Florestan Fernandes' library, museum and archives: The intelectual genesis of a sociologist

Abstract

The participation in the composition of the Dossier Florestan Fernandes, organized by UFPE,  brought  the  opportunity  to  report  the  main  achievements  in  these  twenty-four years  of  the  availability  of  the  Florestan  Fernandes  Collection.  So  we  write  our experience  based  on  the  sixteen  years  we  have  worked  with  it.  We  will  address  the organization  and  peculiarities  of  the  forementioned  professor's  Library,  Archive  and Mini Museum, acquired in 1996 by UFSCar -Federal University of São Carlos, which were  allocated  to  his  Community  Library  in  the  Special  Collections  Room.  In  this article we will report the various phases and peculiarities of this collection, comprised between  the  visit  of  the  sociologist's  family  to  UFSCar  until  its  inauguration, processing,  availability,and  recognition  by  Brazilian  civil  and  intellectual  society. Therefore,  the  structure  of  this  article  will  answer  some  questions  such  as  why  thiscollection is in São Carlos and Florestan Fernandes was a professor at USP and resident in São Paulo and other curiosities about the collection.

Florestan Fernandes. Library. Museum. Personal archive. Sociology. UFSCar.