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Poetry

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3680 Collections and/or Records:

“For a Southern Man,” [published in My Wicked Wicked Ways], Newsprint, published

 File — Box 42, Folder: 12
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: Early poems span 1971-1986 and are arranged alphabetically. Many were originally housed in two black binders. The first binder contents are in folders 1-51 and were from Cisneros’ time at The University of Iowa. The second binder is in folder 53 and contains early poems, many later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways. Additional early poems not originally housed in one of the two binders are listed alphabetically and include high school poems. Also included are titles with numerous...
Dates: 1971 - 1985

“For Fifteen Dollars”; Annotated draft of the poem

 File — Box 2778, Folder: 16
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: 1965 - 2016

“For Joan From Oklahoma,” 1 typed page, no corrections; 1 photocopy; 1 corrected page, “Poem for Joan”, December 1, 1989

 File — Box 43, Folder: 97
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Later Poems span 1985-2014 and did not come in any original order. They are arranged alphabetically. Most poems are single drafts, but or insight into Cisneros’ revision process, there are eight progressive drafts of the 1995 poem “Morning After Tango.”

Dates: December 1, 1989

“For Karen in Greensboro,” [From University of Iowa thesis], 1 typedpage with minor corrections (p. 17 of thesis) for Karen Pool

 File — Box 42, Folder: 11
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: Early poems span 1971-1986 and are arranged alphabetically. Many were originally housed in two black binders. The first binder contents are in folders 1-51 and were from Cisneros’ time at The University of Iowa. The second binder is in folder 53 and contains early poems, many later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways. Additional early poems not originally housed in one of the two binders are listed alphabetically and include high school poems. Also included are titles with numerous...
Dates: 1971 - 1985

“For Karen in Greensboro,” [poem], 1 photocopy page, no corrections

 File — Box 45, Folder: 6
Subseries Description From the Series: Short Stories span 1982-2012 and are arranged alphabetically. A number of stories were originally housed in a folder title “Antojitos collection,” dating from 1982-1987. These stories were kept together in box 45, folders 1-15. The rest of the short stories follow, and are also arranged alphabetically. Many include multiple drafts, with stories such as “Machu Pichu,” “Martita te Requerdo,” and “The Snow Queen,” a poem inspired by former San Antonio mayor, Henry Cisneros, comprising several...
Dates: circa 1982-1987, undated

“For My Friends Danny and Craig Who are Too Expensive for This Poem,” 1 typed page, heavily corrected; 1 typed page, no corrections; 1 photocopy, November 28, 1989

 File — Box 44, Folder: 1
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Later Poems span 1985-2014 and did not come in any original order. They are arranged alphabetically. Most poems are single drafts, but or insight into Cisneros’ revision process, there are eight progressive drafts of the 1995 poem “Morning After Tango.”

Dates: November 28, 1989

“For San Dwayne Francisco”; Typescript copies, annotated drafts of poem

 File — Box 2778, Folder: 32
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: 1965 - 2016

Ford Foundation, 1959 - 1960

 File — Box 32, Folder: 15
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: 1959 - 1960

Foreign publishers, 1994

 File — Box 150, Folder: 22
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 1994

Foreign publishers, 1996

 File — Box 150, Folder: 25
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 1996

Foreign publishers, 1998

 File — Box 150, Folder: 26
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 1998

Foreign publishers, 2001

 File — Box 150, Folder: 30
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 2001

Foreign publishers, 2003

 File — Box 150, Folder: 35
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 2003

Foreign publishers, 2007 - 2008

 File — Box 151, Folder: 3-4
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 2007 - 2008

Foreign Publishers, 2011 - 2012

 File — Box 151, Folder: 9-10
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Book Contracts are separate from publisher’s correspondence and span 1985-2012. They are arranged by year in boxes 150-151, with files for each publisher listed alphabetically.

Dates: 2011 - 2012

Forest Bluff Montessori, IL, Daniel Patterson’s class

 File — Box 255, Folder: 19
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: 2005

Formal dinner with family, [Chicago], circa 1997

 File — Box 190, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Elvira Cordero Anguiano (26 photographs)

Dates: circa 1997

Formal outside dinner, [San Antonio], circa 1997

 File — Box 190, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez, Juan, and others (56 photographs)

Dates: circa 1997

Formal party with friends, San Antonio, circa 1998

 File — Box 192, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Terry Ybañez and others (22 photographs)

Dates: circa 1998

Fort Stockton with friends, 2004

 File — Box 215, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Subjects include Ray. (26 photographs)

Dates: 2004