Container List

Field notes on research for "Translation Nation: Defining A New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 2000

Field Notes for "Translation Nation: Defining A New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 12/18/2000

Field Notes for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 2000

Field Notes for "Translation Nation: Defining A New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 2000

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Calendar schedule for research done on "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 1/99 - 1/2004

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Dream in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Newspaper articles written by Hector Tobar for the Los Angeles Times

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Newspaper articles written by Hector Tobar for the Los Angeles Times and L.A. Weekly

Draft of "Translation Nation" Part 1

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Latinos in the Iraq War

Early Draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 3

Research for Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Research for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Book reviews for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Events attended for release of "Translation Nation"

Manuscript for "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 2/8/05

Manuscript of "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" 2/08/05

Draft of "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States." Part 1

Manuscript of "Translation Nation" Part 2

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" manuscript

Early Manuscript of "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States"

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1

Early Draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2

Correspondence with editors

Draft of "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States" Part 1

Articles written by Hector Tobar and others regarding Latino veterans

Early manuscript of "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States"

Early Draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1.

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2. Page 63-151 plus pages not numbered

Portion of Manuscript from "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 3

Bound manuscript "The Barbarian Nursery" 10/2009

Manuscript excerpt of "The Barbarian Nurseries" draft. 7/9/2011

Manuscript draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1

Draft of manuscript of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2, pages 248 - 422

Draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1, pages 1-422

Manuscript draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2, pages 250 - 422 3/7/2011

Manuscript draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" part 1, title pages and p. 3-262 3/18/2011

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2, pages 263-557

Manuscript Draft of " The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2, pages 203 - 384

Draft of "The Barabarian Nurseries" Part 3, pages 385-557

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1. Title pages and 4-230 5/26/2011

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2, pages 231 - 422

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1, pages 3-221

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2, pages 222 - 422 5/4/2011

Cartridges of photos, floppy disks, and CDs

Business Cards

1970's negatives of family pictures

Folders 1 - 6 are family photographs with negatives. The box also includes cassette recorded interviews, and six spiral notebooks with notes and journal entries

Published books and novels written by Hector Tobar in various languages

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 1

Manuscript of "The Barbarian Nurseries"

Early draft of manuscript for "The Barbarian Nurseries"

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" Part 2

Early manuscript of "The Barbarian Nurseries"

Reviews/Coverage in Latino magazines

Event Flyers/Programs

Reviews and articles of Hector Tobar's work

Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly Newspaper articles written by Hector Tobar 1988-1992

El Tecolote, San Jose Mercury News, The Tenderloin Times, The Guardian, Twanas International Viewpoint, Socialist Action, and City on a Hill Newspaper and magazine Articles written by Hector Tobar 1986-1988

Copies of Los Angeles Times Newspaper Articles written by Hector Tobar 2003-2006

Los Angeles Times Newspaper Articles written by Hector Tobar 2010-2011

Los Angeles Times Newspaper articles written by Hector Tobar 2002-2005

Taped Interviews and notebooks with notes

Tobar's Personal Correspondence

Information on METPRO the Minority Editorial Training Program at the Los Angeles Times through which Tobar was hired at the newspaper.

McCarter Theater playwriting workshop information and pamphlets. Tobar's play "Mini-Mail Heroes" was produced through their workshop.

Tobar's Family Tree

Personal Correspondence

Tobar's best friend, Gus Gregory was killed in Peru, allegedly by the Shining Path. The folder includes the two men's last correspondence before Gregory was killed.

Tobar's best friend, Gus Gregory was killed in Peru, allegedly by the Shining Path. The folder includes the two men's last correspondence before Gregory was killed.

Photographs of Tobar's time as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Including photos of celebration after Pulitzer Prize win.

Theatre feature/review for "Death and the Maiden" at the Mark Taper Forum starring Jimmy Smits in January 1994.

Early creative writing pieces

Story written by Tobar called "Rigoberta Menchu and the "New Dawn" of the Maya"

Piece on the Los Angeles uprisings in 1992.

Notes on playwriting, and his play "Mini-Mail Heroes"

Jacket cover for first publication of "The Tattooed Soldier"

Drafts of "The Tattooed Soldier" and writing research in 1993

Correspondence re: "The Tattooed Soldier" including the contract with Delphinium Books when he sold the manuscript.

Course reader for class Tobar taught at UC Santa Cruz circa 1985 called "Latin American Studies: Contemporary Revolutionary Movements"

Tobar's Journal

Copy of L.A. Weekly article written by Charles Rappleye called "Palace Coup: How Corporate Managers Wrested Control of the Times from Otis Chandler" in September 1993

Copies of El Tecolote Newspaper where Tobar began his career as a journalist.

Copies of Los Angeles Times Magazine featuring Tobar's story "Gloria and the Politics of Anger"

Various daily planners, agendas, and notebooks.

Personal Correspondence

Journal entries in loose leaf paper

Photographs of family and friends

Baseball signed by teammates in Little League

Copy of "Guatemala: And so victory is born even in the bitterest hours, North American Congress on Latin America."

Copy of "Lectura: La Tierra del Quetzal"

High School Diploma holder, scholarship membership certificate, high school commencement program.

Precalculus textbook

Copy of "The National Experience: A History of the United States" textbook.

