Guide to the Hispanic Theatre of San Diego Collection

2008-07-02

5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050

San Diego, CA, 92182-8050

URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua

Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6791

Guide to the Hispanic Theatre of San Diego Collection 1923/2008

Special Collections & University Archives

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Hispanic Theatre of San Diego Collection

Dates: 1923-2008

Identification: MS-0126

Creator: Hispanic Theatre of San Diego

Physical Description: 40.14 linear ft

Language of Materials: English Spanish;Castilian

Repository: Special Collections & University Archives

5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050

San Diego, CA, 92182-8050

URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua

Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6791

Note:

Other Information:

Visit the URL below for an online exhibit featuring video selections from several of the dramatic performances produced by Hispanic Theatre of San Diego and directed by playwright and artist Jesus Sierra-Oliva.

Additional information may be found at http://library.sdsu.edu/exhibits/2010/02/hispanictheatre/index.shtml

Historical Note:

The Hispanic Theatre of San Diego, recognized for being one of the few entirely bilingual Spanish-English theaters in the world, began its quest for success in 1996 under the direction of the playwright and artist Jesús Sierra-Oliva. The theater has produced plays such as Adios Mama Carlota, Blood on Fire, La Divina, Frida Kahlo: From Hell to Glory, and Los Dioses de Barro, and was officially proclaimed a non-profit theatre company in 2000.

Sierra-Oliva's father José Sierra Gomez, was a Méxican Spaniard, and his mother Magdalena Oliva Aguilar was a Méxican Indian. Sierra-Oliva began writing short stories during his early childhood and at 15, he published his first short story The Black Pearl. He studied painting at the San Carlos Art Academy in México City and drama at the Instituto Nacional de México. Largely self-taught as a composer, Sierra-Oliva never attempted to become a disciple of another composer but relied instead on his own analysis of the works of others.

In 1970 he won an honorary award for his first movie script Green and Gold in a national contest for movie, television, and radio script writing. The same year he moved to the United States where he studied philosophy and humanism at San Mateo College, and the mystical studies of the Order of Rosicrucian in San Jose, California. In 1987, Sierra-Oliva composed his first song entitled "50 Candles for the Golden Gate".

During 15 years Sierra-Oliva focused on arranging music and directing for stage musicals. In 1991 he created his first full-length musical work The Leaves of Grass Cantata. In 1992, Sierra-Oliva completed 50 ink drawings of the opera star Maria Callas which were displayed in the San Mateo Art Gallery where he later was invited to exhibit his creations. The following year he completed 50 paintings of Maria Callas's portraits in oil pastels and watercolors that were exhibited in several San Diego galleries.

The Hispanic Theatre of San Diego, along with its director, has continued to thrive in the performing arts industry.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Personal Name:

Sierra-Oliva, Jesus -- Archives

Topical Term:

Hispanic Theatre of San Diego -- Archives

Mexican American artists -- California -- San Diego -- Biography -- Sources

Mexican American authors -- California -- San Diego -- Biography -- Sources

Mexican American dramatists -- California -- San Diego -- Biography -- Sources

Mexican American theater -- California -- San Diego -- History -- Sources

Administrative Information

Accruals:

February 2002

Conditions Governing Use:

The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. Permissions is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation:

Identification of item, folder title, box number, Hispanic Theatre of San Diego Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.

Related Materials:

Lowell Davies Papers

Old Globe Theater Collections

San Diego State Department of Theatre

Records of JuleTone Productions

Scope and Contents

The Hispanic Theatre of San Diego Collection, divided into 9 series, documents the history of the Hispanic Theatre of San Diego and the professional career and personal life of its creator, Jesus Sierra-Oliva. The collection includes scores of Sierra-Oliva's musical creations, original artwork, play scripts, photographs, programs, video and cassette tapes of his productions, and correspondence. The primary foci of his creative talents were Walt Whitman and his Leaves of Grass, the Masonic music of Mozart, the soprano Maria Callas, Maximilian and Carlotta and the history of Mexico, the poet Garcia Lorca, and Mexican painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The records also include personal papers relating to the life and family of theater founder Jesus Sierra-Oliva.

