Jack Agüeros papers, 1914-2012, bulk 1961-2012

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Series I: Personal Papers, 1947-2012

This series includes legal documents, family genealogy, appearance, work and educational chronologies, magazine subscriptions, personal photographs, papers from Hunter College, a biography by Martin Espada, and a draft of Agüeros's "Testimony on the Creative Process."



Box 1 Folder 1 "Testimony on the Creative Process"--Original Draft, undated


Box 1 Folder 2 Essay on Jack Agüeros by Martin Espada, 2004


Box 1 Folder 3 Chronology of Books and Readings, 2002


Box 1 Folder 4 Resumes, undated


Box 1 Folder 5 Resumes, Reference Letters and Reviews, 1972 December 15-1993, 1972


Box 1 Folder 6 Agüeros Family Genealogy, 2004 July 22-23, 2004


Box 1 Folder 7 Chronology and College Transcripts, 1970


Box 1 Folder 8 Franklin High School Yearbook, 1952


Box 1 Folder 9 Hanging Loose Press--Royalty and Release Papers, 2000 December 31-2012 July, 2000


Box 1 Folder 10 Bloomfield College: Correspondence and Photograph, 1988 September -March, 1988


Box 1 Folder 11 Xeroxes of Book Covers and Title Pages, undated


Box 1 Folder 12 Asan World Prize Laureate--Newspaper, Pin, Letters, 2008 March28-2012 May 5, 2008


Box 1 Folder 13 Photograph of Jack Agüeros, undated


Box 1 Folder 14 Hunter College--Transcript, 1987 August -1988 January, 1987


Box 1 Folder 15 Hunter College--Master's Thesis and Exams, 1987 October-1988 August, 1987


Box 1 Folder 16 Hunter College--Papers and Research, General, 1987-1988


Box 1 Folder 24 Zimerlee Art Museum--Correspondence, 2003 November 12-2004 June 18, 2003


Box 1 Folder 28 Esther Cuesta--Post Nuptial Agreement, 2003 June 27, 2003


Box 1 Folder 29 Personal Papers and Addresses--General, 1972-2008


Box 1 Folder 42 Natalie's Medications, undated



Box 7 Folder 19 Bloomberg Radio, undated



Box 15 Folder 6 Books in Spanish and French--Vazquez, Velez and Festival Mondial, 1976-1991


Box 15 Folder 8 African Voices--Journals, 1993-1994


Box 15 Folder 9 ASCAP--Application, undated


Box 15 Folder 10 Centro: Journal for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies--Spring Journal,, 2005


Box 15 Folder 11 FEMA--9/11 Family Grant Request papers, 2002-2003


Box 15 Folder 12-13 Lawsuit Against Landlord--General Court Papers and Correspondence,, 2003-2004, (2 folders)


Box 15 Folder 14 Asia Journal and Encuentros--Literary Journals, 1994


Box 15 Folder 15 ¡AHA! Hispanic Arts News--Magazine with Notes, 1998-2003


Box 15 Folder 16 Veterans Administration--Documents and Correspondence, 1985


Box 15 Folder 17 Divorce Papers and Settlement, 1993 November, 1993


Box 15 Folder 18 Historic Site Manager--Job Application Forms, 1989


Box 15 Folder 19 Who's Who of America--Correspondence and Forms, 1990-2000


Box 15 Folder 20 Magazines--General, 1997-2008


Box 15 Folder 21 Alborada Cultural--Magazine Issues from 2000 May -October 2002, 2000, May -October 2002


Box 15 Folder 22 Mother of Sorrows--Religious Print with Notes, 1947


Box 15 Folder 23 Apartment Dimensions and Negatives, undated


Box 15 Folder 24 "I Love New York"--Painting, 2003 May 10, 2003


Box 15 Folder 25 "The Price of Glory"--DVD, VHS, Floppy Disc, Event Pamphlet, 2000 March, 2000



Box 17 Folder 1 Concerned Black Members of the Council Against Poverty--Letter, 1968 April 5, 1968



Box 20 Folder 1 National Urban Fellows, 1969-1986


Box 20 Folder 2 Asan World Prize, 2012

Series II: El Museo Del Barrio, 1960-2003

This series is organized into two subseries: El Museo Del Barrio and Bess Myerson.


Subseries II.1: El Museo Del Barrio--General, 1960-2003

Folders contained in this subseries are related to Jack Agüeros's work in El Museo Del Barrio and include correspondence with artists, documentation for gallery set-ups, and personal or institutional artwork purchases.



