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Poetry

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:

[Netherlands], 1990s

 File — Box 177, Folder: 5
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Family in the Netherlands, (32 photographs)

Dates: 1990s

“Nevada-Harm”; Correspondence pertaining to Harm, public contract, 1998 - 2002

 File — Box 2779, Folder: 23
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 - 2002

“Never Marry a Mexican,” multiple drafts,fragments and notes, and a Spanish translation, November 1989

 File — Box 52, Folder: 14
Subseries Description From the Sub-Series: Woman Hollering Creek may have had the working title “The Sky Has Little Eyes,” as there are four folders so labeled in this series. That material was kept together in box 51, folders 2-8, with drafts of all of the stories arranged alphabetically beginning in box 51, folder 9. Nearly every story contains multiple drafts, some with translations, such as “Eleven,” “Eyes of Zapata,” “La Fabulosa, A Texas Operetta,” “Never Marry a Mexican,” “Tepeyac,” and “Woman Hollering Creek.” Additional...
Dates: November 1989

New Hampshire Alternative School

 File — Box 254, Folder: 12
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

New Mexico, 1998 - 1999

 File — Box 195, Folder: 5
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Subjects include Eduardo García, Jasna Karaula. (43 photographs)

Dates: 1998 - 1999

New Mexico and San Antonio Christmas décor and photos with friends, 1997

 File — Box 188, Folder: 8
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Subjects include Gertrude Baker and others (22 photographs)

Dates: 1997

New Mexico. Drafts of poems, stories. Laid in items include June 19/20 poem in progress and Rumbo card. 31 pages. Red cover with Charlotte Bronte quote, 2004 - 2005

 File — Box 20, 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: 2004 - 2005

“New Mexico Trip”, 2001

 File — Box 203, Folder: 3
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(22 photographs)

Dates: 2001

New Orleans and others, 1996 - 1999

 File — Box 184, Folder: 8
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(20 photographs)

Dates: 1996 - 1999

New Orleans (including train schedules)

 File — Box 7, Folder: 7
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

“New Wives Tales,” 1 typed page, heavily corrected

 File — Box 45, Folder: 9
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

“New Year’s Eve,” Nine progressive typescript drafts, heavily corrected, 1986

 File — Box 42, Folder: 60
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: 1986

“New Years Eve, Paris,” 1 holograph page

 File — Box 43, Folder: 41
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

New Years Party, San Antonio, 2004

 File — Box 215, Folder: 2
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Subjects include Ray. (24 photographs)

Dates: 2004

New York City, 1990s

 File — Box 179, Folder: 10
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Beach. “Hi Sandra, Guess what, I was getting ready to send you this but I didn’t have a box! You shouldn’t be spoiling me w/gifts – but thanks I really love them. I wanted to give you this dolly after I gave one to my sister… but they’re not identical. Thanks for a wonderful time. We’ll have great memories for years to come. Let’s plan on our next one. Love, Rita”. (9 photographs)

Dates: 1990s

New York City, 2000

 File — Box 200, Folder: 6
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Subjects include Alejandro Diaz, Eduardo García, John Jesurun, Scott Lifshutz, Chuck Ramirez, Ito Romo, Carla Stellweg, Roger Welsh, Garrett, Karbs, Karlos “with a K” (50 photographs)

Dates: 2000

“New York City – Amherst”, circa 1985

 File — Box 175, Folder: 2
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Subjects include Hudson Alexander and Paul Garret. (17 photographs)

Dates: circa 1985

New York With Friends, 1998 - 1999

 File — Box 196, Folder: 3
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(20 photographs)

Dates: 1998 - 1999

Newman, María “Sandra Cisneros: Her Book, Her New Look” , September 2002

 File — Box 88, Folder: 5
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 2002

Newsletters, 1949, 1984-1996

 File — Box 1, Folder: 10
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Includes handwritten President’s speech, correspondence, and other miscellanea from operation and publications of the society.

Dates: 1949, 1984-1996