Borges at First Church by Sam Walker, College Instructor, with Professors Ana Cara (Dept. of Hispanic Studies); David Young (English Dept.); Joaquin Martinez Pizarro, Borges' Companion and Literary Secretary Maria Kodama and Others at "A Conversation with Borges.", 1983 May 6-7
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
Photographs are restricted to onsite use in the Archives.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 2.26 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
General
3 photographs, black and white. See also negatives.
Repository Details
Part of the Oberlin College Archives Repository
420 Mudd Center
148 West College Street
Oberlin OH 44074-1532 US
440-775-8014
archive@oberlin.edu