Box 2 Folder 1 Floor Plans, undated


Box 2 Folder 2 Collection Paintings, undated


Box 2 Folder 3 Correspondence and Book--"Voices of Our Communities," 2001 January 9, 2001


Box 2 Folder 4 Notepad, undated


Box 2 Folder 5 Notes--Collections and Exhibitions, 1976-1980


Box 2 Folder 8 Eloy Blanco--Notes, Clippings and Photographs, 1971-1994


Box 2 Folder 9 Exhibition Schedule, 1978-1980



Box 19 Folder 19 5th National Latin Film Festival (Photographs, contact sheets),, undated



Box 2 Folder 10 Exhibit Catalog--Carteles de Navidad, 1980


Box 2 Folder 11 Lawsuits Regarding El Museo Del Barrio's Building--Correspondence, 1981 June --1986 December, 1981


Box 2 Folder 12 Ismael Betancourt Campaign, 1983 May, 1983


Box 2 Folder 13 Gregorio Marzán Exhibit--Slides, Photographs, Correspondence, 1983-1986


Box 2 Folder 14 "Museo Days"--Correspondence From Lawsuit with the Department of Cultural Affairs, 1984 May -1990 March, 1984


Box 2 Folder 15 Collection Notes, 1985


Box 2 Folder 16 Articles--On El Museo and Other New York City Museums, 1985 December -June, 1985


Box 2 Folder 17 Resignation Request Letter With Notes, 1986 January, 1986


Box 2 Folder 18 Letters by Jack Agüeros, 1983 January --1986 February, 1983


Box 2 Folder 19 Letters and Petitions--Concerning Jack Agüeros's Resignation, 1983-1986


Box 2 Folder 20-21 Minutes and Trustees Correspondence, 1985-1986, (2 folders)


Box 2 Folder 22 Financial Documents, 1985-1986


Box 2 Folder 23 Lawsuit--Miachael Janick's 35 Questions and Responses by Luis Matias, Legal Correspondesnce with JT Moscoso, Clippings,, 1985-1986


Box 2 Folder 24 Checks from Agüeros, 1985-1986


Box 2 Folder 25 Lawsuit Papers--General, 1986-1987


Box 2 Folder 26 Freedom of Information Law Requests, 1986 April -1987 May, 1986


Box 2 Folder 27 Three King's Day Parade, 1983-2002


Box 2 Folder 28 The New Puerto Rican Museum: Maps, General Papers, 2002-2003


Box 2 Folder 34 Art and Furniture Purchases--Notebooks, 1960-1976


Box 2 Folder 35 Conservation Pamphlets, 1976-1977


Box 2 Folder 36 Felix R. Cordero--Catalogs, Photographs and Press Clippings, 1983-1988


Box 2 Folder 37 Robert Rahway Zakanitch--Catologs, Flyers and Magazine, 1979-1996


Box 2 Folder 38 W. Bowles Installation at El Museo Del Barrio--Slides, 1983


Subseries II.2: Bess Myerson, 1986-1988

The folders contained in this subseries include press clippings related to Bess Myerson, the New York Commissioner of Cultural Affairs who halted funding for El Museo Del Barrio during Jack Agüeros's time as director. The folders contained in this subseries are organized chronologically by month.


Box 2 Folder 29 Articles, 1987 January -May, 1987


Box 2 Folder 30 Articles, 1987 June, 1987


Box 2 Folder 31 Articles, 1987 July -August, 1987


Box 2 Folder 32 Articles, 1987-1988


Box 2 Folder 33 Articles: Myerson and El Museo Del Barrio, 1986

Series III: Correspondence, 1978-2006

This series is organized chronologically by date, excluding the first folder which contains correspondence between Jack Agüeros and his family members. Included in this series are letters, cards and printouts of emails.



Box 4 Folder 3 General, 1978


Box 4 Folder 2 General, 1988


Box 4 Folder 4 Jury Duty, 1989 April -December, 1989


Box 4 Folder 5 General, 1989


Box 4 Folder 6 Bronx Council on the Arts, 1990


Box 4 Folder 7-15 General, 1990-1997, (9 folders)



Box 7 Folder 1-2 General, 1998


Box 7 Folder 3 General, 1999 January -August, 1999


Box 7 Folder 4 General, 1999 September -December, 1999


Box 7 Folder 5 General Papers, Maps and Correspondence, 1999


Box 7 Folder 6-8 General, 2000, (3 folders)


Box 7 Folder 9 General, 2001


Box 7 Folder 10-11 Edith "Didi" Vasquez--Email Correspondence, 2001 January -May (2 folders), 2001


Box 7 Folder 12 Stephen P. Yallay--Air Force Friend, 2001


Box 7 Folder 13 General, 2002


Box 7 Folder 14 Esther Citandes--Email, 2003 October 23, 2003


Box 7 Folder 15 Regarding Readings, 2003-2004


Box 7 Folder 16 Al Hullos, 2004


Box 7 Folder 17 Al Hullos and Silvia, 2006


Box 7 Folder 18 Papers, undated

Series IV: Writing, 1961-2009

This series is organized into eight subseries: Joaquin Ruben Agüeros Poems; Non-Fiction; Poetry; Unfinished Works, Writing Exercises and Notes; Fiction; Plays and Movies; Work for Children, and Press and Publishing Papers.


