Amory Thomas-Jimeno Papers, 1960-2000

Collection Number: 11039

Collection Title: Amory Thomas-Jimeno Papers, 1960-2000

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Size	2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 250 items)
Abstract	Amory Thomas-Jimeno was a French novelist and short story writer who lived in Bern, Switzerland. In addition to works of fiction, she also wrote literary studies and biographical essays. Thomas-Jimeno was born in 1932 in France; was married to Juan Jimeno, a biochemist and painter; and died 30 September 2004. The collection includes photocopies of typescripts of works by Amory Thomas-Jimeno and publications, correspondence, audio cassettes, videotapes, and photographs. Included is a long letter dated February 1984 in which Thomas-Jimeno discussed the progress of her literary career and the influence of various writers, particularly Andre Maurois and Ernest Hemingway, on her work. Also included are audio cassettes and videotapes relating to Colette, Andre Maurois, and others. Photographs are chiefly of Thomas-Jimeno and family members. All materials are in French.
Creator	Thomas-Jimeno, Amory, 1932-
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers.
Language	French.

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Restrictions to Access: RESTRICTED: Use of audio cassettes or videotapes may required production of listening or viewing copies.

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Amory Thomas-Jimeno Papers #11039, Rare Book Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Provenance: Received from Amory Thomas-Jimeno of Bern, Switzerland, via Stirling Haig, Romance Languages Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in May 1988 and January 1991, and from Mrs. Stirling Haig in March 1998 (Acc. 98056) and June 2001 (Acc. 98978).

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Processed by: Library staff

Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, October 2001

Revisions by: Nancy Kaiser, August 2020

Additions received after December 1990 have not been integrated into the original deposit.

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Amory Thomas-Jimeno was a French novelist and short story writer who lived in Bern, Switzerland. In addition to works of fiction, she also wrote literary studies and biographical essays. Thomas-Jimeno was born in 1932 in France; was married to Juan Jimeno, a biochemist and painter; and died 30 September 2004.

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The collection includes photocopies of typescripts of works by novelist and short story writer Amory Thomas-Jimeno, who was born in France and lives in Bern, Switzerland, and publications, correspondence, audio cassettes, videotapes, and photographs. Included is a long letter dated February 1984 in which Thomas-Jimeno discussed the progress of her literary career and the influence of various writers, particularly Andre Maurois and Ernest Hemingway, on her work. Also included are audio cassettes and videotapes relating to Colette, Andre Maurois, and others. Photographs are chiefly of Thomas-Jimeno and family members. All materials are in French.

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Original Deposit, 1960-1984 and undated.
Additions after December 1990
Addition of January 1991 (Acc. 91016), 1989.
Addition of March 1998 (Acc. 98056), 1974-1997.
Addition of June 2001 (Acc. 98978), 1983-2000.

Expand/collapse Original Deposit, 1960-1984 and undated.

About 20 items.

Folder 1	Letter to Stirling Haig, February 1984.
Folder 2	La vie comme une vie a la fois: collection of short stories, including "L'honneur, l'honneur!" (1964), "La truite" (1961), "Il ne pleut pas" (1960), "Courrier du coeur" (1964), "Hierarchie des valeurs" (1967), "Un petit homme tres regrette" (1963), "Sur la plage" (1961), "Le cercles concetriques de la douleur" (1964), "Matinee d'attente" (1961), "Lady's companion" (1963).
Folder 3	"Dernieres lettres a Andre Maurois" (1979): a photocopied collection of printed letters written to Maurois in the autumn of 1979, when Thomas-Jimeno was in the United States.
Folder 4	"Le voyage d'ete: pour une Schubertiade": (1982): story written in connection with the 3rd Schubertiade, a festival and conference centering around the work of Schubert, Haydn, and Mendelssohn, in Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland, in 1982. Also included is a brochure about the conference. See also audio cassette C-11039/9.
Folder 5	"Les voyageurs d'eternite" (undated): novel.
Folder 6	"Les barques de la nuit" (undated): novel.

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3 items.

Audiocassette C-11039/1-3

C-11039/1

C-11039/2

C-11039/3

Audio cassettes of "Pour Colette," consisting of readings on various subjects extracted from the works of Colette by Amory Thomas-Jimeno.

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About 200 items.

Writings, correspondence, audio cassettes, pictures, and other material of Amory Thomas-Jimeno. The writings are printed copies of works by Thomas-Jimeno. The correspondence consists almost entirely of letters from Thomas-Jimeno to Judy and Stirling Haig of Chapel Hill, N.C. Many articles, pictures, and other items were enclosed with the letters and are filed with them. There are also a few letters from Stirling Haig to Thomas-Jimeno. Audio cassettes include one entitled "La Source" (1992) and four labeled "Amory Pour Andre Maurois" (1987). Photographs are of Thomas-Jimeno; her husband, Juan Jimeno; and Clothilde and Jeremy Thomas. Many other pictures were enclosed with letters and may be found in the correspondence files. All materials are in French.

Audiocassette C-10039/4	"La source" (1992)
Audiocassette C-10039/5-8 C-10039/5 C-10039/6 C-10039/7 C-10039/8	"Pour Andre Maurois" (1987)
Folder 8	Writings: Le 82 du mois de sarm
Folder 9	Writings: Lucie
Folder 10	Writings: La mort des oiseaux
Folder 11	Writings: La noce
Folder 12	Writings: La Pierre d'oubli
Folder 13	Writings: Additional copies
Folder 14	Writings: "Schubertiade" (1982)
Folder 15	Writings: Cahiers de l'encyclopedie du monde actuel
Folder 16	Writings: Intervalles (February 1986), containing "Coeur de Pierre"
Folder 17	Correspondence, 1974-1979
Folder 18	Correspondence, 1980-1981
Folder 19	Correspondence, 1982-1983
Folder 20	Correspondence, 1984-1989
Folder 21	Correspondence, 1990-1994
Folder 22	Correspondence, 1995
Folder 23	Correspondence, 1996-1997
Folder 24	Articles about Anne-Marie Wimmer
Folder 25	Other items
Image Folder PF-11039/1	Pictures of Amory Thomas-Jimeno, 1974-1983; her husband, Juan Jimeno, 1981-1983; and photocopies of pictures of Clothilde and Jeremy Thomas, 1987-1988.

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About 20 items.

Correspondence is chiefly between Juan and Amory Thomas-Jimeno and the Haigs. A number of photographs are enclosed with the letters. The audio cassette is of "Le voyage d'ete," recorded in 1983, but done for the 1982 "Schutbertiade"; the videotapes are two copies of "Oeuvres pour oeuvres, dons pour dons," recorded by Juan and Amory Thomas-Jimeno in 1995 for Racine on Swiss television.

Audiocassette C-10039/9

"Le voyage d'ete"

Videotape VT-10039/1-2

VT-10039/1

VT-10039/2

"Oeuvres pour oeuvres, dons pour dons"

Folder 26

Correspondence, 1998-2000

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Photographs (PF-11039/1)
Audio cassettes (C-11039/1-8).
Video cassettes (VT-10039/1-2)

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Collection Number: 11039 Collection Title: Amory Thomas-Jimeno Papers, 1960-2000