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Letter |
September 14, 1976 |
letter to Skinner |
Spanish |
This letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to Elliott Skinner, Professor at the Center for Advanced Studies, Stanford University, provides information about the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia). Please note: the attachment mentioned in the letter is not in the collection, although it quite possibly refers to the congress's pamphlet--see related item. |
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Letter |
August 18, 1995 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Abdias do Nascimento about presenting a project to the Cumbre de Países no Alineados (1995, Cartagena, Colombia) to build a cultural center of the African diaspora in Cartagena.
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Letter |
October 01, 1976 |
letter to congress participants |
Spanish |
In this letter to the participants of the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia), Manuel Zapata Olivella discusses the financial difficulties in funding the event. |
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Letter |
October 15, 1976 |
letter to Doerr |
Spanish |
The letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to Dr. Richard Doerr, Professor of Modern Languages at Allegheny College, provides information on the first Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia).
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Letter |
1977 |
letter to Senghor |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to the President of Dakar, Léopold Sédar Senghor, regarding the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia). |
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Letter |
May 25, 1989 |
Letter from Ortiz |
Spanish |
In this letter to Manuel Zapata Olivella, José Ortiz congratulates Zapata Olivella on his oral history project "La Voz de los Abuelos," and then discusses several organizational details regarding the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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Letter |
March 12, 1991 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Abdias do Nascimento with details regarding the organization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
May 03, 1991 |
letter to Ramos Guédez |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to José Marcial Ramos Guedes with information on the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
January 09, 1992 |
letter to Marin |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes of the problems relating to the realization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France). |
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Letter |
October 15, 1996 |
letter to Prescott |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Laurence E. Prescott regarding the planning for the IV Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Arnéricas (Chicago, IL). Zapata Olivella suggests W.E.B. DuBois as the unifying topic. Zapata Oivella also mentions his views regarding several articles about Afro-Hispanic identity. |
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Interview |
September 06, 1976 |
Interview of Zapata Olivella by Granados, Rodriges, and Uribe |
Spanish |
Transcribed interview of Zapata Olivella by Colombian students at the Instituto Caro y Cuervo after the author's participation in a conference. Zapata Olivella answers four broad questions about Latin American writers and his own work. |
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Letter |
November 13, 1981 |
letter from Janney |
Spanish |
Frank Janney of Ediciones del Norte writes to Manuel Zapata Olivella to confirm receipt of the manuscript of "Changó, el gran putas." He promises a response within two to three weeks. |
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Letter |
July 29, 1983 |
letter from Offenheiser |
English |
At Zapata Olivella's request, the Inter-American Foundation's Colombia representative Raymond Offenheiser has forwarded an advanced copy of "Changó, el gran putas" to Mrs. Coretta Scott King. |
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Letter |
October 17, 1989 |
letter from May |
English |
This letter is from the Executive Editor of the University of Texas Press and contains a contract for the English-language rights Zapata Olivella's "En Chima nace un santo" ("A Saint is Born in Chima"). |
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Letter |
September 13, 1993 |
letter to Tittler |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Tittler about his work translating "Changó, el gran putas" into English and to remind him that "Callaloo" has offered to publish the translation as soon as it is ready. He also promises to send Tittler a copy of "Hemingway, el cazador de la muerte." |
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