Detailed List of Contents

Administrative Records 2001-2006

Box 1, Folder 1

Copy Rights and Registration Forms

Box 1, Folder 2

"Death in Granada" Expenses, 2006

Box 1, Folder 3

"Education", Masonic Magazine, 1991

Box 1, Folder 4

Hispanic Theater Administrative Documents, 2004

Box 1, Folder 5

"Listen America" Expenses, 2005

Box 1, Folder 6

Meeting minutes, 2002

Box 1, Folder 7

Mission Statements and Membership Information, 2001

Box 1, Folder 8

Monthly Desk Journal, 2002

Box 1, Folder 9

Production Expenses

Box 35

Self-Inking Stamp, Ideal® 300, The Hispanic Theater of San Diego followed by address

Biographical

Box 1, Folder 10

Autobiographical Statement, 2002

Box 1, Folder 11

Certificates/Awards-one oversized certificate for "Verde y Oro" in agenda calendars box

Box 1, Folder 12

Daily Planner, Datebook and Address Book

Box 1, Folder 13

Dreams and Journals

Box 1, Folder 14

Interview Conducted By John Wyles, San Diego State University, 2002

Box 1, Folder 15

Manifesto, January 2007

Box 1, Folder 16

Medical Forms

Box 1, Folder 17

Notes and Writings 1988-2007

Box 1, Folder 18

Publication of "The Plain Truth" with personal notes by Jesús Sierra-Oliva, 1983, 1988

Box 1, Folder 19

Remembrance of Carlos Diaz Du-Pond, 2002

Box 1, Folder 20

San Diego Reader article By Jesús Sierra-Oliva, 1996

Box 1, Folder 21

Personal Philosophies

Box 14, Folder 1

Agenda Calendars

Box 14, Folder 2

Certificates/Awards-one oversized certificate for "Verde y Oro" in agenda calendars box

Correspondence 1971-2008

Box 1, Folder 22

1971-1978

Box 2, Folder 1

1980-1989

Box 2, Folder 2

1990-1992

Box 2, Folder 3

1993-1994

Box 2, Folder 4

1995

Box 2, Folder 5

1996

Box 2, Folder 6

1997

Box 2, Folder 7

1998

Box 2, Folder 8

1999

Box 3, Folder 1

2000

Box 3, Folder 2

2001

Box 3, Folder 3

2002

Box 3, Folder 4

2003

Box 3, Folder 5

2004

Box 3, Folder 6

2005

Box 3, Folder 7

2006

Box 3, Folder 8

2007

Box 3, Folder 9

2008

Box 3, Folder 10

Maria Callas International Club

Box 3, Folder 11

Maria Callas International Club

Box 3, Folder 12

Franco Zeffirelli, 2008

Box 3, Folder 13

No Dates

Collected Works

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Collected Works 1990-1994

Theatrical and Musical Productions

Box 3, Folder 13

Announcements and Reviews, 1993-1994

Box 3, Folder 14

El Gozo Masonico (orchestral scores), 1991

Box 3, Folder 15

Mozart's Masonic Choral Music and Songs (English), 1991

Box 4, Folder 1

Mozart's Masonic Choral Music and Songs (Spanish), 1991

Box 4, Folder 2

Mozart's Masonic Music Lyrics and Songs (English/Spanish), 1991

Box 4, Folder 3

Mozart's Masonic Piano Scores and Lyrics (English), 1991

Box 4, Folder 4

Mozart's Masonic Piano Scores and Lyrics (Spanish), 1991

Box 4, Folder 5

Musica Funeraria (Orchestral Scores), 1991

Box 4, Folder 6

Proclamad con Cantos de Gozo, 1991

Publications

Box 4, Folder 7

Catalog for Donations to the Mozart Museum in Salzburg Germany, 1992

Box 4, Folder 8

Mozart and Salzburg: A Guide to the Memorial Site, With a Brief Biography, 1990

Research Files

Box 4, Folder 9

1990, 1991

Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota Collected Works

Theatrical and Musical Productions

Box 4, Folder 10

Adios Mama Carlota (English/Spanish), 1999

Box 4, Folder 11

Adios Mama Carlota, music score and lyrics (English/Spanish) 1996-1998

Box 4, Folder 12

Adios Mama Carlota, music score and lyrics (English/Spanish) 1996-1998

Box 4, Folder 13

Adios Mama Carlota, music score and lyrics (Spanish), 1996-1998

Box 4, Folder 14

Adios Mama Carlota Props, Rehersal and Schedule Sheets (English/Spanish), 1999

Box 4, Folder 15

Adios Mama Carlota Recording Session Notes

Box 4, Folder 16

Adios Mama Carlota, play with music scores and lyrics, 2000

Box 4, Folder 17

Carlota, material de orquesta (music score)

Box 4, Folder 18

Carlota: Operan en I Acto, Libreto (Italian) by Luis Sandi and F. Zedeyas, 2000

Box 4, Folder 19

El Trono de Mexico, Movie Script, 1996

Box 4, Folder 20

La Gran Carlota, 1999

Box 5, Folder 1

La Loca Emperatriz Carlota, 1999

Box 5, Folder 2

Mad Queen Carlota, 1999

Box 5, Folder 3

Mama Carlota: A Preamble (Spanish), 1995

Box 5, Folder 4

Mama Carlota: The Mad Empress of Mexico, 1997

Box 5, Folder 5

Maximilien Opera Historique en Trois Actes et Neuf Tableux (French) by R.S. Hoffman, F. Wertel and A. Lunel, 1931 (xerox copy)

