Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scope and Contents
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Richard Rodriguez papers
Creator:
Rodriguez, Richard, 1944-
Identifier/Call Number: M2409
Physical Description:
17 Linear Feet
(34 boxes)
Physical Description:
.008 gigabyte(s)
Date (inclusive): 1930s-2018
Date (bulk): 1980s-1990s
Abstract: Richard Rodriguez is an American writer known for his autobiographical books, essays and journalism. His papers contain material
related to his writing, including notes, drafts, early essays, galleys, and reviews. The collection also includes interviews,
speech transcripts, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, and personal ephemera.
Preferred Citation
Richard Rodriguez papers (M2409). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & digital
materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 2018. Accession 2018-432.
Scope and Contents
Richard Rodriguez is an American writer known for his autobiographical books, essays and journalism. Rodriguez was born on
July 31, 1944 into a Mexican immigrant family and grew up in Sacramento, California. He received a B.A.in English from Stanford
University in 1967, an M.A. from Columbia University in 1969, and also studied at at the University of California, Berkeley,
and the Warburg Institute in London. Rodriguez's books include Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (1982),
a collection of autobiographical essays; Mexico's Children (1990); Days of Obligation: An Argument With My Mexican Father
(1992), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; Brown: The Last Discovery of America (2002); and Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography
(2013). In addition he has been a writer and contributing editor to newspapers, journals and magazines, including Harpers
and the Los Angeles Times, appeared frequently on PBS NewsHour, and has also been a teacher and educational consultant.
The Rodriguez papers largely consists of material related to his writing, including notes, drafts, early essays, galleys,
and reviews. The collection also includes interviews, speech transcripts, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, and
personal ephemera. Series 13 contains material related to San Francisco booksellers Tillman Place Bookshop. Rodriguez has
written detailed remarks about his collection; hard copies are filed in the collection at the start of each series, and a
digital version is also available (note that box and folder numbers have changed, however).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalism -- United States.
Mexican American literature
Authors, American -- 20th century