American literature -- Mexican American authors

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: The largest subseries in Monographs is material relating to the writing and publication of Caramelo. Research, notes, chapter drafts, and book drafts document Cisneros’ writing process. Research files and notes provide evidence of the depth of research that went into the book, loosely based on her own family history. Included among the topics are immigration, Mexico, San Antonio, music, and war. Notes includes story development “road maps,” outlines, and files that Cisneros created on topics...

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Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: The largest subseries in Monographs is material relating to the writing and publication of Caramelo. Research, notes, chapter drafts, and book drafts document Cisneros’ writing process. Research files and notes provide evidence of the depth of research that went into the book, loosely based on her own family history. Included among the topics are immigration, Mexico, San Antonio, music, and war. Notes includes story development “road maps,” outlines, and files that Cisneros created on topics...

Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: The largest subseries in Monographs is material relating to the writing and publication of Caramelo. Research, notes, chapter drafts, and book drafts document Cisneros’ writing process. Research files and notes provide evidence of the depth of research that went into the book, loosely based on her own family history. Included among the topics are immigration, Mexico, San Antonio, music, and war. Notes includes story development “road maps,” outlines, and files that Cisneros created on topics...

Scope and Contents

Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Terry Ybañez, and others (16 photographs)

Scope and Contents

Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Terry Ybañez, and others (22 photographs)

Scope and Contents

Subjects include Gertrude Baker and others (21 photographs)

Correspondents

[Pasilin], Pauline, undated; Passi, Diana, 1993; Patricia Correia Gallery, 2005; Patten, Arturo, 1996; Patterson, Jill (Dark Horse Literary Review), 2000; Pattishell, Libby, 2006; Patton, Suzette Kinder, 2003; Patureau, Arthur, undated; Payne-Button, Linda, 1997-1998

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Family Photographs span 1894-2013 and are divided into paternal and maternal family members, photographs of Cisneros’ mother and father, various family members, and pets. There are many other family photographs in the snapshots sub-series, particularly the early years beginning in box 171.

Series Description From the Series:

These writings about Cisneros are arranged chronologically from 1981-2012 and include academic articles, interviews, and writer’s biographies. Undated writings about Cisneros are housed in box 89 and are arranged alphabetically by author. Newspaper articles and publicity writings about Cisneros can be found in Series XIX: Publicity.

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Writings by others span 1985-2014 and contain works by contemporaries and friends of Cisneros, as well as writings sent to her either by an author or publisher. Of note are works by: Norma Alarcón; Julia Alvarez; Daniel Arreola; Tony Beckwith; Ruth Behar; Norma Cantú; Denise Chávez; Joan Frederick; Pat LittleDog; Levi Romero; Jim Sagel; Liliana Valenzuela; and Reggie Young.

Correspondents

Peacock, Howard, 2002; Peak, Howard, 1998; Pearlberg, Mark, 1989; Peartree, Guy, 2001; Pedroche, 1994, Maria, undated; Pedroza, Gregorio, 1998; Peirano, Vanessa, 1991; Pen West, 1993; Peña, La, 1993; Peña, Elisa, undated; Peña, Margarita, undated; Peña, Roxanne, 2006; Pendergrass, Renee (Monthly Review Foundation); Pennalver, August, 1999; Pennel, Craig 1990, 1999, 2014, undated; Pennel, Lida, 1992; Pennell, Craig, undated

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: The subseries Causes documented Cisneros’ interest in civic and global issues. Included are letters she wrote to the editors of carious newspapers (1995-2013); materials relating to her appearance at the 1996 Democratic National Convention; peace proposals; and files relating to the San Antonio Public Library – and specifically, the need to include more Latino and Latina voices. Also included is a number of files relating to the war in Sarajevo in 1989 – a place that Cisneros visited in...

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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.

Scope and Contents

Subjects include [Greg Barrios] (41 photographs)

Series Description From the Series:

Writings by others span 1985-2014 and contain works by contemporaries and friends of Cisneros, as well as writings sent to her either by an author or publisher. Of note are works by: Norma Alarcón; Julia Alvarez; Daniel Arreola; Tony Beckwith; Ruth Behar; Norma Cantú; Denise Chávez; Joan Frederick; Pat LittleDog; Levi Romero; Jim Sagel; Liliana Valenzuela; and Reggie Young.

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numerous awards, certificates, and proclamations that Cisneros received are arranged chronologically, 1985-2011 in box 36. Of note is her 2003 Texas Medal of Arts award. Oversized awards are located in Oversized box 1.

Series Description From the Series: Monographs represent a significant portion of the archive and include material relating to each of Cisneros’ published books, as well as her children’s storybooks. The series is arranged chronologically according to publication date: The House on Mango Street (1984); My Wicked Wicked Ways (1987); Woman Hollering Creek (1991); Loose Woman (1994); Caramelo (2002); A House of My Own (2015). Storybook materials follow: Hairs/Pelitos (1994); Bravo Bruno (2011); Have You Seen Marie? (2012);...

Correpondents Peralta, Maria (Bread and Roses), 1996; Percy, Charles H. (United States Senate), 1982; Pereles, Robert, 2013; Pérez, Amada Irma, 2003, 2004, 2006-2007, 2009; Perez, Ana, 1995; Perez, Bobby, 1999; Perez, Janeth Santos, 2006; Pérez, Maritza, 2007, 2011; Perez, Michael J., 1992; Pérez, Reynaldo (Universidad de Carabobo), 1989; Perez-Hinojosa Familia, 2003-2007; Perro, Jake, undated; Pesek, Stephen J. (Northside (TX) Independent Schools), 1992; Pesqueira, David, 1990;...

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...