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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5880 Collections and/or Records:

“Writing in My Pajamas: How I Became a Writer,” print out with color separation sheets (2 folders)

 File — Box 74, Folder: 4-5
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

“Writing in my Pajamas Ms-in-progress; “ early Bravo Bruno notes. 8 pages. Orange Quaderno notebook, November 2005

 File — Box 21, Folder: 2
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: November 2005

“Writing in My Pajamas” [subtitle crossed out], print out (2 folders)

 File — Box 74, Folder: 6-7
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

“Writing in My Pajamas,” undated, lined writing tablet

 File — Box 74, Folder: 1
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

“Writing out of Necessity” an interview with Sandra Cisneros,” Beatrice Badikian. The Feminist Writers Guild, vol 10, no 1, February 1987

 File — Box 218, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

Publicity Material spans 1978-2014 and is divided into the following subseries: Cisneros Cover Stories; Magazines with Articles about Cisneros; Newspaper and Other Articles; Appearance Publicity; Oversized; and Book Publisher Catalogs.

Dates: February 1987

Writing outdoors “Final Slide, Straw [and Gold] Essay,” 3x5 print, slide Photograph by Beatriz Badikian, Athens

 Item — Box 161, Folder: 3
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: 1954-2011, undated

Writings about Cisneros, 1981 - 2012

 Series
Series Description

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: 1981 - 2012

Writings by Others, 1933-1995

 Series
Series Description Collected and maintained by Winifred Sanford and her family, the Works by Others Series includes materials that were not written by Sanford. Represented are an article by Anne Pence Davis and a story by Fay M. Yauger, both members of the Wichita Falls Manuscript Club. In addition, there are various tearsheets of articles on how to write short stories from the Writer’s Digest, and a typewritten screenplay for and VHS cassette of The...
Dates: 1933-1995

Writings by Others, 1985-2014, undated

 Series
Series Description

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.

Dates: 1985-2014, undated

Writings by Winifred Sanford, 1924-1988

 Series
Series Description The Writings Series is divided into the Published Works subseries, 1924 - 1988, and the Unpublished Works subseries, 1945 - 1986. The first contains tearsheets and photocopies of Sanford’s published short stories, arranged alphabetically by title. Of special interest is a collection of eight of Sanford’s short stories and one article gathered by her mother-in-law Helen Hall Sanford and placed in a small folder for posterity. Original copies of the American...
Dates: 1924-1988

Writings for Periodicals (Articles and Columns), 1953-2006, undated

 Series
Series Description

Arranged chronologically, this series includes photocopies and printouts of articles and columns written by Shrake and published in newspapers and magazines, from 1953-2006. These folders do not contain all of Shrake’s published work in periodicals, particularly regarding his years as a sportswriter and police beat reporter in Fort Worth and Dallas. Most notably missing is anything from his work at the Dallas Times Herald.

Dates: 1953-2006, undated

Writings – Monographs, 1977 - 2014

 Series
Series Description Monographs represent a significant portion of the archive and include material relating to each of Cisneros’ published books, as well as her children’s storybooks. The series is arranged chronologically according to publication date: The House on Mango Street (1984); My Wicked Wicked Ways (1987); Woman Hollering Creek (1991); Loose Woman (1994); Caramelo (2002); A House of My Own (2015). Storybook materials follow: Hairs/Pelitos (1994); Bravo Bruno (2011); Have You Seen Marie? (2012);...
Dates: 1977 - 2014

Writings – Nonfiction, 1984 - 2014

 Series
Series Description

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

Writings – Notes, undated

 Series
Series Description

The series Notes consists of loose pages and clippings for story ideas. Of particular interest are seven folders of “buttons” – often a single phrase or line, that Cisneros filed away as inspiration for potential poems or stories.

Dates: undated

Writings – Poetry, 1972, 1976-2014

 Series
Series Description

Poetry is arranged into five sub-series: early poems; Europe poems; later poems; poems translated into Spanish; and unfinished poems.

Dates: 1972, 1976-2014

Writings – Short Stories, 1982 - 2009

 Series
Subseries Description 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: 1982 - 2009

Wyatt, Jean, 1995, undated

 File — Box 144, Folder: 7
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: 1995, undated

Wyatt, Jean “On Not Being La Malinche: Border Negotiations of Gender in Sandra Cisneros’s Never Marry a Mexican and Woman Hollering Creek”, Winter 1995

 File — Box 87, Folder: 32
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: Winter 1995

X - Yn

 File — Box 144, Folder: 8
Correspondents

Xochitl Film and Video, 1999; Yamada, Mitsuye, 2002-2003; Yamamoto, Naoko, 1989-1990; Yarmolinsky, Sally (Union Settlement), 1992; Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás, 2009, 2010, 2012; Yerkes, Susan, undated; Yndu, Betty, 2007-2010, undated

Dates: 1980 - 2013

Xavier Becerra, Congressman from CA-31 “Certificate of Recognition” in honor of the ribbon-cutting for the Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy in Los Angeles, California, September 22, 2011

 File — Box 36, Folder: 32
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

numerous awards, certificates, and proclamations that Cisneros received are arranged chronologically, 1985-2011 in box 36. Of note is her 2003 Texas Medal of Arts award. Oversized awards are located in Oversized box 1.

Dates: September 22, 2011