Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers, 1942-2004

Biographical Sketch

For the full biographical note on Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa, please see Part 1 of this guide.

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Scope and Contents Note

For a complete description of series 1 through 5 of the collection, including Personal and Biographical, Correspondence, Written Works, Gigs and Teaching, and Calendars, please see Part 1 of this guide.

This part of the guide includes the following series:

Series six,   Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, contains many professional portraits of Anzaldúa, grade- and highschool photographs, as well as black and white and color snapshots, and various photos of other individuals, meetings, or related subjects. Audiotapes include recording of interviews, lectures and readings, tarot and other psychic readings, and other recordings collected by Anzaldúa. A small collection of video recordings consist primarily of Anzaldúa's readings and lectures. This series also includes sketches by Anzaldúa, and some collected artwork by others.

Series seven,   Collected Materials, consists of articles and clippings collected by Anzaldúa over the course of her professional career. These are arranged in four sub-series: Subject Files, Reference Files, Course packets, and Clippings. Many are scholarly journal articles that appear to have been used for her graduate studies, and other articles, clipped out of popular magazines and newspapers, are of more general interest. Anzaldúa’s interest in immigration and border issues, feminist studies, human rights, the environment, queer studies, and the occult is reflected in this collection. The Subject Files in particular include a number of original notes written by Anzaldúa. This series also documents the cultural, social, and political climate of the 1980s and 1990s, with clippings on California’s Proposition 187, the controversy over the Columbus quincentennial, the Hopwood vs. Texas anti-affirmative action case, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Also included in this series are manuscripts sent to Anzaldúa by friends and professional acquaintances for her feedback. Manuscripts of note include Sandra Cisneros’s "Loose Woman," Ruth Behar’s "Translated Woman," and Norma Alarcon’s essay “Tradditora, Traddutora.”

Series eight,   Oversized Materials and Artifacts, contains primarily large format photographs, gig posters, and other posters and artwork, as well as Anzaldúa's collection of t-shirts.

The Benson Collection is also composing a complete bibliographic list of Anzaldúa's personal library of more than 5000 books. This is an ongoing project, and interested researchers should contact the rare books reading room for this information.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Some materials in the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers are restricted for a period of time due to concerns about privacy and confidentiality, publication rights, and as requested by Ms. Anzaldúa.

Use Restrictions

The Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Literary Trust retains full copyright and publication control over all materials written or produced by Gloria Anzaldúa. Some of the material in this collection may not be photocopied, and permission of the Trust is required before publication, in whole or in part, of any materials written or produced by Ms. Anzaldúa.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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Box and Folder Inventory

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