GOODBYE, MONIQUE (89), September 7, 2017
File — Box: 194, Folder: 5-6
Scope and Contents
BOOK ONE and BOOK TWO, transcoded by Electric Sheep and printed by Copy Queen and labelled Jmonique.19k. Clean draft. *A good draft. Begins with Dad and Monique's childhood backgrounds, their teenage years, includes Monique's life at Peacock Point, meeting Oqwa Pi, going out west to Santa Fe, then Soda Springs Ranch, then their courtship, and marriage, etc. until Monique dies. Then Dad's fight for custody of me with Mamita. His trip to French Guina after Monique's death. BOOK TWO begins on page 239, and continues to page 354. Covers stepmom Brownie's abuse of me, whitewash of Monique, their bitter divorce, my visits to Mamita in Barcelona, death of Mamita and Grammie, Pop's move to Smithville, and my visits to him while he's dying. After his Mastic funeral there's an odd 3-page riff in italics about Pop's effect on my life. Then the usual Epilogue and Acknowledgements. BOOK TWO here has many Post-It suggestions. 354 pages.
Dates
- September 7, 2017
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