What's in this Guide
The Manuscripts Division of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections holds an extensive collection of archives, correspondence, manuscripts, and other materials by Latin American and Caribbean authors and intellectuals.
This guide lists all of the collections and links to the corresponding finding aids.

Illustration: Julio Silva (born 1930), Julio Cortázar, 1991. Ink and brush drawing. Graphic Arts Collection, Princeton University Library.
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Collections
- Juan Abreu Papers
- Margarita Aguirre Correspondence
- Claribel Alegría Papers
- Reinaldo Arenas Papers
- Dolores Koch Collection of Reinaldo Arenas
- Antón Arrufat Papers
- Miguel Angel Asturias Papers
- Antonio Benítez Rojo Papers
- José Bianco Papers
- James East Irby Collection on José Bianco and Jorge Luis Borges
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante Papers
- Bernardo Canal Feijóo Correspondence
- Juan Gustavo Cobo Borda Papers
- Miguel Correa Novels
- Julio Cortázar Papers
- Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers
- Eliseo Diego Papers
- José Donoso Papers
- Jorge Edwards Collection
- Rosario Ferré Papers
- Enrique Fierro and Ida Vitale Papers
- Carlos Franqui Collection
- Carlos Fuentes Papers
- Juan García Ponce Papers
- Lorenzo García Vega Papers
- Elena Garro Papers
- Selected Papers of Alberto Girri
- Margo Glantz Papers
- Reynaldo Hahn Correspondence
- Liliane Hasson Collection of Latin American Writers
- H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers
- Lorenzo Homar Correspondence
- Jorge Ibargüengoitia Papers
- Gabriel Iturri, Letters to his Mother
- Sonja Karsen Papers
- Arturo Lagorio Correspondence
- Pablo Le Riverend Correspondence
- Vicente Leñero Papers
- Wolfgang A. Luchting Correspondence
- José Martínez Sotomayor Papers
- Augusto Monterroso Papers
- Manuel Mujica Láinez Papers
- Silvina Ocampo Papers
- Fraga and Peña Collection of the Ocampo Family
- María Rosa Oliver Papers
- Abelardo Oquendo Correspondence
- Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano Papers
- Jean Clarence Lambert Collection of Octavio Paz, 1951-1992
- Néstor Perlongher Collection
- Virgilio Piñera Collection
- Sergio Pitol Papers
- Alejandra Pizarnik Papers
- Frank Graziano Working Files for Alejandra Pizarnik: A Profile
- Sergio Ramírez Papers
- Selected Correspondence of Margaret Randall
- Carlos Ribeiro Papers
- Review: Latin American Literature and Arts Author Files
- Reina María Rodríguez Papers
- Emir Rodríguez Monegal Papers
- Alejandro Rossi Papers
- Juan José Saer Manuscripts
- Danubio Torres Fierro Papers
- Ann Tashi Slater Collection of Cuban Writings
- Luiz Forjaz Trigueiros Correspondence
- Mercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence
- Mario Vargas Llosa Papers
- Oscar Hermes Villordo Papers
- Mauricio Wacquez Papers
- Alvaro Yunque Correspondence
- Saúl Yurkievich Papers
Finding Aids
To browse and cross-search the finding aids of all the collections listed in this guide as well as many other holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, visiting the Library's Finding Aids site is recommended.
Access to the Collections
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections welcomes researchers to its reading rooms in the Harvey S. Firestone Library.
Click here for information about research services, hours and access rules.
Library Research Grants
Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term grants to promote scholarly use of the Library's special collections. Grants are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant.
Additional information can be found in the Library Research Grants web page.

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