Alec Scouffi Collection

Συλλογή Α. Σκούφη

COLLECTION OVERVIEW - ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΣΗ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΗΣ

Collection Number: GR ASCSA GL AS 107
Name(s) of Creator(s): Alec Scouffi
Title: Alec Scouffi Collection
Date [bulk]:
Date [inclusive]: 1912-1921
Language(s): Greek
Summary: Manuscript of poem ‘Τα κεριά’ [The Candles] by  Constantine Cavafy, with handwritten dedication to Alec Scouffi. The manuscript has been enclosed in a folder entitled Κ. Π. Καβάφη Ποιήματα  Αλεξάνδρεια  1912-1919. Enclosed are also the following: 1. Two additional handwritten pages (in Cavafy's’ handwriting) with the titles of 16 of his poems, and notes about their publication. 2. Copy of the journal  ‘Σκέψη’  Αρ. 2. Χρόνος Α’. Μάρτιος 1921. Front cover and first page missing.
Quantity: 0.02 linear meters
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Gift of Princess Catherine Aleya Aga Khan, 2015
Information about Access: The collection is available for research


Cite as: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Archives, Alec Scouffi Collection (Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα, Τμήμα Αρχείων, Συλλογή Α. Σκούφη)

For more information, please contact the ARCHIVES at:
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
54 Souidias Street
Athens 106 76, Greece
phone: +30 213 000 2400 (ext. 425)
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE - ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ ΣΗΜΕΙΩΜΑ

Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1886 and died in Paris in 1932. Opera singer, poet and novelist. He moved to Paris from Alexandria around 1920. He published poetry collections, novels, and a biography of the singer Caruso. He was murdered in Rue de Rome in Paris in 1932.

CONTENT - ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ

Manuscript of poem ‘Τα κεριά’ [The Candles] by  Constantine Cavafy, with handwritten dedication to Alec Scouffi. The manuscript has been enclosed in a folder entitled Κ. Π. Καβάφη Ποιήματα  Αλεξάνδρεια  1912-1919. Enclosed are also the following: 1. Two additional handwritten pages (in Cavafy's’ handwriting) with the titles of 16 of his poems, and notes about their publication. 2. Copy of the journal  ‘Σκέψη’  Αρ. 2. Χρόνος Α’. Μάρτιος 1921. Front cover and first page missing.