Newsletters

Box 5, Folder 6

Bitacora, Advertisement of "Adios Mama Carlota", September 18, 1996

Box 5, Folder 7

Newsletters, Announcements of Plays, 1991-1999

Box 5, Folder 8

Newsletters, Reviews and Articles, 1996-2002

Box 5, Folder 9

Outline for the Announcement of "Maximillian and Carlota" A Musical Drama

Research Files

Box 5, Folder 10

1997

Walt Whitman Collected Works

Theatrical Productions and Other Writings

Box 5, Folder 11

Announcements of Plays and Programs

Box 5, Folder 12

Cantata a Walt Whitman, handwritten with watercolor drawings, 2002

Box 5, Folder 13

Catalog of W. Whitman Exhibit in Bucharet, Rumania, 1957

Box 5, Folder 14

Hojas de Hierba Concierto (Spanish), 1992

Box 5, Folder 15

Hojas de Hierba, original script handwritten with watercolor drawings, 1990

Box 5, Folder 16

Leaves of Grass Cantata (English/Spanish), 1990

Box 5, Folder 17

Leaves of Grass Cantata, 1990

Box 5, Folder 18

Leaves of Grass Cantata, music notes and piano scores (English/Spanish), 1990

Box 5, Folder 19

Leaves of Grass Concert, 1992

Box 5, Folder 20

Leaves of Grass Original Script, handwritten with watercolor drawings, 1990

Box 5, Folder 21

Listen America! Final Revision and Notes

Box 6, Folder 1

Listen, America! Original, handwritten lyrics and songs with a final draft copy, 2000

Box 6, Folder 2

Listen, America, 2003

Box 6, Folder 3

Loving Comrades, 1998

Box 6, Folder 4

Props: Addressed and Stamped Envelopes to Walt Whitman

Box 6, Folder 5

Reviews and Articles from Newspapers for Plays, 1999-2001

Box 6, Folder 6

"Saint and Sinner" Character List and Synopsis

Box 6, Folder 7

Truth about Walt Whitman, 1998

Lectures Publications

Box 6, Folder 8

"Las Hojas de Hierba" (Spanish), 1992

Box 6, Folder 9

"Osceola" Poem by Walt Whitman (English), 1995

Box 6, Folder 10

Remembered in Words and Songs, 1993

Box 6, Folder 11

The Quincentennial and the American Experience (English), 1992

Box 6, Folder 12

Walt Whitman Y El Sueno Americano (Spanish), 1996

Box 6, Folder 13

Walt Whitman, The American Friend, 1992

Box 6, Folder 14

Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (English), 1991

Publications

Box 6, Folder 15

Newsletters and Pamphlet, 1995-2000

Box 6, Folder 16

Walt Whitman Quarterly Review (incomplete set), Content: Fall 1992 (v.10 #2), Spring 1994 (v.11 #4), Summer 1994 (v.12 #1)

Box 6, Folder 17

Walt Whitman Quarterly Review (incomplete set), Content: Fall 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 2000

Box 6, Folder 18

Walt Whitman's Quarterly Review "Whitman's Disciples", inspiration for play "Loving Comrades", 1996

Research Files

Box 6, Folder 19

No Dates

American Soprano Maria Callas Collected Works

Theatrical and Musical Productions Publications

Box 6, Folder 20

Announcements of Maria Callas Plays, 1993-2002

Box 6, Folder 21

Callas, La Divina (English), 1997, 3 plays

Box 6, Folder 22

Callas, La Divina (Spanish), 1997

Box 7, Folder 1

Callas, La Divina, A playwright (English), 1998

Box 7, Folder 2

Callas, La Divina, music score, cast and notes of changes to be made

Box 7, Folder 3

La Divina, Opera, libretto/text from last scene

Box 7, Folder 4

Song to Maria/Canto a Maria, 1990

Publications

Box 7, Folder 5

Announcements, Articles and Reviews of Maria Callas Paintings, 1993-2001

Box 7, Folder 6

Catalogue of Items Related to her Life and Career, 1923-1977

Box 7, Folder 7

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, October 1994 #13-October 1995 #16, 4 issues

Box 7, Folder 8

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, February 1996 #17-October 1996 #19, 3 issues

Box 7, Folder 9

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, February 1997 #20-October 1997 #22, 3 issues

Box 7, Folder 10

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, June 1998 #24, October 1998 #25

