Max Jacob papers, 1923-1963

Summary Information

Title: Max Jacob papers
Inclusive Dates: 1923-1963

Creator:
  • Jacob, Max, 1876-1934
CallNumber: MS 593

Quantity: Collection includes: papers, postcards, negatives, an autograph folder.25 cubic feet 1 half letter-sized box
Repository:

Abstract:
The Max Jacob papers are a collection of 138 letters written by Jacob and sent primarily to his friend, Marcel Jouhandeau, but also to Marcel's wife and mother. Jacob was a prominent Paris-based poet, author, and painter who was born in 1876 and died in a Nazi internment camp in 1944. He is most known for "Le Cornet a des", a poetry collection. The letters are mostly short, and were all sent by Max Jacob. They were written between 1923 and 1940, with the bulk of them being written before 1930.

Language: French , English .

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