urn:taro:utexas.blac.00126 Jovita González Mireles Manuscripts and Works, ca.1925-1980 Finding aid prepared by Alicia Koundakjian University of Texas Libraries, 1999 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, October 2005Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Mireles, Jovita González, 1904-1983 Jovita Mireles González Manuscripts and Works ca.1925-1980 Spanish 1989-06 22717711 4 linear inches Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Manuscripts and printed works of the South Texas folklorist and Spanish language educator Jovita González Mireles. Biographical Sketch

Jovita González Mireles was born on January 18, 1904, in Roma, Texas. Educated in Texas institutions of higher learning, González Mireles began her career as an educator at St. Mary's Hall in San Antonio and at Miller and Ray High Schools in Corpus Christi.

Her interest in folklore was stimulated after meeting J. Frank Dobie in 1925. She began writing for the Texas Folklore Society and became the first Mexican American to serve as president of that organization during 1936-1937. Mrs. Mireles' stories have been published in anthologies such as We Are Chicanos (1973) and Mexican American Authors (1972).

González Mireles became involved, with her husband Edmundo E. Mireles, in the teaching of the Spanish language to elementary school students. She also published with her husband a series of textbooks on the subject during the 1940s.

 Scope and Contents Note

Handwritten manuscripts and printed textbooks. Manuscripts consist of twenty-one poems, essays, and short stories describing life in the Lower Rio Grande Valle. Eight textbooks, publication dates 1941-1949, are designed to teach Spanish skills to children. Organized into two series, Manuscripts and Textbooks. The manuscripts are arranged according to a list supplied by the Mrs. González Mireles. The textbooks are arranged chronologically.

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Cite as: Jovita González Mireles Manuscripts and Works, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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The Jovita González Mireles Manuscripts and Works are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Folklore--Rio Grande Valley Mexican Americans--Texas--Folklore Spanish language--Readers--Mexican Americans Other Authors Mireles, E.E. (Edmundo Eduardo), 1905-1987 Fisher, Roy B. Related Material

The Benson Latin American Collection also holds the papers of Edmundo E. Mireles.

 Box and Folder Inventory Manuscripts, ca.1925-1980 11Manuscripts 11. Allá en mi valle 12. Quienes somos? 13. Mi abuelo Francisco 14. La mujer en el Potrero 15. El Padre Jose María 16. Un incidente feo 17. Los colonos 18. El abuelo y el niño 19. Mi abuelo Pablo 110. Me civilizo 111. Tío Patricio 112. Villacicos de Navidad 113. Flor de Romero 114. La paloma de las alas blancas 115. Las posadas 116. Bienvenido a la escuela 117. Un día de campo 118. El 16 de septiembre 119. Una lluvia de arena 120. La despedida Textbooks, 1941-1949 12E.E. Mireles, R.B. Fisher, and Jovita G. Mireles. Mi libro español, libro uno. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1941. 13E.E. Mireles, R.B. Fisher, and Jovita G. Mireles. Mi libro español, libro dos. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1941. 14E.E. Mireles and Jovita G. Mireles. Mi libro español, libro tres. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1943. 15E.E. Mireles and Jovita G. Mireles. El español elemental, segundo libro. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1949. 16E.E. Mireles and Jovita G. Mireles. El español elemental, cuarto libro. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1949. 17E.E. Mireles and Jovita G. Mireles. El español elemental, quinto libro. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1949. 18E.E. Mireles and Jovita G. Mireles. El español elemental, sexto libro. Austin, TX: W.S. Benson & Co., 1949. [2 copies]