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GOODBYE, MONIQUE (66), September 4, 2016

 File — Box: 192, Folder: 6-7

Scope and Contents

BOOK ONE and BOOK TWO, labelled Jmonique.17m. During their BOOK ONE courtship Monique tells dad about Oqwa Pi and her adventures out west. Draft mentions their sexual difficulties. And prints out entirely Monique's last 4 letters. Gives description of my 1994 endocarditis. And includes Dad and Mamita's 1942 fight for custody of me. BOOK TWO includes Brownie's temper, her Borderline Mother anger, Dad and Brownie's bitter divorce, Brownie's attack on me, Pop's treachery. Describes Pop's marriages, divorces, my Barcelona year with Mamita, Pop's retirement to Smithville, TX, my visits there and letters asking for info on Monique, his death and Smithville funeral, my nightmare trip home, Frank Watson's final recollections of Monique. 405 pages.

Dates

  • September 4, 2016

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