Literature
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5880 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, 1988
File — Box 31, Folder: 8
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates:
Other: 1988
Correspondence, 1989 - 1990
File — Box 32, Folder: 1
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates:
1989 - 1990
Correspondence, 1989-1990, 1993
File — Box 33, Folder: 1
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates:
1989-1990, 1993
Correspondence, 1989 - 1990
File — Box 33, Folder: 13
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates:
1989 - 1990
Correspondence, 1998 - 2001
File — Box 72, Folder: 12
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...
Dates:
1998 - 2001
Correspondence, 1994, 1998-2002
File — Box 72, Folder: 15-18
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...
Dates:
1994, 1998-2002
Correspondence, 2000 - 2002
File — Box 73, Folder: 4
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...
Dates:
2000 - 2002
Correspondence, 2011 - 2012
File — Box 77, Folder: 11
Series Description
From the Series:
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:
2011 - 2012
Correspondence, 1980 - 1981
File — Box 291, Folder: 5
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
A film loosely based on Wittliff’s mother’s life about a young, divorced mother of two sons working as a telephone operator in small-town Texas during World War II. Starring Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, and Eric Roberts. Early drafts are titled "Nita, Henry and Harry."
Dates:
1980 - 1981
Correspondence, 1980 - 2013
Series
Series Description
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:
1980 - 2013
Correspondence, agreements
File — Box 47, Folder: 2
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
1992-1993, undated
Correspondence, agreements
File — Box 68, Folder: 6
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
1989-1991, undated
Correspondence and clippings
File — Box 43, Folder: 5
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
circa 1969-1991
Correspondence and IRS, 1989-1996, undated
File — Box 123, Folder: 3
Series Description
From the Series:
This seriesdocuments the two corporations that Shrake started and operated: Mad Dog, Inc. and East Pole Corporation. The Mad Dog, Inc. Corporate Structure and correspondence reflect the company’s satirical nature. The East Pole Corporation materials include receipts, reports, a budget, tax records, pension plan and an embosser.
Dates:
1989-1996, undated
Correspondence and lawsuit
File — Box 32, Folder: 3
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
1971-1972, undated
Correspondence and royalty statements
File — Box 14, Folder: 2
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...
Dates:
1982-1992, undated
Correspondence between Cisneros, Clarke at Random House, Leslie Greene (illustrator), and Susan Bergholz, 2006
File — Box 77, Folder: 3
Series Description
From the Series:
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:
2006
Correspondence, bibliography, articles
File — Box 15, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1976-2008, undated
Found in:
The Wittliff Collections
/
SWWC-008, Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers
/
Fiction
/
The Borderland
/
Research
Correspondence, evaluations, course records, housing lease
File — Box 31, Folder: 5
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
Professional Appointments represent a bulk of the series and documents numerous teaching positions Cisneros held from 1978-1993. Positions include those at Latino Youth Alternative High School, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Texas Lutheran University, California State University-Chico, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Irvine, University of Michigan, and University of New Mexico. Of note are various syllabi and readings Cisneros used for teaching. For example, at...
Dates:
1987 - 1988
Correspondence, fragments, notes
File — Box 59, Folder: 6
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
1992, undated
University Archives
Room 580, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
UnivArchives@txstate.edu
Room 580, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
UnivArchives@txstate.edu
The Wittliff Collections
7th Floor, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
Wittliff_Ref@txstate.edu
7th Floor, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
Wittliff_Ref@txstate.edu