Duke dos Santos (María Iris) Chicana literature collection, 1970-2009
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- María Iris Duke dos Santos Chicana literature collection
- Dates:
- 1970-2009
- Abstract:
- Papers of María Iris Duke dos Santos, former Professor of Literature at East Texas State University.
- Extent:
- 2.08 Linear Feet (2 document boxes)
- Language:
- English Spanish; Castilian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], María Iris Duke dos Santos Chicana literature collection, CEMA 104. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains personal and professional materials of María Iris Duke dos Santos, the first Hispanic-American female professor at East Texas State University. Materials include correspondence, photographs, ephemera, historical documents, memorabilia, audio tapes, and books.
The focus of this collection is María Iris Duke dos Santos' relationship to various Chicano writers over four decades - such as 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 adds understanding to the development of Chicano letters and writing and its international growth.
- Biographical / historical:
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María Iris Duke dos Santos (1939-January 17, 2015) was a leading authority on Chicana/o and Latina/o authors. She was one of the earliest female scholars in the field of Chicano literature in the early 1970s, teaching in the Department of Modern Languages at Southwest Texas State University, now the Texas State University. In 1975, she became the first Hispanic-American female professor at East Texas State University, now Texas A and M University-Commerce, where she taught in the Literature and Languages department until 2005.
- Acquisition information:
- Gifts of María Iris Duke dos Santos, 2006-2009. Additional materials gifted by Gerald Duchovnay, 2015-2016.
- Arrangement:
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María Iris Duke dos Santos' original arrangement - by author, activities, and dates - has been maintained. All the photographs have been labeled with names and dates.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-08 10:53:25 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], María Iris Duke dos Santos Chicana literature collection, CEMA 104. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062