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GOODBYE, MONIQUE (91), October 15, 2017

 File — Box: 194, Folder: 9-10

Scope and Contents

BOOK ONE & BOOK TWO, including Monique's childhood of 45 pages and Dad's childhood of 16 pages, labelled Jmonique.20a. Includes my 4-page handwritten list of titles for each short chapter. Includes all of BOOK ONE, when Pop and Monique meet, court, get married, and she dies, and most of BOOK TWO, that includes marriage to Brownie, her abuse, whitewash of Monique, their divorce, Pop marriages to Kathy and Jackie, my visits to Mamita in Barcelona, deaths of Mamita and Grammie, Pop's retirement to Smithville, TX, my grilling him about Monique, and finally his dying in 1998. 99,102 words. 406 pages.

Dates

  • October 15, 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