Finding Aid for the Josephina Niggli Book Collection 1882-1975
Processed by CSRC/ Ernesto Martinez.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Josephina Niggli Book Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1882-1975
Collection number: 37
Creator: Niggli, Josephina
1910-1983
Extent:
4 linear feet
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: The personal book Collection donated to UCLA
by dramatist, writer and teacher, Josephina Niggli.
n.b.
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or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at
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Physical location: The collection is stored at the
Southern Regional Library Facility, UCLA. Voyager ID: 4053653
Language of Material: Collection materials in Spanish, English
Access
Access is available by appointment for UCLA student and faculty
researchers as well as independent researchers. To view the collection
or any part of it, please contact the archivist at
archivist@chicano.ucla.edu or the librarian at yretter@chicano.ucla.edu
Publication Rights
For students and faculty researchers of UCLA, all others by
permission only. Copyright has not been assigned to the Chicano Studies
Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist and/or the
Librarian at the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research
Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be
obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Josephina Niggli Book Collection, 37,
Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los
Angeles.
Processing History
Processed by CSRC/ Ernesto Martinez, June 2006
Biography
Niggli was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on July 13, 1910.
Her father Frederick Ferdinand Niggli, whose Swiss and Alsatian
forebears immigrated to Texas in 1836, had moved to Mexico in 1893 and
found a job as the manager of a cement plant in the village of Hidalgo.
Josephina's mother, Goldie (Morgan) Niggli, was a violinist of Irish,
French and German descent.
In 1925 Niggli was sent to San Antonio,
Texas when she was 15 years old to finish her high school education.
Afterward she received her B.A. from the College of the Incarnate Word,
majoring in Philosophy and minoring in History. She credited Dr. Roehl,
head of the English Department at the College of the Incarnate Word,
with influencing her to become a writer. During her college years,
Niggli published articles in Mexican Life and Ladies' Home Journal. Her
early creative efforts earned her prizes both in fiction writing (
Ladies' Home Journal) and poetry (the National Catholic Poetry Contest).
She received her M.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1937.
While there she wote a number of plays including her master's thesis,
Singing Valley in 1936, the Carolina Playmakers produced Tooth or Shave
( 1935, 1936), The Cry of Dolores, Soldadera, The Red Velvet Goat,
Azteca, Sunday Costs Five Pesos ( 1936), and The Fair-God (
1937).
In 1938 Margaret Mayorga published Niggli's play This Is
Villa in The Best One-Act Plays of 1938; Niggli's historical play
Soldadera was published in Mayorga The Best One-Act Plays of 1937. In
1939 Niggli began teaching English and drama at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Niggli also wrote for radio, television and
the film industry
Scope and Content
This collection consists of Josephina Niggli's book collection. Books
are in English and Spanish.
Box 1, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1923
Physical Description: Book
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Historia de Espana por M. Romera-Navarro
Box 1, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1937
Physical Description: Book
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Cronicas y Relaciones del Occidente de Mexico, Tomo I
por Fernando Ocaranza
Box 1, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1957
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Fray Toribio de Motolinia y Otros Estudios
por Jose Fernando Ramirez
Box 1, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1936
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Felipe Angeles: Federal
por B. Mena Brito
Box 1, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1923
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La Patria Mexicana: Tercer Ciclo
por Gregorio Torres Quintero
Box 2, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1945
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Santa Monica: Museum of Religious Art in Puebla
por Salazar Monroy
translated by David Lopez Castillo
Box 2, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1921
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Los Lidiadores
por Armando de Maria y Campos
Box 2, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
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Cuadros de la Guerra
por Concepcion Arenal
Box 2, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
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Further Steps in Stagecraft
by Susan Richmond
Box 2, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
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Mexico: Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map
Rand McNally and Co.
Box 2, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1952
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I Pray the Mass: Sunday Missal
by Father Hoever
Box 2, Folder 7
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1943
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The Rosary Crusade
by A Dominican Father
Box 2, Folder 8
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1923
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Los Derechos Politicos
por Jose Maria Bonilla
Box 2, Folder 9
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
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El Libro Infernal: Tesoro de las Ciencias Ocultas
Century Printing Company
Box 3, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1948
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Filosofia Fundamental
por Jaime Luciano Balmes
Box 3, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1944
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Logica y Etica
por Jaime Luciano Balmes
Box 3, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1963
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Efemerides de la Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mexico
por Alberto Maria Carreno
Box 3, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1950
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Boletin Eclesiastico de Guadalajara y de la Baja California
Box 3, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1944
Physical Description: book
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Inter-American Affairs, 1943.