Photo album of sports heroes including autographs.

First short story Tobar wrote

Personal correspondence, L.A. Weekly business cards, El Tecolote business cards, and other ephemera.

Family photos, friends, and trip to Guatemala

Cassette Tape: Reflections on Los Angeles. Floppy Disks titled: Farewell, California. Nov. 6, 1996" and "Working California Files Jan. '95" and "11/30/94 Completed First Draft"

Family photos, trip to Guatemala

Tobar's Photography

Copy of "El Salvador: Work of Thirty Photographers"

Drafts of "The Tattooed Soldier"

Newspaper clippings of Tobar articles for the Los Angeles Times from 1988-1991

Research Tobar conducted for his novel "The Tattooed Soldier"

Early manuscript of Tobar's "The Tattooed Soldier"

Research and another copy of an early manuscript for "The Tattooed Soldier"

Manuscript of "The Tattooed Soldier" 1994

Copies of Los Angeles Times article clippings written by Tobar and a performance evaluation dated 1985

Transcript of an interview

Draft of a play titled "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Borders"

Creative writing piece titled "Why Do The Machos Roam"

Documents for The Barrio Improvement Project started with Maria Cabildo

Resumes and correspondence re: Center Theater Group's "Twilight" by Anna Deveare Smith for which Tobar served as consultant.

Articles for the Los Angeles Times written by Tobar n.d. [1991]

Printed copies and clippings and newspaper articles 1989-1992

Early draft of "The Barbarian Nurseries" originally titled "Farewell, California"

Early creative writing pieces titled "The Star Chief" and "One Small Step."

Flyers for political action events Tobar was a part of during the mid 1980s 1985-1986

Notes on a seminal investigative journalism piece Tobar wrote in 1991 on mental health care in the Los Angeles Central Men's jail. 1991

Notes from Tobar's time as Beat reporter in 1991.

Notes and correspondence n.d. [1990]

Printed proofs of articles written by Tobar. Newspaper clippings, notes. 1991-1992

Personal correspondence n.d. [1992]

Resumes n.d. [1995]

Two photographs titled "Gualan 1958"

Notes titled "King Notes" dated 1993. 7/28/1993

Document titled "Technical Assistance to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Mental Health Operations Evaluation."

Copies of newspaper clippings of Tobar articles in which he covered the initial reports of the Rodney King beating and the ensuing controversy that lead up to the Los Angeles uprisings in 1992. Copies of newspaper articles Tobar wrote covering mental health care in the Los Angeles jail system. 1991-1993

Notes for article on mental health care in the Los Angeles county jails.

Notes for article on mental health care in L.A. county jails.

Personal correspondence 1989-1992

Creative writing drafts 1992-1993

Application and research to Hispanic Film Project

Photographs

Creative writing pieces - Immigration Odes

In 1995, Tobar left the Los Angeles Times to attend UC Irvine's MFA program in creative writing. Included in this folder are manuscripts from his work in the program, and correspondence.

8 1/2 x 11 Spiral Notebook n. d. [1995]

Watsonville Cannery Strike n.d.

UCSC Undergraduate essays and assignments

UCSC Financial Aid and Regents Scholarship Award

Gus Gregory Death Case Files - Tobar met Gregory as a student at UCSC. Gregory was killed by the Shining Path in Peru in July 1988

Tobar 1991 income taxes and a map of Fayetteville, North Carolina

Michael Brewer Case File

Mental restraints court files.

Los Angeles Times articles written by Tobar 1990s

Draft, photos, and research on Tobar's novel "The Tattooed Soldier"

Play program, review and other ephemera about "Beyond The Ashes" a play about the Los Angeles uprisings in 1992

Tobar's 1994 calendar, daily planner 1994

Tobar's resignation letter from The Los Angeles Times 5/28/1993

1994 World Cup Program and ticket stubs 1994

Copy of a play written by Tobar called "Mini-Mall Heroes" 6/1993

Photographs

Correspondence regarding articles published 1996, 2005, and 2006 1996, 2005, and 2006

Maps of Los Angeles, Guatemala, and El Salvador

Los Angeles Times Employee credentials and correspondence 1988

Fiction and creative writing pieces n.d.

Early Draft of "The Tattooed Soldier"

Book reviews and correspondence regarding "The Tattooed Soldier"

Newspaper clippings of Tobar articles from the Los Angeles Times 1993

Newspaper article clipping about Gus Gregory's death in Peru

Family income tax returns 1995 1995

Box contains copies of Tobar's masters thesis while an MFA student at UC Irvine. This manuscript was eventually published as "The Tattooed Soldier." Tobar's first novel. The box also contains correspondence, and ephemera from Tobar's undergraduate years at UC Santa Cruz.

Folders 1-7 contain drafts of "Farewell California." The original title for Tobar's novel which was eventually published as "The Barbarian Nurseries." The box also contains five spiral notebooks filled with notes and journal entries. Three bound journals and a copy of a pamphlet for a rally in honor of Nelson Mandela titled "A Tribute to Nelson Mandela: Rally for a Free South Africa" at the Los Angeles Coliseum on June 29, 1990

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2003-2007

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2006

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2008

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2009

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2010

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2011

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2012

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2013

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 2014

Newspaper clippings of articles written by Tobar for the Los Angeles Times 1989-2000