Subseries IV.1: Joaquin Ruben Agüeros Poems, 1961-1967

This subseries contains works written by Jack Agüeros under the pseudonym Joaquin Ruben Agüeros. Included are two manuscripts and undated notes. Contents are arranged chronologically as Jack Agüeros had organized them in binders.



Box 3 Folder 1-3 Manuscript from J.R. Agüeros to Jack and Maria: Poems and Plays,, 1961


Box 3 Folder 4-7 Missing Poems: Index and Poems 1-356, 1963 January -1967 January, 1963


Box 3 Folder 35 Research and Notes, undated


Subseries IV.2: Non-Fiction, 1962-2004

The non-fiction subseries contains papers related to government; outreach; research photographs and articles; published anthologies; original drafts and articles; essays written for Newsday; and papers related to the 1968 hunger strike and cultural programs including Agüeros's work from his time as a National Urban Fellow. The non-fiction subseries also contains the "Subways" manuscripts with typed and handwritten notes, drafts and research related to the New York City subways system.


Box 3 Folder 8 National Urban Fellows--"Book of Jobs," General Papers, 1969-1970


Box 3 Folder 9 "The Book of Jobs"--Notes, undated


Box 3 Folder 10 "The Spanish Speaking Community of Greater Cleveland"--Report, Drafts and Notes,, 1970


Box 3 Folder 11 Ravitch Program for a Multilingual City, 1989


Box 3 Folder 12 National Spanish Speaking Coalition Conference, 1971 October, 1971


Box 3 Folder 13 Senator Efrain Gonzalez, Jr.--Press Kit, 1997 July 31, 1997


Box 3 Folder 14 "A Survey of Crime Prevention Programs"--First Draft, 1977 March-April, 1977


Box 3 Folder 15 Festival Latino--Articles, 1976-1991


Box 3 Folder 16 Vatican Art Project, 1982-1989


Box 3 Folder 17 MFY Garden, 1972


Box 3 Folder 18 Essays Articles and General Writing--1992-1993


Box 3 Folder 19 Happy Land Social Club Fire--Articles and Notes, 1995


Box 3 Folder 20 Walter Mercado--Diaro Poems, Clippings and Notes, 1996


Box 3 Folder 21 Article, 1962


Box 3 Folder 22 New York City 'Tax' Department Photographs (Circa, 1940): Articles, Photographs and Notes,, 2000


Box 3 Folder 23 Manhole Covers--Photographs, undated


Box 3 Folder 24 New York Times Article on New York City Manhole Covers, 1999-2000


Box 3 Folder 25 Pedro Pietri Fundraiser and Translations, 2004


Box 3 Folder 27 Beyond the Crust--Drafts and Correspondence, 1990-1993


Box 3 Folder 28 Articles, 1971 December -1973 July, 1971


Box 3 Folder 29 Articles, 1971 October -1993 July, 1971


Box 3 Folder 30 Originals--Articles, 1971-1993


Box 3 Folder 31 BoxingRanks.com--Correspondence, Articles, Translations and Notes,, 2000-2001


Box 3 Folder 32 Newsday--Essays, 1993 July 13-August 30, 1993


Box 3 Folder 33 El Diario and La Prensa--Articles, 1986 March-July, 1986


Box 3 Folder 34 Hunger Strike--Correspondence and Articles, 1968



Box 9 Folder 1 Turo College and Subways (Original Drafts), 1989 February-March, 1989


Box 9 Folder 2 SubwaysVII--Typed Manuscripts, 1988


Box 9 Folder 3 "In The Subways"--Typed Manuscript, 1987 February-December, 1987


Box 9 Folder 4 "The Subways: A Journey"--Typed Manuscript, 1987


Box 9 Folder 5 "Subway Prayer and Other Poems of the Inner City" by Thomas Kampf--With Note From Kampf, 2003 October 17, 2003


Box 9 Folder 6 The M.T.A--General Articles, 1987-1991


Box 9 Folder 10 The M.T.A--Photographs, Magazines and General Articles, 1968-1990


Box 9 Folder 11 Subways--Original Handwritten Notes, 1988 April -1993 August, 1988


Box 9 Folder 12 Subways--Original Handwritten Notes and Clippings, 1988


Box 9 Folder 13 Subways--Original Handwritten Notes and Clippings, 1990


Box 9 Folder 14 Subways--Original Handwritten Notes, 1989


Box 9 Folder 15 Subways--First Draft--Typed Manuscript and Drawings., 1987


Box 9 Folder 16 Subways--First Draft--Typed Manuscript, 1988



Box 20 Folder 6 Reaccion a los Ensayos del First National City Bank Titulado: Desarollo de la Pobreza y la Economics en Nueva York-- In Handbook of the Puerto Rican Community,, 1970


Box 20 Folder 7 Antiques


Subseries IV.3: Poetry, 1961-2006

The poetry subseries includes audio and audio-visual recordings of Jack Agüeros's readings and related ephemera; submission correspondence; timelines and copyrights; drafts, correspondence, and published manuscripts related to Lord, is this a Psalm?; published copies of Correspondence Between the Stonehaulers and Daily Fare; and original drafts of published and unpublished poems including Jack Agüeros's unpublished last manuscript 'Mouthful of Words.'



