When “mortal remains” become traces: some reflections about the organization of the Alice Piffer Canabrava’s Fund of IEB/USP’s Archive

ABSTRACT

This article is the result of an archivistic operation in which making, feeling and reflecting are intertwined. During 2015 and 2016, the author had daily contact with Alice Piffer Canabrava’s documentation. At first, the archivistic operation related to the handling of documentation is narrated. The second moment is the result of a making-feel from this intimate and daily contact with the documentation, that is, it brings some reflections on the self-archiving practices undertaken by Canabrava.

KEYWORDS:
Alice Piffer Canabrava; archivistic; personal archives