Box 7, Folder 11

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, February 2000 #29-November 2000 #31, 3 issues

Box 7, Folder 12

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, July 2001 #33

Box 8, Folder 1

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, March 2002 #35-November 2002 #37

Box 8, Folder 2

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, March 2003 #38, November 2005 #46

Box 8, Folder 3

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, Bibliography of Maria Callas, January 1999

Box 8, Folder 4

Maria Callas International Club Magazine, Special Issues- 25th Anniversary of Callas: La Divina, September 2002

Box 8, Folder 5

Newspaper/Magazine Articles, 1955-1993

Box 8, Folder 6

Opera News-magazine, 1977

Box 8, Folder 7

Pamphlets and Postcards, 1987-2000

Box 8, Folder 8

Periódico di Informazoni su Maria Callas (Italian), 1997-1999

Box 8, Folder 9

USA Maria Callas Club Newsletter, 1995-1999, 14 issues

Box 8, Folder 10

UW Brief Maria Callas Magazine (Dutch), December 1994 #33, March 1995 #34-September 1995 #35, December 1995 #36

Box 8, Folder 11

UW Brief Maria Callas Magazine (Dutch), March 1996 #37, September 1996 #38, December 1996 #39

Box 9, Folder 1

UW Brief Maria Callas Magazine (Dutch), March 1997 #40, September 1997 #41, December 1998 #45

Box 9, Folder 2

UW Brief Maria Callas Magazine (Dutch), March 1999 #46, September 1999 #47-December 1999 #48

Box 9, Folder 3

UW Brief Maria Callas Magazine (Dutch), March 2000 #49, September 2000 #50-December 2000 #51

Box 9, Folder 4

UW Brief Maria Callas Magazine (Dutch), March-April 2001 #52, December 2001 #54, March-April 2002 #55

Artifacts

Box 35

Self-Inking Stamp, Ideal® 2, The USA Callas Club

Theatrical Productions and Other Writings

Theater Pieces

Box 9, Folder 5

The Annointed, 1990

Box 9, Folder 6

Blood on Fire, 2000

Box 9, Folder 7

Death in Granada ©, 2006

Box 9, Folder 8

De Tendres Comarades (French), 1999

Box 9, Folder 9

Die Tote Stad, Act I Libretto with text modifications for Tenor and Soprano duet/Paula's Last Aria

Box 9, Folder 10

Don Juan Tenorio props, rehersal and schedule sheets, 1998

Box 10, Folder 1

Don Juan Tenorio (Spanish), 1998

Box 10, Folder 2

El Fuego en la Sangre (Spanish), 2000

Box 10, Folder 3

El Hechizo de la Mariposa, 2003

Box 10, Folder 4

El Primpilin y Don Juan Tenorio

Box 10, Folder 5

Frida Kahlo, Del Infierno a la Gloria (Spanish), 2001

Box 10, Folder 6

Frida Kahlo, From Hell to Glory, 2000

Box 10, Folder 7

The Gods of Hollywood (final draft), 2003

Box 10, Folder 8

The Gods of Hollywood (first draft, English), 2003

Box 10, Folder 9

The Gods of Hollywood Original Script (handwritten in English), 2003

Box 10, Folder 10

In the Sacred Forest (original with some revising), 1968

Box 10, Folder 11

In the Sacred Forest (revised copy), 1968

Box 10, Folder 12

La Pasion del Ungido (Spanish), 1968

Box 10, Folder 13

Los Dioses de Barro (Spanish), 2003

Box 10, Folder 14

Los Dioses de Hollywood Original Script (handwritten in Spanish), 2003

Box 10, Folder 15

Mariana Pineda (Spanish), 2002

Box 10, Folder 16

Mariana Pineda props, rehersal and schedule sheets, 2002

Box 11, Folder 1

Marietta's Song by Eric W. Korngold, piano music score

Box 11, Folder 2

Muerte en Granada, notes and revisions

Box 11, Folder 3

Opera and Monterrey by Carlos Diaz Du-Pond, 1953-1989

Box 11, Folder 4

Refuge for the Young, 1989

Box 11, Folder 5

The Secret of Creation, 1989

Box 11, Folder 6

Sixty Candles for the Golden Gate, scores and lyrics, 1987

Box 11, Folder 7

Verde y Oro Movie Script (Spanish), 1970

Production Elements

Box 11, Folder 8

Ainadamar, opera by Osvaldo Golijov CD booklet

Box 11, Folder 9

Announcements of Play and Programs for "Gods of Hollywood", 2003

Box 11, Folder 10

Blood on Fire Wardrobe and Props List, 2000

Box 11, Folder 11

Frida Wardrobe and Cast List/Ticket and play money

Box 11, Folder 12

The Gods of Hollywood, Contract, Props and Wardrobe List

Box 11, Folder 13

Masterclass, by Terrence McNally, critique of obscene language in Callas play, by Jesus Sierra- Oliva, 2007

