Papers, 1920-1956.

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Papers, 1920-1956.

Collection consists of books, printed material, one manuscript, travel brochures, research materials, and photographs. Includes four books by folklorist Frances Toor, and 130 photographs of Italy used to illustrate her Festivals and folkways of Italy. Also includes a volume of prose poems by Arsène Kersaudy, La harpe ouessantine, along with a typed manuscript of the same work. Also in the collection is a concert program inscribed by Mexican composer and conductor Carlos Chávez.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425375

University of California, Los Angeles

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Toor, Frances, 1890-1956

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Toor was born in 1890; became a folklorist; publications include Frances Toor's guide to Mexico : compact and up-to-date (1934), Mexican popular arts (1939), New guide to Mexico (c1944), A treasury of Mexican folkways (1947), Three worlds of Peru (1949), Festivals and folkways of Italy (1953), and The golden carnation, and other stories told in Italy (c1960); she died in 1956. From the description of Papers, 1920-1956. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 4035...