Bob Borsodi papers, 1960s-2003 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Bob Borsodi papers, 1960s-2003

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 979

Primary Creator: Borsodi, Bob.

Extent: 3.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic as follows: coffee house menus, correspondence (arranged alphabetically by correspondent), notes, drawings, manuscripts of plays, photographs, newspaper clippings, and bound volumes of Borsodi's poems and plays. Borsodi arranged this collection prior to its donation to Tulane, so much of the organizational style is that of the collection's creator. The collection consists of three boxes and three bound volumes.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2003

Subjects: American drama -- Louisiana., Authors, American -- 20th century., Borsodi, Bob., Coffeehouses -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Drawings., Menus., Notes., Photographs., Plays (document genre), Poems., Scripts (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts of plays, photographs, newspaper clippings, menus, drawings, poems, flyers, scripts, notes, and receipts that represent Bob Borsodi's life and work. Borsodi operated coffeehouses in Uptown New Orleans and produced numerous poems, plays, and drawings.

Biographical Note

Robert "Bob" Otto Borsodi (1939-2003) was born in Suffern, New York. He earned a degree in theater lighting and set design from Yale University. He lived in California for a period of time before moving to New Orleans during the mid-1970s where he opened his first coffeehouse on Danneel Street and later moved it to Freret Street. Borsodi spent the last twenty-five years of his life in New Orleans where he operated Borsodi's Coffeehouse and Breezy's, both located in Uptown New Orleans. Borsodi died in October 2003 when he jumped off the Hale Boggs Bridge in Luling, Louisiana, after suffering for some time with cancer.

Subject/Index Terms

American drama -- Louisiana.
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Borsodi, Bob.
Coffeehouses -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Preferred Citation: Bob Borsodi papers, Manuscripts Collection 979, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 2004 by Peter Kuck, revised by Melissa Smith.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 795529810

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Correspondence and other papers],
[Box 2: Manuscripts],
[Box 3: Manuscripts and photographs],
[Volume 1: "Poems", 1965-2001],
[Volume 2: "The Breakaways 'N Swearing", 1989],
[Volume 3: "Disingenuous part two", 1990],
[All]

Volume 1: "Poems", 1965-2001: Two hundred and ten of Borsodi's poems dating back to his Yale days in 1965 and ending with "The Campfire" in 2001. Dedicated to Ruthie.

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