Scope and Contents

The Donald Yates collection of Rodolfo Walsh correspondence, writings, and other materials contain published and typed writings by Walsh, photographs, and other materials primarily sent to Yates by Walsh. The topics of correspondence range from discussing mystery writing to Walsh's first-hand experience with Revolucion Libertadora's coup of 1955 which overthrew Juan Peron's government and the growing violence around him.

Scope and Contents The Donald Yates collection on Jorge Luis Borges consists of correspondence, publicity, clippings, photographs, and other ephemera relating to Borges' life and work. Of note are announcements, invitations, and poetry relating to Borges' visits to Michigan State University for his honorary doctorate in 1972 and other occasions. Other topics reflected in this collection are annotated manuscripts and correspondence with other Argentinian mystery authors, documentation on the detective genre...