American literature -- Mexican American authors

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Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: Snapshots (1968-2011) form the bulk of the photographs series and are a rich resource for events and people in Cisneros’ life. Early snapshots overlap with family photographs and include intimate portraits of Cisneros with her family and friends. Travel photographs also overlap with some of the images found in the intact photo albums. The snapshots are arranged chronologically. Text in quotation marks represent titles or descriptions provided by Cisneros. Subjects of the photographs are...

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Subjects include Terry Ybeñez and others, (58 photographs)

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Subjects include Elvira Cordero Anguiano, Craig Pennell. (19 photographs)

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“The real inspiration for Woman Hollering Creek” SC gave her a ride from Buda to the San Antonio bus station to help her run away from her husband. This is the letter SC asked her to write letting her know she made it safely. Includes 2016 translation by Rigoberto and Carol Alvarez (2 copies)

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Series Description From the Series: Reader Correspondence, 1990-2013, is arranged chronologically. Each year is separated into letters from individuals and letters from classes. The individual letters are typical fan letters and document the effect her writing has had on her readers. The class letters are often packets sent by teachers containing letters from students who have read her works in class, and sometimes thank-you letters from students whose class Cisneros visited. When known, the school name is included in the...

Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...

Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...

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Subjects include city and beach scenes, friends. (104 photographs)

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Europe Poems were originally housed together in one folder and date from Cisneros’ time abroad in Greece, 1982-1983. Some were later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways and Loose Woman. The poems are arranged alphabetically, with untitled poems and fragments at the end.

Series Description From the Series: Reader Correspondence, 1990-2013, is arranged chronologically. Each year is separated into letters from individuals and letters from classes. The individual letters are typical fan letters and document the effect her writing has had on her readers. The class letters are often packets sent by teachers containing letters from students who have read her works in class, and sometimes thank-you letters from students whose class Cisneros visited. When known, the school name is included in the...

Correspondents Scangarello, Elizabeth (Frederick Community College), 1995; Scanlon, Tom (Hacienda La Puenta School District), 1991; [Scarcliff], Robert and Lupe, 1995; Schaefer, Jan, 1993; Schaefer, Jay (Chronicle Books), 1994; Schaeffer, Glenn (Mandalay Resort Group), 2001-2002; Schenkel, Edna (Program Corporation of America), 1992; Scherer, Carol (American Academy in Berlin), 2011; Schiller, Anne (Gardening Volunteers of South Texas), 2011; Schley, Jim (Tupelo Press), 2010; Schmidt,...

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Subjects include Ray. (33 photographs)

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