Box 3, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: book
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Geografia Nacional de Mexico
por Enrique Santibanez
Box 4, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1961
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Catholicism on the March: The California Missions
by John H. Loth
Box 4, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1946
Physical Description: Book
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Catalogo de la Exposicion de Libro Mexicano en la Ciudad de Lima
por Rafael Aguayo Spencer
Box 4, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1932
Physical Description: Book
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Geografia-Sumaria de la Republica-Mexicana
por Jesus Galindo y Villa
Box 4, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1947
Physical Description: Book
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Equus
por Roberto Sada
Box 4, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1941
Physical Description: Book
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Metafisica
Jaime L. Balmes
Box 4, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1934
Physical Description: Book
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Historia Grafica de Mexico: Epoca Pre-Cortesiana
por L. Chavez Orozco
Box 5, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1929
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Sitios Pintorescos de Mexico
Miguel Salinas
Box 5, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
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La Reina Azteca: Tomo I
por Alvaro Carrillo
Box 5, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
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La Reina Azteca: Tomo II
por Alvaro Carrillo
Box 5, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1931
Physical Description: Book
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Historia de los Templarios
por V. Joaquin Bastus
Box 6, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
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Secretos De La Naturaleza
por Jeronimo Cortes
Box 6, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Novisimo Correo De Amor O
Sea El Libro De Los Enamorados Y El Secretario
De Los Amantes
Editorial Maucci Hermanos
Box 6, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Para Ser Un Buen Actor Y Un Buen Orador
editorial Gasso
Box 6, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1925
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
El Rosario Opusculo Escrito Por
El Prebitero J. Cantu Corro
Box 6, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Para Ser Detective
por El Famoso Old King Brady
editorial Gasso
Box 6, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Arte De Echar Las Cartas
editorial Quiroga
Box 6, Folder 7
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
El Arte De Echar Las Cartas
y De Decir La Buenaventura
Por Samuel Levi
Box 6, Folder 8
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1944
Physical Description: Book
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118: Calendario Del Mas Antiguo Galvan 1944
Libreria De Murguia
Box 6, Folder 9
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1975
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
El Nombre De Hispanoamerica
por Francisco Sanchez-Castaner
Box 6, Folder 10
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1964
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Boletin Eclesiastico De Guadalajara Y De La Baja California
Box 6, Folder 11
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1945
Physical Description: Book
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119: Calendario Del Mas Antiguo Galvan, 1945
Libreria De Murguia
Box 6, Folder 12
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1942
Physical Description: Book
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116: Calendario Del Mas Antiguo Galvan 1942
Libreria De Murguia
Box 6, Folder 13
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1964
Physical Description: Book
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A Guide to Mexican Flora
by Phil Clarke
Box 7, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1905
Physical Description: Book
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Suenos De Imperio
por Pablo Gaulot
Box 7, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1908
Physical Description: Book
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Oraciones Para Asistir Al Santo Sacrificio De La Misa
Box 7, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1950
Physical Description: Book
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Espana En Su Laberinto Teatral Del Siglo XVII
por Jose Bergamin
Box 7, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1942
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Los Heroes Universales De La Literatura Espanola
por Juan Cabral
Box 7, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1919
Physical Description: Book
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Conocimiento De La Naturaleza: Tercer Año
por Toribio Velasco
Box 7, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1949
Physical Description: Book
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Sei Personaggi In Cerca D'autore
por Luigi Pirandello
Box 7, Folder 7
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Las Plantas Magicas: Botanica Oculta
por Paracelso
Box 8, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
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Pactum: La Obra Magistral De La Hechiceria Antigua
Box 8, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1916
Physical Description: Book
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What's the Matter with Mexico?
Caspar Whitney
Box 8, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1924
Physical Description: Book
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Los Secretos De Los Garitos:
Arte De Ganar A Todos Los Juegos
By Robert Houdin
Translated by Ricardo Palanca Y Lita
Box 8, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1926
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Novela De Un Spahi
Por Pierre Loti
Box 8, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Para Ser Un Buen Jugador
editorial Gasso
Box 8, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1894
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Lives of the Saints:
With Reflections For Every Day of the Year
Compiled by Reverend Alban Butler
Box 8, Folder 7
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1882
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
La Basilica De Santa Maria De Los Angeles Cerca De La Ciudad De Asis
Box 9, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
La Virgen De Guadalupe: Creadora De
La Patria Mexicana
Box 9, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1943
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
The Counter Spy Murders
by Peter Cheyney
Box 9, Folder 3
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1943
Physical Description: Book
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El Zarco
by Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Box 9, Folder 4
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1943
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
El Magnetismo En Amor: El Arte De Hacerse Amar
por Dr. J. Regnault
Box 9, Folder 5
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Corono Mistica: Inapreciable
Tesoro De Santas Oraciones Para Sanar
Todo Genero De Dolencias Del Cuerpo
Y Del Alma Y Conjurar Males y Calamidades
Ediciones Ciceron
Box 9, Folder 6
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1909
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
El Ama De Casa
por Maria Antonieta Gutierrez
Box 9, Folder 7
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1954
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Vida Del Divino Maestro
por Gilberto Rojas Martinez
Box 9, Folder 8
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1910
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Los Amores De Los Hombres: Ensayo De Una Etnologia Del Amor
Tomo II
por Ricardo J. Catarineu
Box 9, Folder 9
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1907
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Los Amores De Los Hombres
Tomo Primero
por Ricardo J. Catarineu
Box 10, Folder 1
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
1927
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
La Patria Mexicana: Elementos De Historia Nacional
por Gregorio Torres Quintero
Box 10, Folder 2
Josephina Niggli Book Collection
n.d.
Physical Description: Book
Scope and Content Note
Espana
por Edmundo De Amicis