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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

Photo booth strips (2) in Minneapolis, St. Paul airport. “City 15 in the 19-city book tour”, May 19, 1991

 Item — Box 162, Folder: 5
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: May 19, 1991

Photocopy draft, [part III dated 2001] (4 folders), November 13, 2000

 File — Box 70, Folder: 3-6
Contents From the Sub-subseries:

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

Dates: November 13, 2000

Photocopy for submission to publisher

 File — Box 26, Folder: 11
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Individual handwritten and typed poems, and hand-bound books of poetry, comprise this subseries. Many of the individual poems are accompanied by drafts, some are single copies. Individual poems are arranged alphabetically, followed by books of poetry, also arranged alphabetically. See also Series 2 : Personal, Subseries C: Scrapbook, for early drafts of poetry.

Dates: undated

Photocopy of workbook

 File — Box 27, Folder: 2
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Individual handwritten and typed poems, and hand-bound books of poetry, comprise this subseries. Many of the individual poems are accompanied by drafts, some are single copies. Individual poems are arranged alphabetically, followed by books of poetry, also arranged alphabetically. See also Series 2 : Personal, Subseries C: Scrapbook, for early drafts of poetry.

Dates: 1966-1983, undated

Photocopy with minor holograph corrections (4 folders), 2002

 File — Box 65, Folder: 5-8
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...
Dates: 2002

Photographs, undated

 File — Multiple Containers
Series Description From the Series:

These documents pertain to Hudson’s personal life and include information about completing his dissertation including receipts for printing, verification of his veteran status including his marriage certificate, and awards received. The series also includes three photographs.

Dates: undated

Photographs, circa 1900-1980

 Sub-Series
Sub-Series Description

Photographs in this subseries are divided into the following groups: photographs of R.G. Vliet alone, Vliet and his immediate family, Vliet and extended family, Mexico snapshots, friends, workspaces, and pets. Most are color snapshots from Vliet’s personal life, most are not labeled with identifying information. See also Subseries C : Scrapbook, for additional photographs, especially from Vliet’s youth.

Dates: circa 1900-1980

Photographs, 1954- 2013, undated

 Series
Series Description

The bulk of this series spans 1954-2013, however there are some earlier family images. Photographs are arranged into the following subseries: Portraits; Family Photographs; Photo Albums, and Snapshots, and they document nearly every aspect of Cisneros’ life and career.

Dates: 1954- 2013, undated

Photographs by Henry (Kiki) Cisneros – many with a cat, Tybalt (black) and Baby Buster (white). (40) 3x5 prints, (5) 5x7 prints, (2) 8x10 prints, negatives. Taken in Cisnernos’ first apartment “away from my father’s eye”, 1982

 File — Box 161, Folder: 5
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: 1982

Photographs from Jasna

 File — Box 4, Folder: 5
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...
Dates: 1989, 1993

Photographs of Enrique Arteaga, some with Cisneros

 File — Box 7, Folder: 12
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Genealogy Records include documents relating to Enrique Cisneros del Moral (great-grandfather), and research on the Coredero family. Of note in this series is correspondence between Cisneros and her father’s cousin, Enrique Arteaga, about family history. Some oversized documents are housed in box 8.

Dates: 1856, 1989-2003

Photographs of others, 1976 - 1993

 Sub-subseries
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: 1976 - 1993

Photographs of production

 File — Box 23, Folder: 4
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Drafts of plays (mostly handwritten in pencil and annotated) and typescripts (mostly mimeographs or photocopies with annotations) are arranged in this subseries in alphabetical order. For reviews and further information regarding the author’s plays, see Series II: Personal, Newsclippings.

Dates: 1977 - 1982

Photographs of productions (University of Nebraska and Southwest Texas State University), both 1960

 File — Box 23, Folder: 7
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Drafts of plays (mostly handwritten in pencil and annotated) and typescripts (mostly mimeographs or photocopies with annotations) are arranged in this subseries in alphabetical order. For reviews and further information regarding the author’s plays, see Series II: Personal, Newsclippings.

Dates: both 1960

Photographs sent by Readers

 Sub-Series — Box 268
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: 1990-2013, undated

Photos of Sandra, 2004

 File — Box 214, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Sandra Cisneros, Elvira Cordero Anguiano, Ray. (24 photographs)

Dates: 2004

“Photos taken by me, Dennis and Michael Cunningham,” Provincetown Massachusetts, 1982

 File — Box 172, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Dennis Mathis, Michael Cunningham. (20 photographs)

Dates: 1982

“Photos with Mrs. Lopez", circa 2003

 File — Box 213, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Frances Herrera, Mrs. Lopez. (25 photographs)

Dates: circa 2003

Pico Rivera, California Proclamation of “Sandra Cisneros Day", October 23, 2002

 File — Box 36, Folder: 18
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: October 23, 2002

Piedmont Middle School

 File — Box 250, Folder: 7
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: 1999