Box 11, Folder 14

Rehearsal Ledger, 2001-2002

Box 11, Folder 15

Rehearsal Schedule, Wardrobe, Porps and Music Sheets for "Gods of Hollywood", 2003

Research Files

Box 11, Folder 16

Film Summaries

Box 11, Folder 17

Frida Kahlo, 2001-2002

Box 11, Folder 18

The Gods of Hollywood, 2002-2003

Box 11, Folder 19

Somos Magazine, Maria Felix biographical magazine, inspiration for her character in "Gods of Hollywood", January 6, 1992

News

Box 11, Folder 20

News Clippings/Press

Box 11, Folder 21

Review and Articles from local newspapers for "The Gods of Hollywood", 2003

Photographs

Productions

Box 11, Folder 22

Adios Mama Carlota, rehearsal, 2000

Box 11, Folder 23

Assorted Stage Productions

Box 11, Folder 24

Callas La Divina, Loving Comrades, Adios Mama Carlota, Blood on Fire and Frida: From Hell to Glory Album

Box 11, Folder 25

Don Juan Tenorio, 2007

Box 12, Folder 1

Gods of Hollywood, rehearsal, 2003

Box 12, Folder 2

Grossmont College Opera Workshop Chorus, 1990, 1991

Box 12, Folder 3

Hojas de Hierba Cantata (concert in Spanish) presented at the Instituto de Cultura de Baja California in the Casa de la Cultura, Tijuana, Baja California, 1994

Box 12, Folder 4

Jesus Sierra-Oliva with Dr. Robert Strassburg

Box 12, Folder 5

La Divina, a playwright, 1998

Box 12, Folder 6

La Loca Emperatriz Carlota, 1999

Box 12, Folder 7

Leaves of Grass Concert, 1992

Box 12, Folder 8

Loving Comrades, 1999

Box 12, Folder 9

Mad Queen Carlota, May 2004

Box 12, Folder 10

Mama Carlota: The Mad Empress of Mexico, 1997

Box 12, Folder 11

Maria Callas Art Exhibit at the Better World Galeria, Logan Heights Branch Library and the San Diego Public Library, Jesus Sierra-Oliva's ink and pastel paintings, 1993-1994

Box 12, Folder 12

Maria Callas Photos from the USA Callas Club Magazine, 1994-1997

Box 12, Folder 13

Mariana Pineda, Adios Mama Carlota, Don Juan Tenorio, SDSU Exhibit and Gods of Hollywood Album

Box 12, Folder 14

Mariana Pineda, playwright, 2002

Box 12, Folder 15

Mozart's Masonic Concert, with tenors Norman Boaz, Jesus Sierra-Oliva, Stewart Simon, Christopher Tanner and Gerald Whitney, 1991

Box 12, Folder 16

The "Ode to Maria Callas" Concert in Athens, September 17, 2006

Box 12, Folder 17

Photos at the Performing Arts Center/Fenton Parkway Library, 2006

Box 12, Folder 18

Production/Personal Mini Album

Box 12, Folder 19

Rehearsal and Premiere Night Photos of Actors

Box 12, Folder 20

Salvador Dali Calendar with photo of two actors from the play "Blood on Fire" attached inside, 2001

Family and Personal

Box 12, Folder 21

Family and Personal, 2000-2003

Box 12, Folder 22

Family and Personal, 2004

Box 12, Folder 23

Jesus Sierra-Oliva as a young man while living in Mexico, 1941-1954

Box 12, Folder 24

Jesús Sierra-Oliva as adult single man, 1960-1696

Box 12, Folder 25

Jesús Sierra-Oliva as adult single man, 1970-1974

Box 12, Folder 26

Jesus Sierra-Oliva as an artist, playwriter and musical producer, 1986-1999

Box 13, Folder 1

Jesus Sierra-Oliva, his marriage years, 1975-1985

Box 13, Folder 2

Personal Photographs

Box 13, Folder 3

Photocopies of photos from, 1960-1999

Box 13, Folder 4

Social Humanist

Box 27

Oversized framed photograph of Jesus Sierra-Oliva as a young man

Box 30

Photograph of Sierra-Olivas' parents, 11" x17", June 12, 1953

Artwork

Maria Callas

Box 13, Folder 5

Photocopies, black and white on white and yellow paper, of original paintings by Jesus Sierra Oliva, 50 total, 8 ½" x 11"

