Manuel Zapata Olivella Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS.0696

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

Digitized material from this collection can be found at https://mzo.library.vanderbilt.edu/.

This collection contains the papers of Zapata Olivella, noted Afro-Colombian novelist, anthropologist, folklorist, physician and playwright who was known throughout Latin America as the “Dean of Black Hispanic Writers.” The collection provides a unique window on the history and society of Colombia and on people of African descent in the Americas as a whole.

This collection is currently being processed. For more information, contact an archivist.

Dates

1897-2004; bulk circa 1960s-2004

Access Restrictions

This collection is currently being digitized, and some of the materials are unavailable for research. Please contact Special Collections if you are interested in viewing the collection.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Extent

130 Linear Feet (255 Hollinger boxes; 4 oversize boxes; 40+ boxes of audiovisual material)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Zapata Olivella, noted Afro-Colombian novelist, anthropologist, folklorist, physician and playwright who was known throughout Latin America as the “Dean of Black Hispanic Writers.” The collection provides a unique window on the history and society of Colombia and on people of African descent in the Americas as a whole.