Notes. 3 pages. Spiral with de Goya’s Maja desnuda painting on cover, 2003

File — Box: 20, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Series Description

From the Series:

Notebooks and Journals span 1979-2012 and often overlap with the items in series III: Diaries. They include notes, story ideas, lists, addresses, and a number of other jottings by Cisneros. Some notable entries include notes and quotes concerning what poetry is while she was working as a counselor at Loyola University in Chicago in 1981; drafts and notes for poems and for The House on Mango Street in 1982; a list of stories for Mango Street in 1983; and notes from 1987 which Cisneros titled” The year of my near death.”

In addition to bound notebooks, the series includes calendars, guest books, addresses, and appointment calendars.

Dates

2003

Creator

From the Collection: Cisneros, Sandra (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Some materials in Spanish

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Business Records are closed. Some letters have been separated into a “restricted” series. There will be no access to this material until 2067 unless the restriction is lifted before then. Additionally, access to computer files and some audio and video are on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the archives staff for information about access.