Norah Borges Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0004
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the personal letters of Norah Borges. All but one letter are sent to Esther Haldo de Amorim, with one letter sent to Aurora Haldo de Haldo. Also included are four drawings by Borges, and two programs of Borges’ exhibitions. Materials include letters, postcards, drawings, and pamphlets.
Dates
- 1932 - 1971
Creator
- Torre, Norah Borges de (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
Norah Borges (1901-1998) was an Argentine artist and art critic. She wrote and illustrated books of poetry and was a member of the Florida Artist Group and the Avant-Garde movement. She also illustrated books of poetry for her brother, Jorge Luis Borges. Borges married Avant-Garde artist Guillermo de Torre in 1928. During the Second World War, Borges became a vocal supporter of la Junta de Victoria, an anti-fascist feminist group in Argentina, and her vocal protests against President Juan Perón landed her in a women’s prison for a month.
Extent
.5 Cubic feet
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Collection deacidified in 2000.
Processing Information
Collection formerly numbered as MSH/SCL 1006.
- Amorim, Esther Haldo de
- Anti-fascist movements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Argentina -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Art, Argentine -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Feminism -- Argentina -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Feminists -- Argentina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Florida Artist Group
- Haldo, Aurora Haldo de
- Junta de la Victoria (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Pamphlets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Peronism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Women artists -- Argentina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Torre, Norah Borges de (Person)
- Title
- Norah Borges Letters
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Hannah E. Sabal
- Date
- 3/14/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository