Borges Art..The Helft Collection

 

 

The "Jorge Luis Borges" Center for Studies & Documentation is glad to present a selection, in *.jpg format, of some of the best documents (manuscripts, first editions, covers, pictures) by and about Borges . They belong to Jorge, Marion and Nicolás Helft, a well-known family of art collectors in Buenos Aires. They bring the scholars the possibility to consult, under special appointment, almost 1450 books by or about Borges, including first editions, autographed books, interviews, letters, translation in 15 languages, more than 100 pages of manuscripts, books corrected and anotated by Borges, facsimiles, pictures, postal cards, almost 10 000 press clippings, audio-visual material, etc. Most of these documents have been digitalized, what makes easier the work of researchers.

 

To visit this "virtual gallery" just click on the miniature picture of your choice, and the document will appear in 80 % of its actual size. Enjoy it...

	Manuscript of "Abenjacán El Mojarí, muerto en su laberinto" (1951)
	"The gods", page of Mythology, by Borges child (1906)
	Letter to his friend Bianchi, with a curious self-presentation
	"Hombres de las orillas" (16/9/1933) the first version of today's "El hombre de la esquina rosada"
	Colonel Francisco Borges, the Grandfather
	Picture-side of a post card to Estela Canto
	Text-side of the post card
	The Borges Family
	Manuscript of "Fundación mitológica de Buenos Aires"
	Anotated page of "Elegía de los portones"
	Spanish Literature Journal "Grecia", 1919
	Manuscript of "Kafka y sus 'precursores'
	Doña Leonor Acevedo de Borges, the mother...
	Another picture of Borges' mother
	A post card
	Cover of Cuaderno San Martín... with some Borges sketches
	Manuscript of Eduardo Mallea: presentation of Sur

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