Box 5 Folder 1 Cassette Tapes--"Museo del Barrio Krone-Olim Advertising Inc: 60" and "Message for Jack Agüeros, from McGee Middle School," 1983 May 2, 1983


Box 5 Folder 2 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival--General Materials and CD Recording of Agüeros's Reading, 2006 June 11-26, 2006


Box 5 Folder 3 VHS Recordings--"The Kitchen," and "Boricua Voices," 1998 November 28-2003 July 25, 1998


Box 5 Folder 4 VHS Recording--Jack Agüeros at the Olean Public Library, 2003 July 25, 2003


Box 5 Folder 5 The Hillstead Museum--The Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, 2002


Box 5 Folder 6 Submissions and Rejections from Publications, 1961-1972


Box 5 Folder 7 Submission Timelines and Copyrights, 1964-1995


Box 5 Folder 8 "Lord is This a Psalm" and "Didi"--Original Poems, 1996-2001



Box 19 Folder 18 "Lord is This a Psalm...?", undated



Box 5 Folder 9 "Correspondence Between the Stonehaulers," and "Sonnets from the Puerto Rican,", 1989-1991



Box 19 Folder 8 "Correspondence Between the Stonehaulers,", 1990



Box 18 Folder 1 "Sonnets from the Puerto Rican,", 1994

With his note: "For Ed & Carolyn Draft version - with a little luck we'll see it in book form 1996 Jack"


Box 18 Folder 2 "Sonnets from the Puerto Rican,", 1995



Box 5 Folder 10 "Correspondence Between the Stonehaulers"--Working and Reading Copy, 2002-2003


Box 5 Folder 11 "Correspondence Between the Stonehaulers," and "Daily Fare,"--Published Copies, 1991-1993


Box 5 Folder 12 "Sonnets for the Happy Land Club Fire," and "Fewking War"--Drafts,, 1990


"Lord, Is This a Psalm"


Box 5 Folder 13 Drafts, 1999-2002


Box 5 Folder 14 Correspondence and Notes, 1990 January --2002 June, 1990


Box 5 Folder 15-16 Draft with Illustration, 1997-1999, (2 folders)


Box 5 Folder 17 Original Poems, Drafts and Notes, 1997-1999


Box 5 Folder 18 Reading and Working Copies, 2002 May 25, 2002


Box 5 Folder 19 Sonnets, New Poems, and Haikus, 1998


Box 5 Folder 20 Manuscripts, 1963-1967


Box 5 Folder 21 "Mouthful of Words"--Working Draft, 2006 May 14, 2006


Box 5 Folder 22 "Mouthful of Words"--Original Poems, undated


Box 5 Folder 23 Creative Writing: Poetry Class--Notes and Readings, 1995 May, 1995


Box 5 Folder 24 Writer's Workshop--Papers and Original Poems, 1999-2001



Box 17 Folder 2 After Frost to Kennedy--Illustrated Poem Framed as a Triptych, 1970 January 17, 1970



Box 20 Folder 4-5 Poems


Subseries IV.4: Unfinished Works, Writing Exercises and Notes, 1997-2003

This subseries contains drawings, notepads and index cards arranged chronologically by type.



Box 6 Folder 1 Drawings, Notes and Inventions, undated


Box 6 Folder 2 Drawings, 1998


Box 6 Folder 3 Notepads, 1999


Box 6 Folder 4 Notepad with Poetry and Notes, undated


Box 6 Folder 5 Index Cards with Drawings and Notes, 1997-1998


Box 6 Folder 6 General, 2001-2003


Box 6 Folder 7 Story Ideas, undated


Box 6 Folder 8 Halloween, Notes on Agüeros's Mother, 2000 February28-October 31, 2000


Box 6 Folder 9 Index Cards, 2000 February-October, 2000


Subseries IV.5: Fiction, 1991-2003

This subseries contains short stories, novels and drafts by Jack Agüeros. Materials related to the short story collection Dominoes are also included in this series. Folders are grouped by story or manuscript title.



