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Poetry

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

Mexico City and San Antonio. Notes for “You Better Not Put Me in a Poem,” notes on Mexico for Caramelo, drafts of poems for Loose Woman. Approximately 60 pages. Virginia Woolf on cover, 1993

 File — Box 18, Folder: 3
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: 1993

Mexico City, Chiapas, San Cristobal, including manuscript poems for the Rodrigo poems which became My Wicked Wicked Ways. Approximately 25 pages. Soft cover with “Grid”, 1985

 File — Box 16, Folder: 7
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: 1985

Mexico snapshots

 File — Box 35, Folder: 6
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Photographs in this subseries are divided into the following groups: photographs of R.G. Vliet alone, Vliet and his immediate family, Vliet and extended family, Mexico snapshots, friends, workspaces, and pets. Most are color snapshots from Vliet’s personal life, most are not labeled with identifying information. See also Subseries C : Scrapbook, for additional photographs, especially from Vliet’s youth.

Dates: circa 1900-1980

“Mexico-Summer”, 1988

 File — Box 175, Folder: 7-9
Scope and Contents

(3 folders) (78, 82, and 21 photographs)

Dates: 1988

Mexico/Tucson, Arizona, print out, minor corrections, January 2010

 File — Box 48, Folder: 3
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: The House on Mango Street does not include any of the manuscript material from the 1984 Arte Público Press edition, but there is the original artwork for that book. And the series does include Cisneros’ original drafts from The University of Iowa. The bulk of the series relates to the 1990 Random House edition with proofs, and new introduction and “about the author” materials. Translations are also well represented, with a Spanish translation by Elena Poniatowska and Juan Ascencio, and a...
Dates: January 2010

Meyersdale Middle School, Meyersdale, PA

 File — Box 259, Folder: 18
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: 2010

Mharton Junior High School

 File — Box 254, Folder: 7
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: 2003

Mi

 File — Box 127, Folder: 7
Correspondents Michaud, Michael Gregg, 1993; Mighty, Roberto, 2007; Mikolowski, Ken, undated; Miles, Jack, 1998; Miller, Andrew (Pantheon Books), 2004; Miller, Barbara Stoller (obituary), 1993; Miller, David and Vera, 1995; Miller, Maggi (Reading is Fundamental, Austin), 2003-2003; Milligan, Brigid, 2000; Mills, Lorene, 2009; Mills, Margaret (Texas Cultural Trust), 2005; Milo, Al (City of Fullerton, CA library), 1996; Milson, T., 1990; Minnicks, Susan (University of California, San...
Dates: 1980 - 2013

“Mi propia casa,” in Spanish, heavily corrected

 File — Box 76, Folder: 3
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series:

Cisneros’ 2015 book of essays, A House of My Own appears to have originally been titled “Writing in My Pajamas.” There are no final drafts of the book since the archive was acquired before its publication, but the material does provide evidence of her early essay selections. Many of the essays were previously published, and some overlap with series VII: Writings – Nonfiction.

Dates: 2008, 2014, undated

Michie, Greg, 1993-1994, 1997-1999

 File — Box 127, Folder: 8
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: 1993-1994, 1997-1999

Midwest-East, Midwest-West, vol 1, no 1. Includes “My Wicked Wicked Ways,” “I the Woman,” “Six Brothers,” “The Blue Dress,” and “Arturo Burro” (2 copies), 1980

 File — Box 82, Folder: 3
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

Midwood High School

 File — Box 251, Folder: 13
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: 2000

“Milagritos: Latino Children’s Wishes, Dreams, Miracles for the World in a Letter to the President of the United States (from a National Latino Children’s Institute project, April 2011),” Art of Peace conference, June 2011

 File — Box 39, Folder: 1
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 2011

“Milagritos” Note pages

 File — Box 39, Folder: 3
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: 1984 - 2014

“Milagritos – Small Miracles That Save Our Lives,” presented at the South Central Modern Language Association, Arlington, Texas. 18 typed pages, heavily corrected, October 23, 1988

 File — Box 39, Folder: 2
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: October 23, 1988

“Milano Under Famous Fog,” 3 photocopy pages, corrected, January 28, 1983

 File — Box 43, Folder: 38
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: January 28, 1983

“Miles Wilson Excerpts from Going the Distance 1”; manuscript

 File — Box 2779, Folder: 33
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: undated

Milian, Claudia “Carmelo by Sandra Cisneros”, September 14. 2006

 File — Box 88, Folder: 14
Series Description From the Series:

These writings about Cisneros are arranged chronologically from 1981-2012 and include academic articles, interviews, and writer’s biographies. Undated writings about Cisneros are housed in box 89 and are arranged alphabetically by author. Newspaper articles and publicity writings about Cisneros can be found in Series XIX: Publicity.

Dates: September 14. 2006

Milligan, Bruce “Two S.A. Authors ‘Find Time’”, June 16, 1985

 File — Box 86, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series:

These writings about Cisneros are arranged chronologically from 1981-2012 and include academic articles, interviews, and writer’s biographies. Undated writings about Cisneros are housed in box 89 and are arranged alphabetically by author. Newspaper articles and publicity writings about Cisneros can be found in Series XIX: Publicity.

Dates: June 16, 1985

Milligan, Bryce, 1990-1997, 2003-2011, undated

 File — Box 128, 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: 1990-1997, 2003-2011, undated