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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
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Administrative Information
Description of Series
Written Works
Biographical and Literary Materials
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Estela Portillo Trambley Papers, 1969-
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| Creator | Trambley, Estela Portillo, 1936- |
| Title | Estela Portillo Trambley Papers |
| Dates: | 1969- |
| Abstract | Written works and biographical materials of the El Paso, Texas, playwright and poet. |
| Accession No. | 1984-40 |
| OCLC Record No. | 23112211 |
| Extent | 20 linear inches |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin |
Estela Portillo Trambley was born on 16 January 1936 in El Paso, Texas. Raised in Mexico and El Paso, she received a B.A. and M.A. in English literature at the University of Texas at El Paso. She taught at high school and community college levels in El Paso, hosted local radio and television shows, and wrote and directed plays. In 1975 Trambley became the first woman to win the Premio Quinto Sol award for her short story collection Rain of Scorpions. She died in 1999.
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Written works and biographical materials, 1969- , of El Paso, Texas playwright and novelist Estela Portillo Trambley. Written works include drafts of eight plays, notably "Day of the Swallows," "Blacklight," "Sun Image," and "Sor Juana." Prose works include "Rain of Scorpions," "Woman of the Earth," "After Hierarchy," and short stories. Haiku poetry and a multimedia presentation on the Haiku form, notes and notebnooks, interviews, letters received, reviews and critical essays about Trambley's work and clippings of articles about Trambley are also included. A transcript of an interview with Trambley by Juan Bruce-Novoa is part of the collection.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
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| The Estela Portillo Trambley Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog: |
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| | Trambley, Estela Portillo, 1936- |
| | American literature--Mexican American authors--History and criticism |
| | Mexican American authors--Texas |
| Other Authors |
| | Bruce-Nocoa, 1944- |
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Cite as: Estela Portillo Trambley Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.
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Written Works
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| 1 | | | Plays |
| 1 | | | Blacklight |
| 2 | | | Blacklight (original, first version) |
| 3 | | | Blacklight (second version) |
| 4 | | | Blacklight (third rewrite) |
| 5 | | | Day of the Swallows (original) |
| 6 | | | Hey Aristotle! musical (musical sheets) |
| 7 | | | El hombre cósmico, cop.1-2 (1 with prompter's notes) |
| 8 | | | Isabel and the Dancing Bear (first writing, original script) |
| 9-10 | | | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Labyrinth of Love)
[two folders] |
| 11 | | | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (original script) |
| 12 | | | Music for Hey Aristotle! |
| Loose | | | 8 notebooks for Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Labyrinth of Love) |
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| 2 | 1 | | | Morality Play (original first script) |
| 2 | | | Sun Images, a musical (first version) |
| 3 | | | Sun Images or Los amores de Don Estufas (third rewrite) |
| 4 | | | Music sheets for Hey Aristotle!, Morality Play, Sun Images |
| | | Prose Fiction |
| 5 | | | Rain of Scorpions |
| 6 | | | Short Stories |
| | | | | a. "Rain of Scorpions" and "Short Stories" |
| | | | | b. "The Burning" |
| | | | | c. "Duende" |
| | | | | d. "If It Weren't for the Honeysuckle" |
| | | | | e. "Pilgrimage" |
| | | | | f. "Recast" |
| | | | | g. "The Secret Room" |
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| 3 | 1 | | | Trini (Woman of the Earth) first writing (excerpt from Barrio Alsace) |
| 2 | | | Trini (Woman of the Earth) working copy (typescript) |
| 3 | | | Trini (Woman of the Earth) working copy |
| 4 | | | Trini (Woman of the Earth) working copy |
| Loose | | | 5 cassette interviews of people used as character models for Trini: |
| | | | | 1. "1975" |
| | | | | 2. "Ex-convict, Barrio Alsace" |
| | | | | 3. "Trini" |
| | | | Interview with the Barrio people involved as models for Woman of the Earth and Isabel and the Dancing Bear: |
| | | | | 4. Side A: "Herlinda", Side B "Robbie's Tape" |
| | | | | 5. "Mate, discussion model for men in Woman of the Earth" |
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| 4 | | | Essays and Poetry |
| 1 | | | After Hierarchy, extended essay, unfinished |
| 2 | | | After Hierarchy, working draft, partial |
| 3 | | | Haiku, impressions in Japanese form |
| 4 | | | Haiku, narration to slides (notebook) |
| 5 | | | Early Poetry |
| 6 | | | Monologues of Estela Portillo |
| Oversize | | | Haiku poetry circles |
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| 5 | 1 | | | Haiku multimedia presentation (script reading tro accompany slides) |
| 2 | | | Haiku multimedia presentation (80 slides) |
| 3 | | | Haiku multimedia presentation (Spanish version, 60 slides) |
| 4 | | | Haiku multimedia presentation (40 slides) |
| 5 | | | Haiku multimedia presentation (60 slides) |
| Loose | | | 2 cassettes, Haiku tapes (go with presentation?) |
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Biographical and Literary Materials
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| 6 | 1 | | Miscellaneous notes |
| 2 | | 7 notebooks (miscellaneous notes and drafts) |
| 3 | | 7 notebooks (miscellaneous notes and drafts) |
| 4 | | Artist's statement |
| 5 | | Newspaper articles, copies of programs, etc. |
| 6 | | Interview with Estela Portillo Trambley by Bruce-Novoa
[3 pages missing] |
| 7 | | Reviews and critical essays, 1976-1978 |
| 8 | | Letters received, 1972-1974 |
| Loose | | Includes 2 cassette tapes ("Conversation with Estela Portillo Trambley, December 1977"), a steno pad ("Poems, notes, and scribblings on Women of the Earth and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz"), and 11 notebooks (miscellaneous notes and drafts). |
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