Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Diop, Boubacar Boris, 1946-
- Abstract:
- The Diop mss., 1963-2017, consist of the notebooks, drafts, writings, correspondence, teaching materials, and born-digital materials of Senegalese author and journalist Boubacar Boris Diop, 1946- .
- Extent:
- 4 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in French , English , and Wolof .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Diop mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Born in 1946 in Dakar, Boubacar Boris Diop is a Senegalese author, journalist, and teacher of philosophy and Wolof literature. In addition to founding Sol, a Senegalese newspaper, Diop served as editor-in-chief for Le Matin de Dakar and wrote as a columnist for the London magazine The New African. His novel Murambi was featured on the Zimbabwe International Book Fair's "100 Best African Books of the Twentieth Century."
- Scope and Content:
The Personal series includes photographs and personal ephemera relating to Diop. Legal and Financial contains travel documents, bills, and contracts and agreements relating to publication. Printed includes publicity and writings about Diop as well as a sizeable quantity of programs, catalogs, and writings by others. Correspondence contains Diop's personal and professional correspondence arranged by decade. Writings includes manuscript notebooks and typescripts of Diop's published works, as well as essays and other writings. Journals and Notebooks contains personal journals (to-do lists, possible translation and teaching notes, narrative entries) as well as notebooks relating to journalistic articles and essays. Teaching and Professional includes lists of attendance, syllabi, and other teaching-related papers. A/V and Born-Digital contains Diop's hard drive as well as audio-visual materials.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 2017
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized into the following series: Personal, Legal and Financial, Printed, Correspondence, Writings, Journals and Notebooks, Teaching and Professional, and A/V and Born-Digital.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Names:
- Diop, Boubacar Boris, 1946-
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Diop mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu