Finding Aid for the Gil Cuadros Collection
1989 - 1996
CSRC.0017
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Alyssa M Hernandez. Data cleanup by Doug Johnson, September 2017.
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
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Box 951544
Los Angeles, CA., 90095-1544
310-825-2364
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Title: Gil Cuadros Collection
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0017
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1989-1996
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscripts, newspaper articles, books, and a scrapbook pertaining to the work of the writer Gil
Cuadros, most famous for his collection of short stories,
City of God.
Physical location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies
Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.
Creator:
Cuadros, Gil 1962 -
Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Use the archival research application
http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/archival-research-application to page materials. Allow 72 hours for materials to be delivered.
Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for further paging information.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be
submitted in writing to 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 item and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gil Cuadros Collection, 17, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los
Angeles.
Biographical/Historical note
Gil Cuadros grew up in Montebello, California. In 1988, after being diagnosed with HIV, he began taking writing classes at
the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. His talent was recognized early, and he received grants from the Brody Arts Fund and
PEN Center West. In 1994 Cuadros published his only book,
City of God, which offered his unique perspective of being a gay Chicano in Los Angeles. He died at the age of 34 on August 29, 1996,
of complications due to AIDS.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Laura Aguilar and covered by her deed on file at the CSRC Archive office.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of manuscripts, newspaper articles, books, and a scrapbook pertaining to the work of the writer Gil
Cuadros.
Related Material
The Laura Aguilar Papers and photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican American gays--California--Los Angeles--Archives
Mexican American poets--California--Los Angeles--Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
National Lesbian and Gay Writers Conference - program
1991
Box 1, Folder 2
Blood Whispers: L.A. Writers on Aids [signed by Cuadros]
1991
Box 1, Folder 3
Harbinger: Poetry and Fiction by Los Angeles Writers
1990
Box 1, Folder 4
Periodicals
1989-1996
Scope and Contents note
Art X Press, August 1990;
The James White Review, Summer 1989 [signed by Cuadros]; laminated newspaper article "In the City of God: Remembering Gil Cuadros" by Luis Alfaro,
LA Weekly.
Box 1, Folder 5
Clippings
1992-1996
Scope and Contents note
Article "The Emigrants" by Gil Cuadros,
Frontiers, June 19, 1992; newspaper article "In the City of God: Remembering Gil Cuadros by Luis Alfaro; obituary, Gil Cuadros,
Frontiers Magazine, October 4, 1996; newspaper article "El Artista Brings AIDS into His Work" by Luis Alfaro,
Frontiers en Espanol, October 4, 1996.
Box 1, Folder 6
Typed manuscripts
undated
Scope and Contents note
Contains: "911"; "ICU"; "Rm#"; "4am."
Box 1, Folder 7
Photographs
undated
Scope and Contents note
Color copy, Gil Cuadros standing on rocks by the ocean; "Two Men Sitting on a Rock"; "Storefront of City Lights Bookstore."
Box 1, Folder 8
Blood Whispers: L.A. Writers on AIDS, Vol.2
1994
Box 1, Folder 9
Scrapbook
1989-1990s
Scope and Contents note
Newspaper articles; various event flyers; four typed letters; 23 pages.
Box 1, Folder 10
Manuscript
1993
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy manuscript "Hands,"
The Estate Project for Artists with AIDS Newsletter, Fall 1993.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Materials donated by Juan Ochoa.
