Bulhão Pato letters to Alberto Osorio de Castro
Overview
Letters from Portuguese poet Bulhão Pato to Portuguese poet Alberto Osorio de Castro.
Dates
- Creation: 1890
Creator
- Pato, Bulhão, 1829-1912 (Person)
Condition Description
In good condition.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
.04 linear feet (1 volume)Collection consists of three letters dated from 4 June to 17 November 1890.
The letters concern Bulhão's solitude and wish for visitors; the manuscript draft of his Memorias which he gave whole or in excerpts to Castro; and his pleasure at the publication of his article by Nova Tempo (a political newspaper founded by Castro).
Biographical / Historical
Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato, known as Bulhão Pato, was a Portuguese poet, essayist, and writer. He is most remembered for his memoirs which offer a portrait of the intellectual life in late 19th century Portugal. (source: Goodreads, Inc. "Bulhão Pato." August 7, 2021. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5069183.Bulh_o_Pato)
Alberto Osório de Castro was a Portuguese poet, journalist, and lawyer. In 1918 he was Minister of Justice of Portugal; he served as a colonial magistrate in Timor, Goa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and Japan. (Source: "Castro, Alberto Osório de, 1868-1946". Library of Congress Authorities. August 7, 2021. Library of Congress Authorities. http://authorities.loc.gov/
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Custodial History
Ownership prior to this acquisition is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
202M-99. Purchased from Richard C. Ramer with the Theodore Sedgwick Library Fund, 2019 December 19.
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2021)
Topical
Creator
- Pato, Bulhão, 1829-1912 (Person)
- Title
- Pato, Bulhão, 1829-1912. Bulhão Pato correspondence with Alberto Osorio de Castro, 1890 (MS Port 50): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2021 August 7
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03400
Repository Details
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