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XII Congreso, Caracas 1967 | 5 |
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| Folder | | Congreso International de Quebec October 1968 | 6 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XIV Congreso, Toronto 1969 | 7 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberomericana, XVII Congreso, Madrid May 20-26, 1975 | 8 |
Photographs were removed and placed in the UA Personal file.
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| Folder | | Various round tables and lectures 1976-1980 | 9 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XIX Congreso, Pittsburgh 1979 | 10 |
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| Folder | | Ideologia, Historia, Novela, Conferencia en Yale University March 30, 1979 | 11 |
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| Folder | | University of Massachusetts, Symposium: The Essay in the Hispanic World May 4-5, 1979 | 12 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XX Congreso, Budapest 1980 | 13 |
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| Folder | | Various lectures: Yale Law School, Cornell University, University of Vermont 1981 | 14 |
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| Folder | | Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures February 26-28, 1981 | 15 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXII Congreso, Paris, France June 13-17, 1983 | 16 |
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| Folder | | Lecture, George Mason University November 1-3, 1984 | 17 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXIII Congreso June 25, 1984 | 18 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXIII Congreso, Madrid 1984 | 19 |
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| Folder | | Conferences in West Germany May 1984 | 20 |
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| Folder | | XI Annual Hispanic Literatures Conference, Indiana, Pennsylvania October 11-12, 1985 | 21 |
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| Folder | | Tulane University Conference November 14-16, 1985 | 22 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, Stanford University, California July 8-12, 1985 | 23 |
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| Folder | | Conference on Latin American Literature, VIII Annual, Montclair State College March 15, 1985 | 24 |
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| Folder | | International Colloquium on Augusto Roa Bastos, Oklahoma State University April 4-6, 1985 | 25 |
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| Folder | | IV Simposio Internacional Sobre Literaturas Indigenas Latino Americanas, Mexico January 4-12, 1986 | 26 |
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| Folder | | Ernesto Sebato Symposium January 22-24, 1986 | 27 |
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| Folder | | VII Feria Internacional del Libro, Mexico March 8-16, 1986 | 28 |
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| Folder | | Columbia University Lecture April 3, 1986 | 29 |
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| Folder | | International Multidisciplinary Conference on the Dominican Republic, Seton Hall University April 10-12, 1986 | 30 |
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| Folder | | Conference at St. John's University April 30, 1986 | 31 |
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| Folder | | Conference at the University of Minnesota March 1986 | 32 |
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| Folder | | Asociacion Internacional de Hispanistas, IX Congreso, Berlin August 18-23, 1986 | 33 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXV Congreso, Universidad de Bonn August 11-16, 1986 | 34 |
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| Folder | | Lecture, Emir Rodriquez Monegal Memorial May 1, 1986 | 35 |
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| Folder | | Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Tulane University February 26-28, 1987 | 36 |
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| Folder | | Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba April 17-May 1, 1987 | 37 |
Photographs removed and placed in the UA Personal Files under Roggiano.
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| Folder | | South Eastern Conference on Latin American Studies (SECOLAS), Merida, Yucatan April 1-5, 1987 | 38 |
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| Folder | | Congreso Internacional de Intelectuales y Artistas, Valencia June 15-20, 1987 | 39 |
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| Folder | | Lecture, Spanish Cultural Club of Pittsburgh May 16, 1987 | 40 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXVI Congreso, New York June 8-12, 1987 | 41 |
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| Folder | | IV Ibero-American Literary Colloquium, Rice University April 7-9, 1988 | 42 |
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| Folder | | Exposicion Feria Internacional de Buenos Aires April 1988 | 43 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXVII Congreso, Mexico August 22-26, 1988 | 44 |
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| Folder | | IV Congreso de la Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba January 24-February 3, 1988 | 45 |
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| Folder | | Latin American Indian Literatures Association (LAILA), VI International Symposium June 13-17, 1988 | 46 |
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| Folder | | American Comparative Literature Association, Brandeis University March 8-11, 1989 | 47 |
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| Folder | | Symposio Internacional Hispanica Posnaniensia May 28-June 2, 1989 | 48 |
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| Folder | | Guatemala Symposium August 6-12, 1989 | 49 |
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| Folder | | IV International Conference of Letras de Oro and Ideas March 29-30, 1990 | 50 |
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| Folder | | Jornadas Internacionales Carlos Pellicer, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico February 12-16, 1990 | 51 |
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| Folder | | Lecture, Pedro Henriquez Urena en Mexico February 8, 1990 | 52 |
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| Folder | | Second Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), Leuven, Belgium September 3-8, 1990 | 53 |
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| Folder | | Arizona State University, Distinguished Lecture Series November 13-21, 1989 | 54 |
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| Folder | | Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, XXVIII Congreso, Brown University June 18-21, 1990 | 55 |
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Series Professional Appointments and Activities
Scope and Content Notes
Series II constitutes different facets of Roggiano's teaching career including his early appointments at the University of Tucuman, Iowa State University, the University of New Mexico, and the University of California. The folders are arranged according to place and different projects such as Roggiano's participation in teacher training groups, grant writing, departmental studies, dissertation committees, and social theatre seminars. The individual materials of each folder vary and contain bulk correspondences, among other items. Included among this series are also several files marked "otras actividades" (other activities) and "Roggiano activities." The date ranges and materials were left in the order and condition that Roggiano kept them.
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| Box | Folder | | Universidad Nacional de Tucuman 1947-1954 | 2 | 56 |
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| Folder | | Universidad de Chile 1951-1954 | 57 |
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| Folder | | The University of New Mexico and the University of California, Berkeley 1955-56 | 58 |
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| Folder | | State University of Iowa 1955-56 | 59 |
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| Folder | | State University of Iowa 1955-57 | 60 |
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| Folder | | Otras actividades 1958-62 | 61 |
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| Folder | | State University of Iowa 1958-59 | 62 |
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| Folder | | State University of Iowa 1961-62 | 63 |
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| Folder | | Otras actividades 1961-62 | 64 |
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| Folder | | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Visiting Professor 1963 | 65 |
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| Folder | | University of Pittsburgh, Program for Teaching Training Specialists 1964 | 66 |
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| Folder | | Otras actividades 1964-66 | 67 |
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| Folder | | University of New Mexico summer session 1965 | 68 |
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| Folder | | Newspaper clippings 1967 | 69 |
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| Folder | | Social Theatre activities, University of Pittsburgh 1967 | 70 |
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| Folder | | Trip to Los Angeles 1966-1967 | 71 |
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| Folder | | Roggiano activities 1975-76 | 72 |
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| Folder | | Roggiano activities 1977-78 | 73 |
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| Folder | | Distinguished Service Professor Award, University of Pittsburgh 1982-83 | 74 |
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| Folder | | Roggiano activities 1982-1983 | 75 |
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| Folder | | Otras actividades 1978-83 | 76 |
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| Folder | | Otras actividades 1984-85 | 77 |
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| Folder | | Hispanic Department, University of Pittsburgh, History and Self-Study May 1985 | 78 |
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Revista Mundi 1986 | 79 |
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| Folder | | Rutgers University dissertation committee April 1987 | 80 |
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| Folder | | Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh; list of members 1987 | 81 |
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| Folder | | Grant for the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh 1987-88 | 82 |
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| Folder | | Donation to the National Library of Nicaragua 1989 | 85 |
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| Folder | | University of Cincinnati Libraries (reception for donors) 1990 | 86 |
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| Folder | | Roggiano y la
Revista Iberoamericana 1984-91 | 87 |
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| Folder | | Roggiano curriculum vitae | 88 |
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Series Published and Unpublished Works
Scope and Content Notes
Series III comprises Roggiano's poems and publications. The formats include photocopied material, articles, scholarly journals, and bound works. The publications contained within each folder vary as do the materials.
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| Folder | | Poems and Publications 1947-1989 | 89 |
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| Folder | | Main trends in Latin American literature 1960 | 90 |
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| Folder | | Publications 1938-1946 | 91 |
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| Folder | | Roggiano publications | 92 |
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| Folder | | Poesia Argentina | 93 |
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| Box | Folder | | Various writing, articles, manuscripts, | 3 | 97-101a |
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Prision O Transparencia 1990 | 102 |
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| Folder | | Biography and list of publications | 103 |
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Series Correspondences
Scope and Content Notes
Series IV consists of correspondences to various people, groups, and organizations.
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| Folder | | Alfonso Rangel Guerra correspondences 1963-1965 | 104 |
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| Folder | | James O'Neill correspondence 1965 | 105 |
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| Folder | | Renato Rosaldo correspondence 1965 | 106 |
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| Folder | | Gordon R. Silber, State University of New York at Buffalo 1967 | 107 |
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| Folder | | University of Colorado 1967 | 108 |
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| Folder | | Dave Halliday 1968 | 109 |
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| Folder | | Frank Tannenbaum correspondence 1968 | 111 |
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| Folder | | Center for Latin American Studies 1976 | 112 |
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| Folder | | Wesley W. Posvar and Keith McDuffie sabbatical correspondence 1976 and 1982 | 113 |
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| Folder | | Emilio Carilla correspondences 1979, 1989-1990 | 114 |
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| Folder | | Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Javier Herrero 1980 | 115 |
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| Folder | | Tinker Field Research Grant Program 1983 | 116 |
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| Folder | | Emory University correspondences 1983 | 117 |
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| Folder | | Arlen Specter and William J. Coyne 1983 | 118 |
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| Folder | | Ellis Island Foundation 1985 | 119 |
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| Folder | | Montserrat Ordonez 1985-1986 | 120 |
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| Folder | | Teodosio Fernandez correspondences 1987 | 121 |
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| Folder | | Stanford University 1988 | 122 |
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| Folder | | Latin American Writer's correspondences 1985-1989 | 123 |
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| Folder | | Mundi correspondences 1989-1990 | 124 |
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| Folder | | Universitat Regensburg 1990 | 125 |
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| Folder | | University of California, Carol Wall 1991 | 126 |
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| Folder | | Carlos Alvarez-Ude correspondence 1991 | 127 |
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| Folder | | Wesley W. Posvar honors convocation correspondence 1991 | 128 |
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| Folder | | Various correspondences | 129-131 |
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Series Research Materials and Miscellaneous
Scope and Content Notes
The last series identified as Research Materials and Miscellaneous contains folders about different individuals. These people had an impact on Roggiano's work and he kept individual folders related to them. The folders contain publications, correspondences, and a variety of other material about each individual. The dates and range of materials vary and have not been included. The folders have been arranged as Roggiano kept them. Individuals can be identified by the name on the file folders. In addition, there are several folders of miscellaneous articles and correspondence about Roggiano and the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature.
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| Folder | | Ernesto D. Marrone | 132 |
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| Folder | | Manuel Lopez Lorenzo | 133 |
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| Folder | | Graciela Maturo | 134 |
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| Folder | | Carlos Guido y Spano | 135-136 |
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| Folder | | Jose Juan Tablada | 138 |
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| Box | Folder | | Federico de Onis | 4 | 139 |
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| Folder | | Arturo Torres Rioseco | 140 |
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| Folder | | Enrique Anderson Imbert and others | 141 |
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| Folder | | Laureano Alban | 142 |
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| Folder | | Ortega y Gasset | 144 |
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| Folder | | Jaime Alazraki | 145 |
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| Folder | | Alejandra Pizarnik and others | 147 |
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| Folder | | Baldomero Sanin Cano and Eduardo Carranza | 148 |
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| Folder | | Pedro Henriquez Urena | 150 |
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| Folder | | Modernismo en Argentina | 151 |
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| Folder | | Modernismo en Argentina | 152 |
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| Folder | | Modernismo Roggiano | 153 |
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| Folder | | Correspondence about
Revista Iberoamericana and other articles. | 154-157 |
Includes materials on Latin American Indian Literature,
Photographs were removed to the UA Personal File for Roggiano.
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"Twelve Golden Days"
Christmas poem/greeting card | 159 |
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| Folder | | Letters from students and others, articles, etc | 159 |
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| Folder | | Articles about Roggiano and the Department, thank you letters, etc | 160 |
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| Folder | | Miscellaneous articles and clippings about Roggiano and the Hispanice Department | 161 |
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| Folder | | Original Inventory | 162 |
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| Box | | Various articles in journals | 5 |
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