American literature -- Mexican American authors

Series Description From the Series:

The series Notes consists of loose pages and clippings for story ideas. Of particular interest are seven folders of “buttons” – often a single phrase or line, that Cisneros filed away as inspiration for potential poems or stories.

Correspondents Widener, Sndra (Globe Fearon), undated; Williams, Adriana, 2011; Williams, Jan, 1995; Williams, Maria (veterinarian), undated; Williams, Mary Lou, 1993; Williams, Shelley (Koninck), 1992, 1994; Wilson, Adam D. (Holt, Rinehart and Winston), 1994; Wilson, Miles (Southwest Texas State University), 1992; Winchester, Martin (Teach for America), 1998; Wink, Marion, 1995; Winogradksy, Steve, 2002; Winslow, Kathleen (Attorney), 1992, 1995, 1998-1999; Wirmusky, Peter (Sette...

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: 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...

Scope and Contents

Subjects include Alejandro Diaz, Chuck Ramirez, Franco, Juan. “(Alejandro Diaz or Chuck Ramirez apt) and Franco’s apt – whole cast of characters. I wore a vintage lace dress that dissolved as I wore it! Juan the squish my boyfriend then.” (38 photographs)

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Subjects include Eduardo García, Terry Ybañez, and others (20 photographs)

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Portraits are formal, posed photographs of Cisneros, and are arranged chronologically. Photographers include her brother, Henry (Kiki) Cisneros, Joan Frederick, Alexandro Galindo, Ruben Guzman, Armando Rascón, Al Rendon, and Diana Solís, among others. Also included are a number of portraits of Cisneros with others, notably with her mother in 1998, and Gertrude Baker, Ruben Guzman, Denise Chavez, Jasna Karaula, and Emma Tenayuca.

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Portraits are formal, posed photographs of Cisneros, and are arranged chronologically. Photographers include her brother, Henry (Kiki) Cisneros, Joan Frederick, Alexandro Galindo, Ruben Guzman, Armando Rascón, Al Rendon, and Diana Solís, among others. Also included are a number of portraits of Cisneros with others, notably with her mother in 1998, and Gertrude Baker, Ruben Guzman, Denise Chavez, Jasna Karaula, and Emma Tenayuca.

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Subjects include Elvira Cordero Anguiano, Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez, Juan. (115 photographs)

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Photographs by Mary J, Andrade. (10 photographs)

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

The bulk of the material for Loose Woman are the poems, arranged alphabetically. Many were originally housed in a folder titled “complete book.” Additional material includes proofs from Knopf, promotional displays, and Spanish translations by Paloma Zozaya and Marilar Aleixandre.

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Portraits are formal, posed photographs of Cisneros, and are arranged chronologically. Photographers include her brother, Henry (Kiki) Cisneros, Joan Frederick, Alexandro Galindo, Ruben Guzman, Armando Rascón, Al Rendon, and Diana Solís, among others. Also included are a number of portraits of Cisneros with others, notably with her mother in 1998, and Gertrude Baker, Ruben Guzman, Denise Chavez, Jasna Karaula, and Emma Tenayuca.

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Portraits are formal, posed photographs of Cisneros, and are arranged chronologically. Photographers include her brother, Henry (Kiki) Cisneros, Joan Frederick, Alexandro Galindo, Ruben Guzman, Armando Rascón, Al Rendon, and Diana Solís, among others. Also included are a number of portraits of Cisneros with others, notably with her mother in 1998, and Gertrude Baker, Ruben Guzman, Denise Chavez, Jasna Karaula, and Emma Tenayuca.

Correspondents

Wolter, Liz, 1994; Wong, Rita (Foothill College), 1992; Wong, Sharon (De Lara Architects, Inc.), 2002; Wood, Mary Antonia, undated; Woodward, Pauline (Endicott College), 1990; Word for Word, 2012, undated; Wright, Becky, 1991; Wu, Fan, 2005-2007; Wy’mn, Root, 1993

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries:

“There Was a Man, There Was a Woman,” 2 drafts; “Mexican Movies,” 3 typed pages; “One Holy Night,” 12 typed pages, 1 photocopy; Original folder title, post-it note listing contents

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries:

“There Was a Man, There Was a Woman,” 2 drafts; “Mexican Movies,” 3 typed pages; “One Holy Night,” 12 typed pages, 1 photocopy; Original folder title, post-it note listing contents

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries:

“There Was a Man, There Was a Woman,” 2 drafts; “Mexican Movies,” 3 typed pages; “One Holy Night,” 12 typed pages, 1 photocopy; Original folder title, post-it note listing contents

Series Description From the Series:

Publicity Material spans 1978-2014 and is divided into the following subseries: Cisneros Cover Stories; Magazines with Articles about Cisneros; Newspaper and Other Articles; Appearance Publicity; Oversized; and Book Publisher Catalogs.

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: Woman Hollering Creek may have had the working title “The Sky Has Little Eyes,” as there are four folders so labeled in this series. That material was kept together in box 51, folders 2-8, with drafts of all of the stories arranged alphabetically beginning in box 51, folder 9. Nearly every story contains multiple drafts, some with translations, such as “Eleven,” “Eyes of Zapata,” “La Fabulosa, A Texas Operetta,” “Never Marry a Mexican,” “Tepeyac,” and “Woman Hollering Creek.” Additional...

Subseries Description Woman Hollering Creek may have had the working title “The Sky Has Little Eyes,” as there are four folders so labeled in this series. That material was kept together in box 51, folders 2-8, with drafts of all of the stories arranged alphabetically beginning in box 51, folder 9. Nearly every story contains multiple drafts, some with translations, such as “Eleven,” “Eyes of Zapata,” “La Fabulosa, A Texas Operetta,” “Never Marry a Mexican,” “Tepeyac,” and “Woman Hollering Creek.” Additional...