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María Pilar Fort Trigo diary

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2079

Scope and Contents

Diary of María Pilar Fort Trigo, a woman from Valencia, Spain, covering 1936 October through 1938 January, and lacking 1937 December. The diary describes the everyday life of a Spanish woman during the Spanish Civil War and discusses gender relations in Spain and Fort Trigo's engagement to a lawyer, Enrique Jorro Vives. Also includes Fort Trigo's obituary.

Dates

  • October 1936-January 1938

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials are in Spanish and Castilian.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by the Librarian for the Latin American and Iberian Collections, 2017. Purchased by the Librarian for the Latin American and Iberian Collections from Kevin Jackson, History Revealed, 2016.

Arrangement

The material is arranged by type of material and therein chronologically.

Extent

.42 Linear Feet (1 box)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.2079

Overview

Diary of María Pilar Fort Trigo, a woman from Valencia, Spain, covering 1936 October through 1938 January, and lacking 1937 December. The diary describes the everyday life of a Spanish woman during the Spanish Civil War and discusses gender relations in Spain and Fort Trigo's engagement to a lawyer, Enrique Jorro Vives. Also includes Fort Trigo's obituary.

Biographical / Historical

María Pilar Fort Trigo died on May 27, 2005 in Valencia at the age of 87, widow of Enrique Jorro Vives.
Title
Guide to the María Pilar Fort Trigo Diary
Status
Completed
Author
compiled by Jana Lee Krentz
Date
September 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Location

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