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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

Texas Humanist. “Los Tejanos: A Testimony to the Silenced” , November/December 1984

 File — Box 85, Folder: 1
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: November/December 1984

Texas Humanist. “Los Tejanos: A Testimony to the Silenced” (2 pages, photocopy: original magazine in box 85), November/December 1984

 File — Box 83, Folder: 5
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: November/December 1984

Texas Includes a crayon drawing by Cesar Martínez and several sketches by Cisneros. Also includes drafts of stories such as “The girl who was not beautiful,” “The old woman who was afraid of clouds, and “The woman who broke his heart in pieces.” Approximately 23 pages. Paperback Sketchbook cover, circa 1984

 File — Box 16, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series: Notebooks and Journals span 1979-2012 and often overlap with the items in series III: Diaries. They include notes, story ideas, lists, addresses, and a number of other jottings by Cisneros. Some notable entries include notes and quotes concerning what poetry is while she was working as a counselor at Loyola University in Chicago in 1981; drafts and notes for poems and for The House on Mango Street in 1982; a list of stories for Mango Street in 1983; and notes from 1987 which Cisneros titled”...
Dates: circa 1984

Texas Institute of Letters. Awards banquet program, and Chicano Short Story Contest from the University of Arizona, 1986

 File — Box 36, Folder: 2
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: 1986

Texas Institute of Letters (including Paisano fellowship notes, application), 1967 - 1983

 File — Box 33, Folder: 1
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: 1967 - 1983

Texas Lutheran University. Correspondence, course description, translation exercise, poems from class readings , 1985

 File — Box 31, Folder: 4
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates: 1985

Texas Medal of Arts. Program; clippings, photograph; medal, March 25, 2003

 File — Box 36, Folder: 19-20
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: March 25, 2003

Texas Observer, 1980

 File — Box 33, Folder: 2
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: 1980

Texas Quarterly (University of Texas), 1963

 File — Box 33, Folder: 3
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: 1963

“Texas – San Antonio – Mission St.” San Antonio, 1984

 File — Box 174, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Interior of houses, various locations (streets, bridges), portraits, photos of animals. “San Antonio – Feb/Mar 84 the hard times” “Oklahoma, June 84 – Before di doom” Subjects include David Ocañes. (52 photographs)

Dates: 1984

“Texas- San Antonio – Rosemary’s house”, 1986

 File — Box 175, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

“Where I rested for a season while she was at Paisano Ranch” “My nudes of R. Ruben visiting me while at Catacalos house – such a beauty!” Subjects include Rosemary Catacalos, Ana Castillo, Ruben Guzman. (26 photographs)

Dates: 1986

“Texas Short Fiction (III)? I?”; Correspondence regarding submissions to Texas Short Fiction III, 1996

 File — Box 2780, Folder: 8
Abstract From the Series: Archival materials from author Miles Wilson dating 1965-2016. Material includes correspondence pertaining to the acquisition of the J. Frank Dobie papers by William Wittliff and the inception of the Southwest Writers Collection at Southwest Texas State University (Texas State University) San Marcos, Texas, as well as annotated drafts of early poetry and short prose; submissions to various poetry and short story anthologies; rejection slips and editor correspondence. The bulk of the material...
Dates: 1996

“Texas Short Stories II-Body”; Correspondence pertaining to the submission and acceptance of “Body”, 1998 - 1999

 File — Box 2780, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series: Archival materials from author Miles Wilson dating 1965-2016. Material includes correspondence pertaining to the acquisition of the J. Frank Dobie papers by William Wittliff and the inception of the Southwest Writers Collection at Southwest Texas State University (Texas State University) San Marcos, Texas, as well as annotated drafts of early poetry and short prose; submissions to various poetry and short story anthologies; rejection slips and editor correspondence. The bulk of the material...
Dates: 1998 - 1999

Texas small book fair, 1985

 File — Box 29, Folder: 10
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates: 1985

“Texas Summer – House sitting Sam’s Home in Austin Clarksville”, 1988

 File — Box 176, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Dagoberto Gilb, Sam Stevenson, Lili [Valenzuela] (53 photographs)

Dates: 1988

“Texas Tech Poetry Ass.”; Texas Tech University Press correspondence, 1991 - 1992

 File — Box 2779, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series: Archival materials from author Miles Wilson dating 1965-2016. Material includes correspondence pertaining to the acquisition of the J. Frank Dobie papers by William Wittliff and the inception of the Southwest Writers Collection at Southwest Texas State University (Texas State University) San Marcos, Texas, as well as annotated drafts of early poetry and short prose; submissions to various poetry and short story anthologies; rejection slips and editor correspondence. The bulk of the material...
Dates: 1991 - 1992

Text drawings and memorabilia about father’s death. Approximately 19 pages. Blue composition book with black, October 1995

 File — Box 14, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series: This series includes 23 diaries spanning forty years (1967-2007). Arranged chronologically, they provide an insight into Cisneros’ daily activities and thoughts. Many of the diaries include drafts of poems or story ideas, including the 1982 diary from France and Italy with “Martita Te Recuerdo,” and the 1989-1990 diary from San Antonio with notes for “Eyes of Zapata” and “Lorenzo, Center of the Universe.” Many of the early diaries have laid-in items that include letters, notes, postcards,...
Dates: October 1995

“Teypeyac” Mexico, 2011

 File — Box 216, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Wilfred Arela, Josie Garza, Alejandro Lopez, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Nuñez. (2 photographs)

Dates: 2011

Th - To

 File — Box 140, Folder: 10
Correspondents Thakur, Manab (University of Texas, El Paso), 1985-1986; Thomas, Audrey, 1993; Thornton, Carolyn G., 1995; Thornton, William E. (Mayor, San Antonio), 1997; Thyssen, Debby, 1991, undated; Tienda Guadalupe, 1992; [Tijerina], Lupe, 1992; Tobin, Ann, 1995, 1998, undated; Todd, Connie (The Wittliff Collections), 2007; Toland family (neighbors; Alec model for Marie book), 2012, undated; Tompkins, Cynthia (Arizona State University West), 1993; Tongolele, Yolanda, 2013;...
Dates: 1980 - 2013

“That Beautiful Boy Who Lives Across from the Handy Andy,” 1 typed page, no corrections; 1 photocopy, November 28, 1989

 File — Box 55, Folder: 35
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: November 28, 1989