Box 20 Folder 8 Stories and Essays



Box 6 Folder 10 "The Santos Speak" and "Angelo Monterosa"--Drafts, undated


Box 6 Folder 11 "Carlos and the Microfice," "Arizona," "Antonio"--Stories, undated


Box 6 Folder 12 "Alzheimer's Chronicle"--Notes, undated


Box 6 Folder 13 Untitled Novel--Notes, undated


Box 6 Folder 14 "The Key," "When Jugie Died," "Sonny"--Unfinished Stories and notes,, 1995


Box 6 Folder 15 "Alma"--3 Copies, 1999


Box 6 Folder 16 "Wilson's Turn"--Manuscript and Correspondence, 1997-1999


Box 6 Folder 17 Drafts, Original Writing, Notes for a Novel, Short Stories--"Wilson's Turn," "Alma," "Sonny," "Making Cigarettes," "The Soldering Iron," "My Father's Moustache,", undated


Box 6 Folder 18-19 Untitled Novel, undated, (2 folders)


Box 6 Folder 20 Hanging Loose Stories--"The Man is Waiting," 'He is Shorter,' "Sonny," "The Man on the Landing," "Barbers Tale," "The Collector," "Max," "The Soldering Iron," "I Always Wanted to Be an Old Man,", undated



Box 20 Folder 11-12 Sonny Starts, 1996



Box 19 Folder 11 Hanging Loose Stories--"The Barber's Tale" (short story), undated



Box 20 Folder 9-10 The Barber's Tale



Box 18 Folder 4 Hanging Loose Stories--"The Collector" (short story), 1999


Box 18 Folder 5 Hanging Loose Stories--"He is Shorter" (short story), 1997



Box 19 Folder 12 Hanging Loose Stories--"He is Shorter" (short story), 1997


Box 19 Folder 13 Hanging Loose Stories--"I Always Wanted to Be an Old Man" (short story),, 2001


Box 19 Folder 14 Hanging Loose Stories--"A Man's Waiting" (short story), undated


Box 19 Folder 14 Hanging Loose Stories--"Max - A Story" (short story), undated


Box 19 Folder 16 Hanging Loose Stories--"The Old Man on the Landing" (short story),, undated


Box 19 Folder 17 Hanging Loose Stories--"The Soldering Iron" (short story), undated



Box 6 Folder 21 Hanging Loose Submissions, undated


Box 6 Folder 22 "Box Tops"--Drafts, 1991



Box 18 Folder 3 "Box Tops" (short story), 1991


Box 18 Folder 9 "Kari and the Ice Cream Cone" (short story for children), undated



Box 6 Folder 23 "The Man on the Landing," "I Always Wanted to Be an Old Man," "He is Shorter"--Drafts,, 1996



Box 18 Folder 10 "The Old Man on the Landing" (short story), undated


Box 18 Folder 7 "I Always Wanted to Be an Old Man" (short story), 1996


Box 18 Folder 8 "I Always Wanted to Be an Old Man" (short story), undated



Box 6 Folder 24 "Poor Pigeons"--Drafts, undated


Box 6 Folder 25 "The Collector"--Drafts, 1991


Box 6 Folder 26 Photocopies of Stories, undated


Box 6 Folder 27 "Collected Stories"--Manuscript, 1991


Box 6 Folder 28 "Dominoes"--Papers Articles and Correspondence, 1993


Box 6 Folder 29 "Dominoes"--Reading Copy, 1993



Box 18 Folder 6 "Horologist" (short story), undated



Box 7 Folder 20-21 Floppy Discs, undated


Box 7 Folder 22 VHS Recording--Jack Agüeros at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Interview by Bessy Reyna and Music By Jose Gonzalez y Criollo Classico Unedited, 2003 June 25, 2003


Subseries IV.6: Plays and Movies, 1970-2005

This subseries includes play and movie scripts, recordings, playbills, correspondence, photographs and notes. Materials in this series are grouped by title and then organized chronologically.



Box 8 Folder 1 "Don Pedro"--Script, Drafts, Notes and Playbill, 1995


Box 8 Folder 2 SCR Hispanic Playwrights Project--Playbills, Photographs and Correspondence,, 1989-1991


Box 8 Folder 3 "The New York Cycle"--#4 The Children, #3 Lazaro Rising, 1991


Box 8 Folder 4 "No More Flat World"--One-Act Play and Notes, 1987 October --1991 April, 1987


Box 8 Folder 5 "The Ambitions of Garcia"--Film Script with Notes and Clippings


Box 8 Folder 6 Film Ideas


Box 8 Folder 7 "Doctor Badshoe"--Script and Notes, 1987


Box 8 Folder 8 Playbills--"The News From Puerto Rico," and "No More Flat World,", 1989



Box 19 Folder 20 "No More Flat World," (a play), 1988



Box 8 Folder 9 "Fulano Meets Sinatra"--Play, notes and Drafts, 1986-1987


Box 8 Folder 10 "Dream Star Café," "House Warmer," "The Sea of Chairs,", 1993



Box 19 Folder 9-10 "Dream Star Café", 1990



Box 8 Folder 11 "Awoke One"--Drafts and Notes, 1987


Box 8 Folder 12 "Awoke One"--Drafts, Playbills and Correspondence, 1990-1995


Box 8 Folder 13 "The News From Puerto Rico"--3 Copies, 2005


Box 8 Folder 14 "The News From Puerto Rico,", 2005


Box 8 Folder 15 "The News From Puerto Rico"--Drafts and Correspondence, 1988-1991


Box 8 Folder 16 "The News From Puerto Rico"--Working Copy With Notes, 1989 May, 1989


Box 8 Folder 17 "Awoke One"--Slides, Negatives and Photographs, undated



Box 16 Folder 1 "Papo's Buela"--Script with Notes, undated


Box 16 Folder 2 "They Can't Even Read Spanish"--Script, Correspondence and Press, 1970 October -1972 October, 1970


Box 16 Folder 3 "Makers of the Night Sun"--Script, Notes and Headshots, 1989


Box 16 Folder 4 "Who Killed Freddy Fulano" Produced by Jorge Sabez for Latino Collaborative--Scripts, Notes, Press, Drawings,, 1990

Broadcast in 1990 on Manhattan Cable TV.



Box 18 Folder 11-12 "Who Killed Freddy Fulano" Produced by Jorge Sabez for Latino Collaborative--Color and B&W photograph stills from production,, 1990



Box 16 Folder 5 "Telephones and Cigarettes"--Scripts, Notes, Correspondence, undated


Box 16 Folder 6 "The New York Cycle," "Blue Rings," "Dio," "Men More," "Bueno Pepo," "In Sight"--One Act Play Scripts,, 1991-2002


Box 16 Folder 7 "Grown Ups"--Script, undated


Box 16 Folder 8 "The New York Cycle"--Scripts, 1991-1995


Box 16 Folder 9 "The New York Cycle"--"Script Drafts," " #9 Sea of Chairs," "#2 Alcatraz and Jaguarox,", 1991-1992



Box 19 Folder 1 Auto Sacramental: "#2 Alcatraz and Jaguarox", 1990


Box 19 Folder 2 Auto Sacramental: "#3 Lazaro Rising", 1991


Box 19 Folder 3 Auto Sacramental: "#5 Ye Tragical Historie of Doctor Pedro Albizu Campos",, 1995


Box 19 Folder 5-6 Auto Sacramental: "#8 My Dog", 1992


Box 19 Folder 4 Auto Sacramental: "#10 Notary Sojac", undated


Box 19 Folder 7 Auto Sacramental: "Awoke One", undated



Box 16 Folder 10 Play Fragments, 1992


Box 16 Folder 11 "The New York Cycle"--Notes, undated


Box 16 Folder 12 "Icaro's Kites"--Silent Film Script and Notes, 1989


Box 16 Folder 13 "Dream Star Café" (2001 February24) and Poetry Reading at McGee Middle School, Berlin Connecticut (1997 March26)--VHS Tapes, 1997 March26-2001 February24, 1997


Box 16 Folder 14 Teatro Puerto Rico and the First Hispanic Film Festival--General Papers,, 1992-1993


Box 16 Folder 15-16 "Dream Star Café"--Script Drafts, 1992, (2 folders)


Box 16 Folder 17 "Dream Star Café"--Script Drafts, 2000


Box 16 Folder 18 "Dream Star Café"--Script Drafts, 2001-2002


Box 16 Folder 19 "Dream Star Café"--Script Draft with Notes, 2001


Box 16 Folder 20 "Dream Star Café"--Frist Version, Drafts and Notes, 1989-1990


Box 16 Folder 21 "Dream Star Café"--Performance Papers, Articles, Photographs, Correspondence,, 1989-2002



Box 20 Folder 3 Scripts and Screenplays-- including They Can't Even Read Spanish, Awoke One, Telephones and Cigarettes, and The Children, 1989-2002


Subseries IV.7: Work for Children, 1974-2002

School visits that Jack Agüeros participated in are organized chronologically by site. Drafts, drawings and published copies of Jack Agüeros's children's books and children's plays are organized by project.



Box 10 Folder 1 Boston Elementary School Students--Poems and Prose, 2000 January -June, 2000


Box 10 Folder 2 Windham Middle School--"Los Aventuros III,", 2001-2002


Box 10 Folder 4 "Pito and the Coqui"--Typed Drafts for Book and Play, undated


Box 10 Folder 5 "Cheo y Los Reyes Magos" and "The Magic Maraca"--Manuscripts and Published Copies,, 1977-1978


Box 10 Folder 6 "Que Goce De Una A Doce"--Draft, undated


Box 10 Folder 7 "Kari and the Ice Cream Cone"--Manuscript and Notes, 1988-1994


Box 10 Folder 8 "Willy's Silver Whistle" and "El Pito de Plata de Pito"--Drafts and Press,, 1974


Box 10 Folder 9 "El Cuento Bobo #1," "Cheo y los Reyes Mago," "Chepa and the Fish," "Otra Caja," "Finding the Coqui," and "Counting Book,", undated


Box 10 Folder 10 "The Crying Trocca"--First Handwritten Draft and Typed Draft


Box 10 Folder 11 "¡Otra Caja!" and "El Cuento Bobo #1,", 1991


Box 10 Folder 12 "Chepa and the Fish"--Drafts and Notes for Play, 1993-2001


Box 10 Folder 13 "Chepa and the Fish," "The Crying Troca," and "Kari and the Ice Cream Cone"--Drafts,, 1994-2000


Box 10 Folder 14 "Pito and the Coqui" and "Kari and the Ice Cream Cone"--Drafts,, 1994


Subseries IV.8: Press and Publishing Papers, 1967-2009

Press reviews range from 1969-2009 and are grouped by year. The publishing papers include correspondence with colleges and festivals regarding readings and residencies..



