A Guide to the Viejo hábito argentino, 1946, 1950, 1955. Viejo hábito argentino, 1946, 1950, 1955. 10155-ae

A Guide to the Viejo hábito argentino, 1946, 1950, 1955.

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Repository

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Accession number

10155-ae

Title

Viejo hábito argentino 1946, 1950, 1955

Physical Characteristics

This collection contains one item.

Collector

Jorge Luis Borges

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Jorge Luis Borges. Viejo hábito argentino, 1946, 1950, 1955, Accession #10155-ae, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This manuscript was purchased by the Library from Alfredo Breitfeld of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 19, 1996.

Alternative Form

Also available on microfilm as Manuscript Division reel #M-203.

Scope and Content Information

This is a nine-page autograph manuscript, "Viejo Hábito Argentino," written in 1946 and revised in 1950 and 1955, by Jorge Luis Borges. There are six sketches by Borges included in the manuscript, two as part of his signature. There is a detailed one half-page sketch of "dio Hydra der Diktator." This manuscript was subsequently published as Nuestro Pobre Individualismo.