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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

Greece, (8) 3x5 prints, slides, 1983

 Item — Box 161, 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: 1983

Greece, Chicago, plus working at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Includes long reply to Nick Kanellos re: shopping mall reading; boyfriend correspondence; small photograph of Margarita Lopez Peres, model for The House on Mango Street character – from Latino Youth. Approximately 45 pages. Red cover with scratches, 1983

 File — Box 13, Folder: 3
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: 1983

“Greece – Music Please,” 2 typed pages, corrected

 File — Box 43, Folder: 24
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

Greek masks

 File — Box 6, Folder: 3
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: circa 1980s

Greene, Leslie and Pierre [Goirarrd]), 1996 - 2007

 File — Box 118, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...
Dates: 1996 - 2007

Greeting cards

 File — Box 9, Folder: 4-5
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series relates to Cisneros’ brothers and their families. It includes letters and greeting cards, as well as cards from nieces and nephews.

Dates: 1856, 1887, 1964-2007; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2007

Greeting cards

 File — Box 10, Folder: 1-4
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series relates to Cisneros’ brothers and their families. It includes letters and greeting cards, as well as cards from nieces and nephews.

Dates: 1856, 1887, 1964-2007; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2007

Greeting cards

 File — Box 11, Folder: 1-3
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series relates to Cisneros’ brothers and their families. It includes letters and greeting cards, as well as cards from nieces and nephews.

Dates: 1856, 1887, 1964-2007; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2007

“Greetings from the Cape,” 1 typed page, 1 photocopy

 File — Box 43, Folder: 25
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

Greg Barrios, February 26, 2002; Ellen Clark, September 18, 2000; William Sanchez, July 6, 2001; Bonnie Schiff-Glenn, 2002

 File — Box 68, Folder: 4
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: 2000 - 2003

Gregorio Luperon Commencement, New York City. 7 pages, print out with holograph annotations, June 25, 2010

 File — Box 38, Folder: 21
Series Description From the Series:

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).

Dates: June 25, 2010

Griest, Stephanie Elizondo, 2007 - 2010

 File — Box 118, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...
Dates: 2007 - 2010

Gruenbeck, Laurie (San Antonio librarian), 1997 - 2007

 File — Box 118, Folder: 5-6
Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...
Dates: 1997 - 2007

Gu - Gug

 File — Box 118, Folder: 7
Correspondents Guadarrama, Susanne, 2005; Gubar, Susan (Indiana University), 1994; Guckian, Kelly, 1997; Guerena, [Joel] (California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives), 1999; Guerra, Edna, undated; Guerra, Ernestine, 2005; Guerra, Juan and Diane, undated; Guerra, Rafael and Sandra, 2003-2006, undated; Guerra, Susan, 1994, 2000, 2003; Guerrero, [Aparcio], 1991; Guerrero, Daniel, 1995, 2010 (handmade card); Guerrero, Debra (San Antonio Council), 1998-1999; Guerrero, Rosa, 2002;...
Dates: 1980 - 2013

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, 1983 - 1988

 Sub-subseries
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: 1983 - 1988

“Guadalupe the Sex Goddess,” [published in Goddess of the Americas: Writing on the Virgin of Guadalupe] 6 pages, no corrections; proof and letter from Julie Grau, Riverhead Press, 1996

 File — Box 38, Folder: 22
Series Description From the Series:

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).

Dates: 1996

“Guanajuato, Azalea, Mexico City", circa 1991

 File — Box 183, Folder: 4
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(29 photographs)

Dates: circa 1991

Guenther House with dogs, Violetta and Beto (4x6), 1997

 Item — Box 162, Folder: 15
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: 1997

Guerra, Erasmo, 1999-2013, undated

 File — Box 119, Folder: 1-2
Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...
Dates: 1999-2013, undated

Guerra, Susan, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997-1999

 File — Box 119, Folder: 3-4
Series Description From the Series: The extensive correspondence files span 1980-2013 and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Every correspondent is included in the container list, and when known, organizational affiliations are listed in parenthesis. Individuals with a significant quantity of letters include: Jeffrey Abrahams; Norma Alarcón; Dorothy Allison; Julia Alvarez; Beatrix Badikian; Gertrude Baker; Ruth Behar; Ronnie Burke; Norma Cantu; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Carlos Cumpián; Ted Dvoracek; Gayle...
Dates: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997-1999