Josep Pedreira Collection

Josep Pedreira (1917-2003) was a Catalan editor and a notable figure in the literary world. He founded the Catalan poetry collection Els Llibres de l'Óssa Menor, where he published works by authors including Salvador Espriu, Miquel Martí i Pol, Joan Oliver, Carles Riba, and Joan Vinyoli. He also established the Óssa Menor Prize, which was later renamed the Carles Riba Prize, and initiated the poetry and essay collection Les quatre estacions.

As an author, he published the poetry collection El llibre dels verns (1985) and the memoir Soldats catalans a la Roja i Negra (1936-1939), in which he shared his experiences on the front during the Spanish Civil War.

After his death, his heirs donated his collection to the Jordi Arbonès Chair, which subsequently deposited it at the Humanities Library, where it has been catalogued through collaboration between the Library and the Department of Catalan Philology.

Collection description: The collection comprises part of Josep Pedreira's personal and professional documentation. It mainly consists of manuscripts and typescripts of his own works, as well as professional documentation related to the publisher Els Llibres de l'Óssa Menor and the authors who published there.

Collection date range: 1917-2003 

Collection incorporation date: 2014 

Depositary library: Humanities Library 

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