Manuel Zapata Olivella Papers
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
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.
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Manuel Zapata Olivella Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu