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Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Arte Público Press Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-003
Dates: 1979-2012
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a full finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact curator Christian Kelleher at cdkelleher@uh.edu.

The bulk of materials in the Arte Publico Press archives consists of multiple typescript drafts of published works use for editing. The collection also includes rejected manuscript submissions as well as marketing and design materials, correspondence, and other administrative records.

Dr. Nicolás Kanellos Hispanic Theater Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-002
Dates: 1956-2013
Scope and Contents

The Dr. Nicolás Kanellos Theater Collection consists of 9 boxes of manuscripts, printed materials, photographs, and publications related to Hispanic theater dating from 1972 to 2015. The collection includes materials collected by Dr. Kanellos as well as documentation of his 1985 exhibit "Two Centuries of Hispanic Theatre in the United States."

María Cristina Mena Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-010
Dates: 1925-1964
Scope and Contents This collection does not currently have a full finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing cdkelleher@uh.edu.The María Cristina Mena Papers are organized into five series: Manuscripts, Published Works, Correspondence, Clippings and Notes, and Photographs. The collection contains manuscripts, published works, personal and business correspondence, clippings, notes, and photographs. Of particular note is Mena’s correspondence with...

Alonso S. Perales Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-002
Dates: 1898-1991
Scope and Contents Containing 17 series and housed in 14 boxes, this collection documents the life and work of Alonso S. Perales and, to a lesser degree, that of his wife, Marta Pérez de Perales. The collection also contains the correspondence with Perales and civil rights leaders including J. T. Canales, Dr. Carlos Castañeda, José Luz Saenz, Mauro Machado, George I. Sánchez and Adela Sloss de Vento. The Alonso S. Perales Papers also contain the organizational papers for the League of United Latin American...

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-002
Dates: 1990s-2000s
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing cdkelleher@uh.edu.

Leonor Villegas de Magnón Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-015
Dates: 1906-1982
Scope and Contents The papers of Leonor Villegas Magnón are organized into eight series: Correspondence, Biographical material, Publications/Manuscripts, Cruz Blanca documents, Texas and US history and politics, Women’s interests, Mexican history and politics, and Photographs. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts and manuscript notes, personal biographical documents, and newspaper clippings. Of particular interest is information about La Cruz Blanca, La unión de progreso y caridad and her...