Box 15

Three Maria Callas Inspired T-Shits

Box 16

Painting in operatic role as "Norma", 1965

Box 17

Painting, oil, as Lucia di Lammermoor

Box 18

Painting as "Ana Bolena", 1993

Box 19

Painting as "Lady Macbeth", wooden frame, approximately 15 ¾" x 12", 1993

Box 20

Painting by Silvano Castelli, wooden frame, approximately 15 ¾" x 12", 1956

Box 21

Painting as "Lucia", wood frame 15 3/4" x 12", 1993, New York 1956

Box 22

Painting as "Norma", framed, 1995 20" x 16 ½"

Box 23

Calendars, two, 1997 XX aniversario, one larger in color

Box 23

Calendar, one, 1998 Maria Callas La Divina

Box 23

Color prints, three 11" x 17", copies of Sierra-Oliva artwork, 1993

Box 23

Original Drawings, Maria Callas in pencil and ink, 22, circa 1985

Box 24

8 ½" x 11" color photocopies of 11" x17" color photocopies 34 total

Box 24

11" x17" color photocopies of paintings, 35 total

Box 24

Poster Draft, Callas "La Divina" USA World Premiere at Liceum Theater, May 4th, 1998

Box 25

"Display Case" introduction to "A Tribute to Maria Callas" 1923-1977, mounted on mat board, 14 1/2" x 19 ½"

Box 28

Oil painting, 16" x 20"

Walt Whitman

Box 29

Four Color Photocopies of the Walt Whitman portraits in various stages of production

Box 29

Original and colored copy of poster: The Walt Whitman Centennial Year 1992

Box 29

Original and colored copy of poster: Walt Whitman "Loving Comrades"

Box 29

Painting of Walt Whitman by Jesus Sierra-Oliva, framed, 1993

Sierra-Oliva Creations

Box 13, Folder 6

Sketch of woman in pencil, 1974

Box 13, Folder 7

Sketch of couple in pencil, drawn on folder, 1988

Box 26

Nine erotic sketches in ink, all famed by artist on cardboard, 1974-1978, 1980

Box 31

"The Voice of the Sphinx" drawing in color, 1976

Sierra-Oliva Self-Portraits

Box 13, Folder 8

As a young man, originally framed, 1956

Box 27

Self Portrait "Three Ages", color, pastels, pencil, 2001

Box 27

As a young man, ink and pastel pencil, 1989

Box 27

Drawing of photograph, charcoal drawing, 1994

Box 30

Photocopy, As a young man, 11" x17"

Box 31

Drawing of photograph, charcoal drawing, framed, 1994

Box 31

Bare chest with golden cross, framed, oil pastel , 1993

Posters and Prints

Box 26

Aniversario: Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana (Black and White)

Box 26

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Poster

Box 26

The Throne of Mexico: Maximilian and his Empress Carlotta Poster

Box 26

Prints of painting of a man dressed in approximately 17th to 18th century attire, by Jesus Sierra Oliva, 1994

Box 26

Prints of Joseph Stalin Portrait

Box 26

Print of Mao Tse-Tung delivering a report, 1949

Box 28

Frida Kahlo "Del Infierno a la Gloria", two posters, 2006

Audiovisual Material

Records

Box 32

Mozart: Complete Masonic Music

Box 32

Jose Mojica, Requiem Lirico Vol. III

Box 32

Rossini: Il Turco In Italia, Callas, Gedda, Rossi-Lemeni

Box 32

Bellini: Norma, Callas, Filippeschi, Stignami, Rossi-Lemeni

Box 32

Maria Callas In Live Concert During The Great Years, 1949-1959

Box 32

La Divina, Maria Callas

Box 32

Maria Callas in Paris vol.2

Box 32

Bellini: La Sonámbula, Callas, La Scala, Votto Cond.

Box 32

I Gioielle Della Lirica: La Sonámbula, Maria Callas

Box 32

Callas: Mad Scenes from Anna Bolena, Hamlet, Il Pirata

Box 32

Maria Meneghini: Callas is Medea. By Luigi Cherubini c.1

Box 32

Maria Meneghini: Callas is Medea. By Luigi Cherubini c.2

Box 32

Maria Callas as Lucia Di Lammermoor

Box 32

Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines

Box 32

Maria Callas Arias by Beethoven, Mozart and Weber

Box 32

Maria Callas Sings Verdi Arias-Otello, Don Carlo, Aroldo

Box 32

Callas by Request; Her previously unreleased recordings of arias from Il Pirata, Attila, I Vespri Siciliani, I Lombardi, Un Ballo In Maschera, Aida

Box 32

Maria Callas, The Unknown Recordings, 1957-1969

Box 32

Maria Callas; Rossini: La Cenerentola, Guillaume Tell, Semiramide; Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment, Lucrezia Borgia, L'Elisir d'Amore

