Guide to the María Iris Duke dos Santos Chicana literature collection CEMA 104

Finding aid prepared by Salvador Güereña, 2015.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu; URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections
2015 June 4


Title: María Iris Duke dos Santos Chicana literature collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 104
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2.08 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1970-2009
Abstract: This is a small but significant Chicano literary collection that highlights María Iris Duke dos Santos' relationship to various Chicano writers over four decades. The collection adds understanding to the development of Chicano letters and writing and its international growth. The focus of this collection is María Iris Duke dos Santos' relationship with Rolando Hinojosa, Tomás Rivera (former Chancellor of UC Riverside) and Sabine R. Ulibarrí. Within the section titled "Other Authors and Events," author Rudolfo Anaya is also featured. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, ephemera, historical documents, memorabilia, audio tapes and books. It is housed in three document boxes. The material is organized according to María Iris Duke dos Santos' provenance, by author, activities, and dates, beginning in the 1970s. All the photographs have been labeled with names and dates.
Physical Location: Del Norte
Language of Materials: The collection is predominantly in Spanish, with some English materials.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], María Iris Duke dos Santos Chicana literature collection, CEMA 104. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Custodial History

The initial collection was donated by Dr. María Iris Duke dos Santos through a gift agreement signed March 16, 2006. A second donation consisting of 29 autographed books was made in 2009. Following her death, her executor Gerald Duchovnay donated additional materials with a separate gift agreement signed May 28, 2015. This donation included memorabilia, photographs, and some correspondence. In April of 2016, Gerald once again donated supplemental material to this collection, consisting of additional audio material and files.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Salvador Güereña. Supplemental material processed by Mari Khasmanyan, 2016.

Biography

María Iris Duke dos Santos was a leading authority on Chicana/o and Latina/o authors. She became one of the earliest female scholars in the field of Chicano literature in the early 1970s. She was also a professor at Texas A and M University-Commerce. She died January 17, 2015.

Scope and Contents note

The focus of this collection is María Iris Duke dos Santos' relationship with Rolando Hinojosa, Tomás Rivera (former Chancellor of UC Riverside) and Sabine R. Ulibarrí. Within the section titled "Other Authors and Events," author Rudolfo Anaya is also featured. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, ephemera, historical documents, memorabilia, and books. It is housed in three document boxes. The material is organized according to María Iris Duke dos Santos' provenance, by author, activities, and dates, beginning in the 1970s. All the photographs have been labeled with names and dates.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Duke dos Santos, María I., 1939-
American literature -- Mexican American authors.
Mexican American women
Mexican American women -- Intellectual life.
Mexican American women authors

Box 2, Folder 24

Al Principio No.1 Vol.1 1974

Box 2, Folder 24

Antonio Santos III, "Lingo" undated

Box 1

Ateneo: revista del Ateneo de El Salvador 1974

Other Descriptive Information

There are two copies of this book.
Box 1, Folder 24

Awards, Certificates and Honors (See oversize box 3 for plaques) 1973-2009

Box 2, Folder 9-10

Copies of Articles undated

Box 2, Folder 21

Coyote emplumado by Sergio D. Elizondo undated

Box 2, Folder 23

Fantasías y fantasmas by Sabine R. Ulibarrí undated

Box 2, Folder 20

Me dieron todo el condado by Sergio D. Elizondo undated

Box 2, Folder 22

Miscellaneous Correspondence undated

Box 2, Folder 11-14

Other Activities and Letters undated

Box 1, Folder 12-23

Other Authors and Events undated

Box 2, Folder 1-8

Other Authors and Events continued undated

Box 2, Folder 15-19

Personal Academic Information undated

Box 2, Folder 25

Photographs of María Iris Duke Dos Santos 1986-2003

Oversize 3

Plaques and memorabilia 1973-2005

Box 2, Folder 26-29

Research activity: scholarly publications papers and lectures presented 1984-1992

Box 1, Folder 1-4

Rolando Hinojosa undated

Box 1, Folder 5-8

Sabine R. Ulibarrí undated

Box 1, Folder 9-11

Tomás Rivera undated

 

Audio material

Item A27204/CS

Principio Ulibarrí undated

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian

Other Descriptive Information

Side B of tape reads: Termina con lo de las leyendas
Item A27205/CS

Ulibarrí 2, La última 3ª parte con juido undated

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian

Other Descriptive Information

Side B of tape reads: Lado vacío
Item A27206/CS

Ulibarrí 3 undated

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian

Other Descriptive Information

Side B of tape reads: 70