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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

Portraits by Armando Rascón, 2002

 File — Box 163, 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: 2002

Portraits by Diana Solís, (1) 4x6 print, (10) 5x7 prints, contact sheets and April 11, 2002 letter

 File — Box 163, Folder: 6
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: 1954-2011, undated

Portraits by Diana Solís, (4) 5x7 prints, contact sheets that include photos of Cisneros with Juan Garcia, 2002

 File — Box 163, Folder: 7
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: 2002

Portraits by Diana Solís (4), 8x10 prints, contact sheet [includes photograph used for the cover of A House of My Own] Diana Solis in last frame of contact sheet, 1981

 File — Box 161, Folder: 4
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: 1981

Portraits by Emma Dodge Hanson (2) 8x10 prints, note from photographer, 2007

 File — Box 163, 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: 2007

Portraits by Freddy Rikken, (2) 8x11 prints, May 13, 2003 letter

 File — Box 163, Folder: 9
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: 1954-2011, undated

Portraits in black t-shirt. Photographs by Henry (Kiki) Cisneros. (4) 5x7 prints, (2) 8x10 prints, contact sheets, negatives, 1984

 File — Box 161, Folder: 8
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: 1984

Portraits in front of flower backdrop, photographs by Alexandro Galindo. (3) 8x8 prints, (2) 8x10 prints, and September 30, 1991 facsimile from Susan Bergholz

 Item — Box 162, Folder: 6
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: 1954-2011, undated

Portraits of Sandra Cisneros with others, 1984 - 2001

 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: 1984 - 2001

Portraits, photographs by Ruben Guzman. (6) 5x7 prints, contact sheet, negatives, November 1989

 File — Box 161, 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: November 1989

“Postcard to Beatriz / Venice Again, This Time Alone,” 1 holograph page, heavily corrected (2 drafts)

 File — Box 43, Folder: 51
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

“Postcard to Cunningham in NYC,” 1 typed page, corrected

 File — Box 43, Folder: 52
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

“Postcard to the Man with the Black Hat,” 1 typed page, corrected

 File — Box 43, Folder: 53
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

“Potential Essays” from folder “Ideas for Creative Writing”

 File — Box 37, Folder: 3
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.

Dates: undated

Pr - Pu

 File — Box 133, Folder: 5
Correspondents Prado, Loren and Aaron, 2013, undated; Prado, Raul, 1998; Pratt, Daniel (University Press of Colorado), undated; Pratt, Judy, 1995; Prettyman, E. Barrett Jr., 1991; Price, Beryl M., 1991; Price, Mary (Beaucoup Books), 1992-1993; Price, Melissa (Moonkind Press), 1991; Price, Robert, 2003; Proctor, Andrew (PEN American Center), 2005-2006; Puleo, Gus, 1995; Pulido, Guillermo, 1992, undated; Pulido, Rachel, 1991; Purcell, Marcia Lane (Random House, Inc.), 1992-1996,...
Dates: 1980 - 2013

Prairie Voices: Poets of Illinois. Illinois Arts Council. Includes “I the Woman” (2 copies), 1980

 File — Box 82, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

Arranged chronologically, Publications span 1970-2003 and include magazines and journals that contain contributions by Cisneros. The earliest items are literary magazines Now and Cadence, from Josephinum Academy and Loyola University, respectively. For each publication, the date and title of the Cisneros contribution is included in the container list. Oversized publications are in box 85.

Dates: Publication: 1980

Pre-publication typescript (with final corrections)

 File — Box 17, Folder: 4-5
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: This subseries very clearly shows Vliet’s process of writing from preliminary research through final product. It includes extensive background research files including files by subject containing clippings from newspapers and magazines, library call slips, color and black and white photographs, and handwritten notes. Following these research files are drafts of chapters handwritten in pencil, annotated typescripts, clean typescripts, and (minimal) correspondence. Perhaps most meticulously...
Dates: Publication: 1977

Preface. Multiple drafts; June fax from Julie Grau,Turtle Bay Books, with marked-up copy of the February first draft

 File — Box 49, Folder: 2
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Cisneros’ University of Iowa thesis forms the basis for My Wicked Wicked Ways (box 49), and the original near-complete thesis is at the heart of this series; however, a few pages are missing. One should see also material in Series VIII: Early Poetry (box 42). Also included are drafts of the book preface, proofs, and cover art samples.

Dates: 1978, 1992

Press schedules, October 12 and November 11, 2012

 File
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);...
Dates: October 12 and November 11, 2012

Pressworks Publishing, Inc., 1983

 File — Box 32, Folder: 25
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Business correspondence relates to Vliet’s writing career, and covers such subjects as writing submissions, editing of works to be published, royalties for published works. Correspondents include various poetry and literary journals, Texas Institute of Letters, the Ford Foundation, and Vliet’s agent, Lucy Kroll, of the Lucy Kroll Agency. Two non-correspondence files were filed by the author with this business correspondence, and are located at the beginning of this group of...
Dates: 1983