Identity Statement
| Title | Guy Debord and Associated Collections |
| Archive Reference | BL/PC/GD |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/guy-debord-and-associated-collections |
| Creation Dates | 1952- 2004 |
| Level of Description | Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording). |
| Extent Medium | 2 boxes |
Context
Creator(s): Guy Debord
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Administrative History ↴
Guy-Ernest Debord (28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International. He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie. Debord is best known for his 1967 essay "The Society of the Spectacle". -
Archival History ↴
The collection was acquired from Alice Becker-Ho (widow of Debord), and certain materials from Crónán Ó Doibhlin (Head of Collections, UCC Library) as a combination of a direct donation and acquisition on behalf of UCC Library. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Donation, Purchase
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Guy Debord ↴
The Collection consists of a range of material relating to Guy Debord himself, the Letterists International, the Situationists International, and the May 1968 Civil Riots in France.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention -
Accruals ↴
No Further Additions Expected -
Arrangement ↴
The collection is arranged into 4 files:
- May 1968
- Internationale Letteriste
- Items donated by Alice Becker-Ho
- Internationale Situationniste
Items received from Ms Becker-Ho are described together in section 3 of the descriptive list.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by request with the Special Collections & Archives, UCC Library. Request should be made at least one week (5 working days) in advance so that the material can be prepared. Next-day requests will not be possible. You can request material via the online request form at: https://libguides.ucc.ie/specialcollections/requestitems |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | Subject to University College Cork Special Collections and Archives’ Reading Room terms of membership and in accordance with copyright legislation. |
| Creation Dates | 1952- 2004 |
| Level of Description | Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording). |
| Extent Medium | 2 boxes |
| Material Language Script | English and French |
| Finding Aids | Descriptive List Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Emma Horgan |
| Rules/Conventions | ISADG |
| Date of Descriptions | December 2023 |