Box 32

Maria Callas in Paris-Great Arias from French Opera

Audio Cassettes

Box 34

Vocalizacion I and II, Master, 2003

Box 34

"Amor y Soledades"- Mi Filosofia en Cancion, 2002

Box 34

Extra Music "Adios Mama Carlota", Interprete: Agustin Castaneda, October 3, 1996

Box 34

Jesus Sings: Virgen de Medianoche, Cuando Vuelvas, etc…, and Jack the Ripper TV Special

Box 34

Maximilian y Carlota, 1998, Piano Scores Played by Stewart Simon

Box 34

"Dreams and Memories" An Autobiographical Talk, March 11, 2004

Box 34

Philosophy of Love by Jesus Sierra-Oliva, "Also My Philosophy on God, Love, Sex and Composers", 2004

Box 34

My Best Creations with Mozart and Melodies I Hear in My Dreams

Box 34

My First Song Created in 1975 "50 Candles for the Golden Gate", "this document contains some of my best experiments in music and songs with my own lyrics, + 1 song I heard in a dream!", 1983-1986, 1989-1994

Box 34

Canto Del Gondolero, From Merry Widow: a cantar, a gozar, a bailar…, March 2005

Box 34

"Sublime Genius and The Eternal Song" with excerpts of "The Great Waltz" and "Music Lovers", 2005

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"The Spanish Influence in My Life Expressed in Songs of Mine." "Save this document for my biography!", Gypsy kings, 2003

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My Last Dreams and Operetta, 2004

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Callas at Julliard, 1971

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Agustin Castaneda, 1998, Grabado en vivo

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"Listen America!" A Musical in Progress Premiered in 2004

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Recording Sessions: Frida, Mariana Pineda, Adios Mama

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Callas La Divina, Adiós Mama Carlota, Don Juan Tenorio, Gods of Hollywood

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"Masonic Music of Mozart" in English, Premiere Concert June 1993

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The Leaves of Grass Concert II, University and Library Centenary Version, May 9, 1992

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"Hojas De Hierba", Première, Español, Octubre 28, 1992 en Tijuana México

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"Hojas de Hierba" Concierto en Teatro del Seguro Social, Ensayo y Sonido, Tijuana México, Octubre 28, 1992

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"Walt Whitman, a Tribute", Chula Vista Public Library, March 25, 1992

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"Leaves of Grass" Rehearsals in Mexico and U.S.A., March 25, May 9, and August 28, 1992

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"Mozart's Masonic Chorus and Songs", English Text Translated, Adapter and Sung by Jesus Antonio Sierra Oliva, 1991

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"The Leaves of Grass" Cantata, 1990

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Cantata "Hojas de Hierba" en Español, 1990

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"Listen America!" A Musical by Jesus Sierra Oliva, The 2005 Stage Version of Leaves of Grass

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This is a document which testifies to my love for Maria and for opera. 1986-1993

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Adios Mama Carlota, The Mad Empress of Mexico, A Historical Musical by Jesus Sierra Oliva in dramatized reading, September 29, 1999

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Leopold's song, Max and Carlota songs, Madre MIA Miramar Mas and Franz Duet, Canallas Malditos, Sera Culpa Mia?

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Jesús Sings, this Cassette is one of the best documents of my life.

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"Thanks Giving to God and Nature" My best recordings at 68!, September 2005

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Sublime Genius and The Eternal Song, April 2005

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January 2006 Recordings Near 69 Years of Age

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My 2006 Cassette with the most spiritual songs to mark my 69th birthday as my thanks to the God of love and life.

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Erich Korngold's Songs, Reduced Version of "La Divina"

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My Last Songs, Lyrics and Conversations/Inspirations at 71, 2008

Compact Disks

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Florencia en el Amazonas, Daniel Catan, 2CDS

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"Gods of Hollywood", 2003, sound effects 2

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Maria Felix Canta!

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Listen America, Background Music, 2005, F

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Listen America, Music for Background, 2005

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Unknown (not labeled)-two piano compositions

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Darius Milhaud, Maximilien I

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Darius Milhaud, Maximilein II

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"La Paloma"

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Cancionero de la Intervencion/Requiem de Franz Lizt

Video Cassettes

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Walt Whitman and the American Experience on the Quincentennial (Columbus and the American…ON COVER)

Box 33

The Leaves of Grass, Concerts I and II, March 25 and May 9, 1992

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Loving Comrades, A Play by Jesus Sierra Oliva/ Leaves of Grass, Premier Concert March 21, 1992

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Musica Masonica en Espanol, 1994 & Musica Masonica en Ingles/ Concierto "Hojas De Hierba" en Espanol, 1992

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The IV Hispanic Theater Festival, 2004-"Maximilian and Carlota" Musical Libretto...

