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Letter |
December 19, 1986 |
letter from Tittler - 1986-12-19 |
Spanish |
This handwritten letter included reference to a copyright certificate for Tittler's synopsis of his "Apartheid, mi amor" article, a photo of MZO taken in 1986, and a newspaper clipping about a book collector in Harlem. |
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Letter |
February 28, 1991 |
letter to Espitaleta |
Spanish |
Letter to Lina Espitaleta, director of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, with sales offer for the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional change, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
August 28, 1990 |
letter to Prescott |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Laurence Prescott about the upcoming planning sessions for the IV Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas in Paris, France. |
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Letter |
January 24, 1995 |
letter from List |
Spanish |
George List writes to Zapata Olivella about the forthcoming translation of his book "Music and Poetry in a Colombian Village" to invite Zapata Olivella to write the introduction. |
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November 11, 1993 |
letter to List |
Spanish |
As part of their ongoing working relationship, Manuel Zapata Olivella defines 15 terms from Colombian regional dialect for noted ethnomusicologist George List's "Music and Poetry in a Colombian Village," translated into Spanish as "Música y poesía en un pueblo colombiano: una herencia tri-cultural". |
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Letter |
May 18, 1993 |
letter to Osorio Fonseca |
Spanish |
In this letter to Ramiro Osorio Fonseca, director of the Colombian Institute of Culture (Instituto Colombiano de Cultura--COLCULTURA), Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of offering a seminar on national identity to teachers and students as a way of reflecting on Colombia's ethnicity and multiculturalism. The proposed seminar would consist of a six-hour program of lectures and analyses of audiovisual materials. |
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Letter |
July 21, 1993 |
letter to Otero |
Spanish |
In this letter to Elsa Isabel Otero, Manuel Zapata Olivella explains the goals and structure of the workshop-seminar on Colombian identity he had developed. According to the letter, the main goal of the workshop would be training teachers and community leaders in the skills to conduct future investigations on local culture. |
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Letter |
August 25, 1993 |
letter to Vargas |
Spanish |
Letter to Estela Vargas, General Director for the Americas in Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Relations, with sales offer for the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was composed of five hundred audio programs, as well as slides and a two-volume textbook, and was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
February 07, 1995 |
letter to Bonet Locarno |
Spanish |
Letter to Pedro Bonet Locarno, Bogotá's Superintendent of Notary and Registration, promoting the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
February 07, 1995 |
letter to Turbay Turbay |
Spanish |
Letter to David Turbay Turbay, Controller General of the Republic, promoting the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
February 09, 1995 |
letter to Bonet Locarno |
Spanish |
Letter to Pedro Bonet Locarno, Bogotá's Superintendent of Notary and Registration, with sales offer for the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was composed of five hundred audio programs, as well as slides and a two-volume text booklet, and was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
September 19, 1995 |
letter to List |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella' s edits to page 2 of his introduction to George List's "Música y poesía en un pueblo colombiano: una herencia tri-cultural" (1994), the Spanish translation of his book "Music and Poetry in a Colombian Village" (1983). |
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Letter |
March 13, 1995 |
letter to Velez Cabrera |
Spanish |
Letter to Luis Guillermo Velez Cabrera, Vice-Minister of National Defense, with sales offer of the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana." The Enciclopedia was one of Zapata Olivella's projects to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
March 31, 1995 |
letter to Vergara |
Spanish |
In this letter to Maria Cristina Vergara, Chief of Cultural Activities at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Manuel Zapata Olivella provides details on the lectures he would give at the University. Focusing on the topic of Colombia's multiethnic and multicultural identity, lectures would explore the historical roots of Colombia's cultural mestizaje. There would also be a workshop section on traditional ethnic groups. |
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Letter |
June 09, 1995 |
letter to Buelvas Aldana |
Spanish |
In this letter to Carlos Miguel Buelvas Aldana, Governor of Córdoba, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of a cycle of seminars to promote community development in the municipality through a better understanding of the terms of the new constitution (issued in 1991), by which Colombia officially became a multiethnic and multicultural nation. |
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