Collection ID: LMC 2510
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Summary

Creator:
Pojer, Jan V. (Jan Vaclav), 1900-1984
Abstract:
The Pojer mss., 1928-1969, consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and publicity relating to Jan V. Pojer and Edice Atlantis.
Extent:
1 Box (1 standard)
Language:
Czech .
Preferred citation:

[Item], Pojer mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Jan Vaclav Pojer, 1900-1984, founded and oversaw the publishing house Edice Atlantis, publishing 76 titles in Czech, many of which were translated.

Scope and Content:

The bulk of the collection consists of manuscript drafts, related ephemera, and printed issues of "Announcements," or "Oznamovatel," of forthcoming Atlantis Editions, or Edice Atlantis (see Vertical File for complete list of prospectuses within these "Announcements"). Also present are lists of Edice Atlantis titles, printed publicity for Edice Atlantis, a small collection of Pojer's correspondence, and printed materials relating to his death. A selection of studies for the illustrations by Pavel Simon for the 1948 Edice Atlantis edition of Jean LeBrau's Kraj, kde se styska po stinu (Ce pais, où l'ombre est un besoin), complete the collection (see Vertical File for complete list of drawings and woodcut prints).

Acquisition information:
Purchase: 2004
Arrangement:

The materials are arranged numerically according to the "Announcement" issue to which they correspond when possible. Other files are arranged following original order.

Physical location:
Lilly - Stacks

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is open for research.

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TERMS OF ACCESS:

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Pojer mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu