Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993
- Extent:
- 11 linear feet and 22 manuscript boxes
- Language:
- English , Japanese .
- Preferred citation:
Abe Kōbō Collection. C. V. Starr East Asian Library. Columbia University.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Original books, pamphlets, journals, magazines, manuscripts, and ephemera produced, published and collected by Abe Kōbō. Also includes photocopied newspaper, magazine, and journal articles as well as book excerpts from Abe Kōbō's study.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--The unique items in the collection were donated to the C. V. Starr East Asian Library by University Professor Emeritus Donald Keene, during Abe Kōbō's lifetime. After Abe's death, his daughter Dr. Manō Neri donated photocopies of everything that had been in Abe's study at the time of his death.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact starr@library.columbia.edu for more information.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is available to qualified readers during Rare Book and Special Collection Reading Room hours in the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. Hours of operation can be found on the Library's website. Readers who are not affiliated with Columbia University should first obtain a reader's card at the Library Information Office, 201 Butler Library.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Abe Kōbō Collection. C. V. Starr East Asian Library. Columbia University.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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300 Kent Hall 1140 Amsterdam AveM.C. 3901New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-4318starr@library.columbia.edu