Literature

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...

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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quotes dated August, 1992

“Separation: Horrors of the Road,” September 1992

“Simms – Tall Stories Solid 7,” September, 1993

“One Last Favor,” playscript September, 1992

“No Better Place than the Present,” undated

Scope and Contents “Turkey Sag,” January, 1994 “Gary Cooper ofthe Landscape,” January, 1994 “A Weakness for Horses,” January, 1994 Actors, Simpatico, “An Actors Doubt,” January, 1994poem “My mother loved the sea...” March, 1994“Dreaming of a way to Enter the Unbearable Present,” April, 1994“Self Made Man (Divine Providence,” undated“Questions for Junior Brown,” March, 1995“Once,” May, 1995“Dignity,” May, 1995“A Man’s...

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“Thin Skin – What Any Woman Can Do To You,” 1989

“J.D.’s Collapse,” December 1998

“Southwest Chief – L.A. to Chicago,” February 1989

“More Urgent Emergencies,” April, 1989

“Wild to the Wild,” May, 1989

“Ancient Fear of the Fiddle,” May, 1989

“Open Suitcase,” January, 1990

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“Brecht Clown Play - Joe - World Was Green - At theEdge of the World,” November 1993

“Confession - Obsession - Blessing or Curse,” “Oedipus,” October 1995

“Great Place,” November 1995

“Sins of the Distant Past,” “Marfa Lights,” February 1996; November 1993-January 1996,(black cover)

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The Notebooks series includes handwritten notes, dialogue ideas, small drawings, and journal entries, usually in spiral bound notebooks. Some entries are personal and many were or were intended to be developed into longer works.

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“Machine Dreams: “Film Synopsis,” December 25, 1984

“Denial,” film sketch, February 1984

“History of the Dog,” undated

Film sketch beginning, “A Man has a dream about a murder...” undated

“Jealousy is not a pretty thing,” October 23, 1988

“States” notes, February, 1989

“1957” film notes, January 1, 1987

“The Man Who Could Not Stop Crying,” October 3, 1988

Series Description From the Series:

The Notebooks series includes handwritten notes, dialogue ideas, small drawings, and journal entries, usually in spiral bound notebooks. Some entries are personal and many were or were intended to be developed into longer works.

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...

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...

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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.

Correspondents Vega, Amanda, 1997; Vega, Arturo (National Assoc. for Chicana-Chicano Studies), 1999; Velasquez, Baldemar (Farm Labor Research Project), 1999, 2006; Velasquez, Christiana, 2002; Velazquez, Steve and Bobbi, 2004; Veliz, Guadalupe, 1998; Vences, Carmen, 1996, 2005; Venis, Linda (PEN Center USA West), 1996; Venverloh, Faith (University of Houston), 1993 Verdeja, Sam (Hispanic Magazine), 2002; Veronika Firm, 1996, undated; Vexler, Esther S., 2011; Veyna, Angelina F....

Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...

Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...

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Writings by others span 1985-2014 and contain works by contemporaries and friends of Cisneros, as well as writings sent to her either by an author or publisher. Of note are works by: Norma Alarcón; Julia Alvarez; Daniel Arreola; Tony Beckwith; Ruth Behar; Norma Cantú; Denise Chávez; Joan Frederick; Pat LittleDog; Levi Romero; Jim Sagel; Liliana Valenzuela; and Reggie Young.

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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.