Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
“Falling Stars,” 1 holograph page
Family at a dinner, [San Antonio], circa 1997
Subjects include Alfredo Cisneros de Moral, Elvira Cordero Anguiano, Juan, and others (77 photographs)
Family event, [Chicago], circa 2002
Subjects include Elvira Cordero Anguiano (24 photographs)
Family Papers, 1856, 1887, 1964-2007, bulk: 1964 - 2007
Family Papers is divided into five subseries: Elvira Cisneros (mother); Alfredo Cisneros (father); genealogy; oversized family documents; and brothers and their families.
Family papers from Enrique Arteaga
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.
Family Photographs, 1950s-1960s
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.
Family Photographs, 1970s-1980s
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.
Family Photographs, 1894, 1950s-2013
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.
“Family Pictures,” introduction for Carmen Lomas Garza book, 2004
Cisneros’ nonfiction writings are arranged alphabetically and include speeches, editorials, and essays. Many were eventually published in anthologies or magazines. In cases when the date and location of a speech is known, that information is included in the listing. This series also contains interviews Cisneros conducted with other writers while working at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (box 41).
Family with newborn, [Chicago], 1998 - 1999
Subjects include Elvira Cordero Anguiano and others (36 photographs)
“Famous Clouds,” presented at Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, Illinois, 4 typed pages, corrected; photocopy; conference program, May 17, 1989
Cisneros’ nonfiction writings are arranged alphabetically and include speeches, editorials, and essays. Many were eventually published in anthologies or magazines. In cases when the date and location of a speech is known, that information is included in the listing. This series also contains interviews Cisneros conducted with other writers while working at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (box 41).
“Famous People of Hydra,” 1 photocopy page
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.
“Fan of a Floating Woman,” 2 photocopy drafts, no corrections; 1 photocopy page with corrections, 1988
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.
“Farewell”, undated
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.
Father, Alfred Cisneros
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.
Father, Alfred Cisneros, military (2 folders)
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.
“Father’s Altar and More” San Francisco and San Antonio, 1997
Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Ruben Guzman, Terry Ybañez, and others (22 photographs)
“Fathers”; Typescript copies and annotated drafts of poem
Faux Caramelo cover, 2002
Favored sources
Handwritten and typed notes, clippings, and photocopies, arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s subject categories, comprise the majority of this subseries. Also included are several folders of topographical and road maps of various Texas counties and other locations.