Overview
Letters to translator Ralph Edward Ingalls Dimmick from Brazilian authors.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1997
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Portuguese.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Letters from Brazilian literary figures, including Manuel Bandeira, Stella Leonardos, Alceu Amoroso Lima, Jorge de Lima, Osman Lins, Cecília Meireles, Galo Plaza Lasso, Marques Rebelo, and Erico Veríssimo. Additionally, there are poems by Bandeira and Leonardos, a transcript of a radio interview with de Lima, and a drawing by Veríssimo.
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Edward Ingalls Dimmick earned a Ph D. in Romance Languages and Literature from Harvard University in 1941. After living in Brazil from 1943 to 1946, Dimmick taught Portugese and the Brazilian literature at Harvard University. In 1951, Dimmick left teaching and joined the Organization of American States. He served as contributing editor to the Library of Congress' Handbook of Latin American studies and translated works Brazilian literature into English including Manual Bandeira's A brief history of Brazilian literature.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*97M-46. Manuscripts presented by Ralph Edward Ingalls Dimmick; received: 1998 January 21.
Processing Information
Processed by: Jackie Dean.
- Title
- Dimmick, Ralph Edward Ingalls, 1916-, recipient. Letters sent to Ralph Edward Ingalls Dimmick: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00120
Repository Details
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