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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

“Old Maids,” 1 typed page, no corrections; 2 photocopies, August 1988

 File — Box 55, Folder: 29
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.

Dates: August 1988

Olinka, Sharon, 2011 - 2012

 File — Box 131, Folder: 12
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...
Dates: 2011 - 2012

Olivares, Julián “Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street, and the Poetics of Space”, 1989

 File — Box 87, Folder: 5
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.

Dates: 1989

OLLU student reading, Twig Bookshop, San Antonio

 File — Box 258, Folder: 6
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...
Dates: 2008

“On a Literature of the Southwest: An Address” Acceptance speech for Texas Institute of Letters Award for novel, Solitudes, as printed in Texas Observer, April, 1978

 File — Box 30, Folder: 18
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This subseries includes drafts and typescripts of four speeches which address Vliet’s writing process and influences. Also included here is the author’s acceptance speech for the 1978 Texas Institute of Letters Award received for his novel, Solitudes.

Dates: April, 1978

On book tour in Paris, photographs by John Foley (5) 7x9 prints, postcard, 1996

 File — Box 162, Folder: 14
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.

Dates: 1996

On porch, Guenther House. Photograph by Henry (Kiki) Cisneros, Summer 1997

 Item — Box 162, Folder: 15
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.

Dates: Summer 1997

On porch in San Antonio, photographs by Ruben Guzman (6) 5x7 prints, contact sheets, 1992

 File — Box 162, Folder: 10
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.

Dates: 1992

On porch in white shirt (21 color), circa 1994

 Item — Box 162, Folder: 12
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.

Dates: circa 1994

“On Ritual in the Drama”

 File — Box 30, Folder: 15
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Articles and essays in this subseries relate to Vliet’s own writing process and influences. All are in typescript form and most have handwritten annotations.

Dates: 1960, undated

On steps with stack of books, High School, early 1970s

 Item — Box 161, Folder: 2
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.

Dates: early 1970s

“On Tour with Max”; Annotated manuscript drafts, including The Dallas Morning News article about “On Tour with Max”, 1995 - 2009

 File — Box 2486, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series: Archival materials following the career of Texas State University professor and writer, Miles Wilson from 1966-2016. Majority of the materials in the collection are manuscript drafts for Line of Fall and Fire Season. Included are book catalogs; royalties for the drafts; and characters analyses and synopsis for Fire Season. Some of the materials within the collection are in poor condition because they were charred in a fire. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Wilson’s original...
Dates: 1995 - 2009

“Once Again I Prove the Theory of Relativity,”2 photocopy pages, no corrections; 1 typed page (incomplete), May 23, 1993

 File — Box 55, Folder: 30
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.

Dates: May 23, 1993

One 12”x13” scrapbook containing newsclippings, photographs, and other ephemera , undated

 Item — Box 44
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

One award (from Southwest Texas State University) and several items of clothing, as well as Vliet’s eyeglasses and case, are included in this subseries. The embroidered white cotton shirt worn by Vliet at his daughter’s wedding (see Series 2 : Personal, Subseries B : Photographs) can also be found here.

Dates: undated

One black and white 8x10 PR photo and two posters, 1996, 1998

 File — Map-case 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is comprised of eight annotated pages of Villanueva's working drafts of the Cabeza de Vaca poem titled Cuento del Cronista, published in Crónica de mis años peores (Chronicle of My Worst Years), 1994, one black and white 8x10 public relations photo mounted on foam core and two posters promoting two separate lectures dated November 6, 1996 for the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center and March 11, 1998 for...
Dates: 1996, 1998

“One Book One City” event, Los Angeles, 2002

 File — Box 209, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

(18 photographs)

Dates: 2002

“One Holy Night,” multiple drafts

 File — Box 53, Folder: 1
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...
Dates: 1988-1990, undated

One name only - A through K

 File — Box 145, Folder: 4-13
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...
Dates: 1980 - 2013

One name only - L through S

 File — Box 146, Folder: 1-6
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...
Dates: 1980 - 2013

One name only - T through Z

 File — Box 147, Folder: 1
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...
Dates: 1980 - 2013