MAY 2000
File — Box: 137, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
40 typed pages. Work on "An American Child Supreme" and "The Voice of the Butterfly" and "Duende." Library conference speech. Many visitors. Dysfunctional logistics. Trip to Pueblo, Colorado, to see pal Dan Gerber in a car race (fear, fascination, trembling, Juan Ramon Jimenez). Myriad nit-picking obligations. Terrible Los Alamos forest fire. People galore. "Magnifico" rap. Honorary degrees from UNM and my alma mater, Hamilton. Family hijinks. Moaning about self-destruction. Jousting with literary agent. Walking on mesa. Alpine hiking to Bull of the Woods. Complain, complain, and wait for rain.
Dates
- 1956-2007
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451