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Photographs of Jorge Luis Borges at Oberlin College, 1983 May 6-7

 Series
Identifier: Series 1

Scope and Contents

The photographs feature Borges in five locations on campus: The Oberlin Inn, First Church at Oberlin, the college’s Tappan Square, La Casa Hispanica and the Faculty Lounge in Rice Hall. The informal photographs taken at La Casa Hispanica and the Faculty Lounge by Esmeralda Martinez-Tapia are in color; the rest are in black and white. Sam Walker made the negatives, contact sheets and prints of the public discussion event at First Church at Oberlin. A walk across Tappan Square to First Church was captured by Edsel Little, a college photographer. John Harvith photographed Borges at the Oberlin Inn, and printed cropped close-ups.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983 May 6-7

Conditions Governing Access

Photographs are restricted to onsite use in the Archives. Audio and video recordings are closed pending approval by Ana Cara.

Conditions Governing Use

Series 1 restricted from copying or scanning.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 2.26 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Part of the Oberlin College Archives Repository

Contact:
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