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Adios Mama Carlota, II Festival Del Teatro Hispano, 2002

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Adios Mama Carlota "Mad Queen Carlota" Musical Highlights in English and one act stage play

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A Double Bill, Adios Mama Carlota, 1999

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Mama Carlota, The Mad Empress of Mexico at Lyceum Space Theater, September 29, 1997

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La Gran Carlota, Lectura Première September 13, 1996, Centro de La Raza

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Callas La Divina, presented at School of Music March 24, 2002/"Song to Maria" Tribute of 1997

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Callas La Divina, Premier of May 4, 1998 at Lyceum Theatre

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Tribute to Maria Callas, 1995, Tijuana B.C.

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Loving Comrades, World Premier at Diversionary Theater, July 20 and 21, 1999

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"Blood on Fire" September 19, 2000, Master Copy with Titles

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"Blood on Fire" September 13, 2000, Premier at Diversionary Theater, Master Copy with Titles

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"Blood on Fire", September 12-13, 2000

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Mariana Pineda De García Lorca, July 27, 2002

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Listen America!, 2005

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Jesús Sierra-Oliva's Home Movies, 1973/ Opera Workshop Chorus "Carmen", 1989/ In Vivo Interview, August 2003/ Mexico and California Memories or My True Story, 2004

Box 33

Judge Judy Show, Appearance of Jesus and Celeste, Re: "Mama Carlota" and the role she lost, and why she also went crazy!

Box 33

"Frida, Portrait of a Woman" and Diego PBS Documentary, 1989/ "Frida, Del Infierno a la Gloria", 2001

Box 33

"Lorca, the Soul of Spain" Concert of Poetry Song and Dance and Theater Presented April 6, 2001/Tribute to Maria Callas, 1993 concert/Tribute to Walt Whitman with Paintings and Concert, 1994

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"Gods of Hollywood", Premier October10, 2003

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Presentan a "Don Juan Tenorio", September 7, 2002

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"Frida Kahlo, from Hell to Glory," Septiembre 7, 8 del 2001 a las 8p.m.

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Spanish and English premiers of "Frida, From Hell to Glory", June 29 and 30, 2001

Digital Video Disks

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DVD Copy of The Leaves of Grass Concert, Transfer of ¾ tape broadcast in 3M container

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The North Park Vaudeville Theater-"Death in Granada"

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"Listen, America!" 2005

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Gods of Hollywood 2008

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Gods of Hollywood 2003

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Death in Granada 2006

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Adios Mama Carlota September 2002

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Double Bill: Mad Queen Carlota and Adios Mama Carlota 2000

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Blood on Fire 2000

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Los Dioses de Barro September 2009

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Gods of Hollywood 2008

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Loving Comrades 1999

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Frida, del Infierno a la Gloria June 29, 2001

Mini Digital Videos

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Gods of Hollywood Tape 1, October 10, 2003

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Gods of Hollywood Tape 2, October 10, 2003

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Maximilian and Carlota

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Death in Granada, November 17, 2006

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Listen America!

High Speed 8mm

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The Maria Callas Tribute, 1993

Stage Props

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"Frida" indigenous rag doll

Box 35

Balero, Mexican Toy

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Yo-yo, Mexican Toy

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Paper Lantern

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Papier Mache decorations, nine of various colors

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Buttons with paintings of Maria Callas and Walt Whitman, eight total

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Duck, Mexican Clay Pottery, hand painted ornament

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Parrot, Mexican Clay Pottery, green

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Inkwell and quill, made out of a Pepto-Bismol plastic cup and a feather

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Candle Holder, silver plated, 3"

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Jewel Box, brass and glass, containing white embroidered handkerchief

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Cups, (Jarritos) Mexican Pottery, two

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Drinking Jug, (Bottellon) Mexican Pottery

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Maraca

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Bandanas, three

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Fans, three

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Beaded Necklaces, three

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Yarn Braid with ribbons, Frida

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Pins, Hat and Cacti, two

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Flashlight

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Hair ties, seven

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Belt buckle, gold plated

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Necklaces, Gold with Cross Pendant, three

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Necklace, Gold with Heart Pendant

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Necklace, Rope with Wood Cross Pendant

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Necklace, Gold with Coin Medallions

Box 35

Pins, Gold with pearls and gems

Box 35

Jewel Box, wooden and painted gold

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Silver Cross with "Tree of Life" design

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Silver Cup

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Papier Mache circus dolls, two, antique Mexican decorations

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Grey Stuffed Monkey with Velcro hands (Frida's monkey)

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