Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976
Variant namesQueneau (1903-1973), a French writer and editor, worked with the Surrealists as a young man before he founded "Oulipo" (Ouvroir de Littérature potentielle). As an editor at Gallimard publishers, he was influential in the publication and support of avant-garde movements and their proponents. Queneau began publishing Isou in the late 1940s and was supportive of him and his efforts to establish Lettrism.
From the description of Lettrism papers, 1946-1965. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83681065
Biographical/Historical Note
Raymond Queneau (1903-1973) worked with the surrealists as a young man before becoming known as one of the founders of "Oulipo" (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, or the Workshop of Potential Literature). Two of his most famous works are Les exercices de style and Zazie dans le métro, which Louis Malle filmed in 1960. As an editor at Gallimard, Queneau was extremely influential in the publication and support of avant-garde movements and their proponents. Queneau began publishing Isidore Isou in the late 1940s and was supportive of him and his efforts to establish Lettrism.
From the guide to the Lettrism papers, 1946-1965, (Getty Research Institute)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Eugène and Maria Jolas Papers | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Wright, Barbara, 1915-2009. Papers, ca. 1933-2009. | Indiana University | |
| referencedIn | Eugène and Maria Jolas Papers | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Wright, B. mss. | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| creatorOf | Raymond Queneau Collection, 1917-1990 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976. Il faut faire signe au machiniste [Multimédia multisupport]. | Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF | |
| creatorOf | Bridge, Ann, 1889-1974. Papers, 1815-1973, (bulk 1905-1973). | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Manuscripts and proofs of New Directions books, 1937-1997. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Raymond Queneau. | Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF | |
| creatorOf | Evangelista, José, 1943-. Exercices de style / José Evangelista ; textes de Raymond Queneau. | McGill University Library | |
| referencedIn | Georges Hugnet Papers TXRC06-A17., 1920-1971 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Ann Bridge [pseudonym of Mary Dolling Sanders O'Malley] Papers TXRC95-A3., 1815-1973, bulk 1905-1973 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976. Il faut faire signe au machiniste [Multimédia multisupport]. | Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF | |
| referencedIn | Raymond Queneau. | Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF | |
| creatorOf | Editions d'Art Lucien Mazenod. Letters, 1951-1957, to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Tiger's eye records, 1939-1955. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Morrill Cody (AC 1921) Papers, 1930-1969, 1958-1962 | Amherst College Archives and Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Hugnet, Georges, 1906-1974. Georges Hugnet Papers 1920-1971. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Tiger's Eye records, 1939-1955 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Autograph File, C | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Aaron Copland Collection, 1841-1991, (bulk 1911-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers of the magazine Transition, 1933-1941. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976. Lettrism papers, 1946-1965. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Lettrism papers, 1946-1965 | Getty Research Institute |
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| associatedWith | Arnaud, Noël. | person |
| associatedWith | Bridge, Ann, 1889-1974 | person |
| associatedWith | Cody, Morrill, 1901- | person |
| associatedWith | Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 | person |
| associatedWith | Editions d'Art Lucien Mazenod. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Evangelista, José, 1943- | person |
| associatedWith | Gallimard, Gaston. | person |
| associatedWith | Hugnet, Georges, 1906-1974 | person |
| associatedWith | Isou, Isidore. | person |
| associatedWith | Jolas, Eugène, 1894-1952. | person |
| associatedWith | Lemaître, Maurice, 1926- | person |
| associatedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pomerand, Gabriel. | person |
| associatedWith | Spacagna, Jacques. | person |
| associatedWith | Transition. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Wright, Barbara, 1915-2009. | person |
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Person
Birth 1903-02-21
Death 1976-10-25
French
French
