Literature

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Original carved and inked woodblocks created by Barbara Whitehead commissioned by the Encino Press. These blocks have been scanned and printed on plain paper for ease of access. See print-outs and accompanying zip-disks in box 877. Print-outs are annotated with either a title taken from the block or simply a descriptive cataloger-assigned title; these are the titles listed in this quide. Prnt-outs are also annotated with the titles of books in which the images appeared, such as: Deep Like...

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This series includes extensive research files and many annotated typescripts of Crook’s first novel. The research files include clippings, handwritten notes, photographs, and correspondence with research assistant Eva B. Denning, of Gallatin, TN, 1984-90. The typescripts have been arranged in alphabetical order by working titles.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Though essentially consisting of only three projects, all published, this sub-series contains a voluminous amount of research on its subjects, especially Willie Nelson. Included in the Willie materials are numerous tapes and transcripts of interviews Shrake and others did with Nelson and his acquaintances. Also included are clipping files on Nelson and country music going back to 1978 (when Shrake was writing the Songwriter screenplay), and many files of...

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The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.

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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.

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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.”

Series Description From the Series: The series is composed of two sub-series Published and Unpublished material. Published material starts with the first short story Shrake published, in 1959, and ending with his last novel to be published, in 2006, this sub-series is arranged chronologically according to publication date. It contains handwritten, typewritten and computer-generated drafts, proofs of all kinds, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials, research files, and press clippings. The book with the...

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Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Joan Frederick, Ruben Guzman, Terry Ybañez. (86 photographs)

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Subjects include Alfredo Cisneros de Moral, Elvira Cordero Anguiano, Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez. (95 photographs)

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Subjects include Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez; Cisneros putting on makeup (84 photographs)

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Subjects include Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez; photos of Cisneros with Frieda Kahlo poster (51 photographs)

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S.C. Birthday. Subjects include Joan Frederick and others. (17 photographs)

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Joan Frederick magnets. Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Joan Denton, Dahlia Frederick, Joan Frederick, Bessy Reyna, Luis Rodriguez, Ito Romo, CT Willimantic. (25 photographs)

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Photos without envelopes. Subjects include Lorna Dee Cervantes, M. Davis, Francisco Jimenez, Amy Vivian Kitchener, Howard Kitchener, Ruth Kitchener, Hugo Noe Morales Rosas, Alejandro Kitchener Morales, Samuel Kitchener Morales, Helen, Bill, Reza. (36 photographs)

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Dinner with Friends, Subjects include Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez, Juan (19 photographs)

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Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez, Juan (2 folders; 91, 48 photographs)

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Subjects include Enrique Arteago (Uncle), Guillermo Gemez-Peña, Ruben Martinez (Bookseller), Nancy Mirabel (21 photographs)

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Subjects include John Phillip Santos and others, (16 photographs)

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Subjects include Joan Frederick and others (15 photographs)

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Subjects include Elvira Cordero Anguiano, Joan Frederick (36 photographs)