Laurence E. Prescott Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence between Dr. Laurence E. Prescott and Manuel Zapata Olivella and other related items. The piece "De Hermano A Hermano: Amistad y correspondencia literaria entre Manuel Zapata Olivella y Langston Hughes" written by Prescott in 2006 is also in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1947 - 2018
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Biographical / Historical
Laurence E. Prescott was born on February 22, 1943. He died November 27, 2016. He was a long time professor of Spanish and African American Studies at Penn State University.
Full Extent
1.88 Linear Feet (1 Half-Hollinger box, 1 Hollinger box, 1 Paige box)
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence between Dr. Laurence E. Prescott and Manuel Zapata Olivella and other related items.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Laurence E. Prescott Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zach Johnson
- Date
- February 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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