Box 1 Folder 17-20 General, 1994-1997, (4 folders)


Box 1 Folder 22 Regarding Readings During 1982 1982, 1982, 1982


Box 1 Folder 23 Regarding "Dominoes: And Other Stories From The Puerto Rican,", 1993-1995


Box 1 Folder 25 "Dominoes" and The Song of Simple Truth--Reviews, 1993-1997


Box 1 Folder 26 General, January 1993-March1998


Box 1 Folder 27 Press and Awards, 2002 September -2004 March, 2002


Box 1 Folder 30 General, 1980 May -1989 November, 1980


Box 1 Folder 31 General, 2001-2008


Box 1 Folder 32 General, 1991


Box 1 Folder 33 General, 1992


Box 1 Folder 34 General, 1989-1990


Box 1 Folder 35 General, 1991


Box 1 Folder 36 General, 1967


Box 1 Folder 37 General, 1972


Box 1 Folder 38 General, 1969-1970


Box 1 Folder 39 General, 1971


Box 1 Folder 40 General, 1984-1985


Box 1 Folder 41 General, 1986-1989


Box 1 Folder 43 General, 2004


Box 1 Folder 44 General, 2009

Series V: Work by Other Writers, 1984-2005

Included in this series are manuscripts, scripts, papers and poems by writers other than Jack Agüeros. Works are organized by writer.



Box 9 Folder 17 Naomi Ayala--Poems, 1995 August -1996, 1995


Box 9 Folder 18 Kazuko Shiraishi--Manuscript, 1985


Box 9 Folder 19 Marcel--"Lola Poems,", undated


Box 9 Folder 20 Monica Rico--Letter and Manuscript, 2005 April, 2005


Box 9 Folder 21 Rodolfo C. Quebleen--"Allende: La Muerte de un Presidente,", undated


Box 9 Folder 22 Kadi Agüeros--"We Right Here," Script, 2004


Box 9 Folder 23-24 Patricia L. Wilson--Thesis Paper "Puerto Rican Art in New York,", 1984, (2 folders)


Box 9 Folder 25 Spanish and English Poems by Latin@ Poets--with Notes, undated


Box 9 Folder 26 Lourdes Vázquez--Poems Translated by Jack Agüeros, 1996-1997



Box 20 Folder 15-16 Dondi-- A Novel by Yolanda Rodrigüez


Box 20 Folder 17-19 Cuban Woman Poets

Series VI: Translation Work-Plays, 1987-1998

This series contains materials related to Jack Agüeros's work as a script translator. This series includes translated and un-translated scripts, press materials, playbills and audio-visual recordings. This series is organized by project.



Box 10 Folder 15 "Sabina and Lucercia" by Alberto Adellach--Script, Flyers, 1990


Box 10 Folder 16 "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, 1991


Box 10 Folder 17 "Made in Lanus" by Nelly Fernandez Tiscorina, 1988


Box 10 Folder 18 "Yepeto" by Roberto Cossa--Flyers, Correspondence and Script, 1995


Box 10 Folder 19 "Amazonia" by Larry Herrera--Scripts and Playbill, 1989


Box 10 Folder 20 "The Cockpit" by Sergio de Cecco--Scripts and Notes, 1987


Box 10 Folder 21 "La Playa Vacia" (The Empty Beach) by Jamie Salom--English and Spanish Scripts, Press and Notes,, 1998


Box 10 Folder 22 "Una Hora Sin Television" by Jamie Salom--Spanish Script, undated


Box 10 Folder 23 "Hurricane" by Shinji Kimura--Japanese Script, undated


Box 10 Folder 24 "Hurricane" by Masato Kai and Shinji Kimura--English Script, Correspondence and Press Materials,, 1996-1998


Box 10 Folder 25 "Hurricane,"--VHS Recording, undated

Series VII: Julia de Burgos, Translation Work and Research, 1914-2008

This series includes working copies, notes drafts and published copies The Song of Simple Truth, a collection of Julia de Burgos's poetry translated by Agüeros. They have been organized into binders. Research materials, photographs, government files, materials requests and correspondence related to Jack Agüeros's research of Julia de Burgos's life and work, as well as a recording of one of Julia de Burgos's readings, are also included in this series.



Box 11 Folder 1 Correspondence, Clippings, Flyers, General Papers, 1996-2004


Box 11 Folder 2 "Hablar Sobre Julia"--Bibliography of Julia de Burgos, 1934-2002


Box 11 Folder 3 "Song of the Simple Truth"--Bilingual Galleys, 1997


Box 11 Folder 4 Curbstone Press--Papers Concerning "Song of the Simple Truth,", undated


Box 11 Folder 5 Translation Work--Genealogical Research Materials, 2000 December, 2000


Box 11 Folder 6 FBI Files (1944-1955)--Notes, 1995-1997


Box 11 Folder 7 Rolando Cintron--Transcription of a Letter on Julia de Burgos with Notes,, December 2000


Box 11 Folder 15 Research for "Songs of the Simple Truth: The Complete Works of Julia de Burgos", 1997-2002



Box 12 Folder 1 "Song of the Simple Truth"--Titles in Alphabetical Order in Spanish and English,, undated


Box 12 Folder 2 Notes for Translation Manuscript and Previous Translations, 1986


Box 12 Folder 3 Notes for Translation and Previous Translations by Arrillaga, Davis, Lucca and Miaranda-Archilla with Notes,, undated


Box 12 Folder 4 Chronological Bibliography with Notes, undated


Box 12 Folder 5 Notes, Research Materials and Correspondence, 1995-2001


Box 12 Folder 6 "Song of the Simple Truth"--Introduction Drafts and Notes, undated


Box 12 Folder 7 "Song of the Simple Truth"--Working Copy--Poems #1-100, undated


Box 12 Folder 8 "Song of the Simple Truth"--Working Copy--Poems #101-150, undated


Box 12 Folder 9 "Song of the Simple Truth"--Working Copy--Poems #121-201, undated


Box 12 Folder 10 Government Forms and Licenses, Requested, 1999-2001


Box 12 Folder 11 Photographs with Notes, undated


Box 12 Folder 12 Research, 1975-2004


Box 12 Folder 13 Research, 1914-1974 1986-2001, 1914-1974, 1986-2001


Box 12 Folder 15 Correspondence, 1993 May -2008 October, 1993


Box 12 Folder 14 Doris Vazquez-Ramirez--Thesis on Julia de Burgos, 1983 May, 1983


Box 12 Folder 16 FBI File, September 1997


Box 12 Folder 17 Letters--Drafts and Notes, 2003


Box 12 Folder 18 Research, 1996 March-2006 February, 1996


Box 12 Folder 19 Publication and Poem Chronology, undated


Box 12 Folder 20 Julia de Burgos by Topics (1-18)--Research and Notes, undated



Box 13 Folder 1-2 "Ateno Puertoriqueño"--#1-6, 1992


Box 13 Folder 3 Letters, Prose, Sections from the FBI, 2003


Box 13 Folder 4 Hospital Diary, 1994


Box 13 Folder 5 Research, 1999


Box 13 Folder 6 "Julia de Burgos Obra Poetica"--Book with Note, 2002


Box 13 Folder 7 Research, 2003 February-2005 March, 2003


Box 13 Folder 8 Articles, 2000-2001


Box 13 Folder 9 Letters, 1939-1953


Box 13 Folder 10 Research and Correspondence, 2000-2003


Box 13 Folder 14 Material Requests, 1995-2001


Box 13 Folder 15 Interview Questions and Notes, 1997-2000


Box 13 Folder 16 Research, 1999-2000


Box 13 Folder 17 Lino Rios--Letter Concerning a Memorial for Julia de Burgos, 2006 March8, 2006


Box 13 Folder 18 The Song of Simple Truth--Articles and Reviews, 1995 May -1997 February, 1995


Box 13 Folder 19 The Song of Simple Truth--Articles and Reviews, 1997 February, 1997


Box 13 Folder 20 Translations of Letters and Prose, 1998-2000


Box 13 Folder 21 "A Cubist Portrait of Julia de Burgos,", 1998-2000


Box 13 Folder 22 The Song of Simple Truth--Working Copy, 1996 December, 1996


Box 13 Folder 23 "The Letters of Julia de Burgos"--Draft with Notes, undated


Box 13 Folder 24 Julia de Burgos Park--Articles, 2001


Box 13 Folder 25 Cuadernos de Congress Internacional--Julia de Burgos #1-6, 1992


Box 13 Folder 26 Julia de Burgos at the Brooklyn Public Library--VHS, undated

Series VIII: José Martí, Translation Work and Research, 1996-2006

Included in this series are books, research, correspondence, translations, drafts and notes related to Jack Agüeros's translation of José Martí's complete works entitled Come, Come-My Boiling Blood: The Complete Poems of José Martí.



Box 11 Folder 8 José Martí--Books on or by the Poet with Notes, undated


Box 11 Folder 9-10 Translation Drafts, Notes, Correspondence, Research and Contract, 1996 June (2 folders), 1996


Box 11 Folder 11 General Notes and Research, undated


Box 11 Folder 12 Charles Cecil--Research, 2000-2001


Box 11 Folder 13 First Draft of Translation, 2001


Box 11 Folder 14 Flowers of Evil, translation draft, 2003



Box 14 Folder 1 "Versos Sencillos"--Working Copy with Notes by Edith Vasquez, 2001


Box 14 Folder 2 Notes from the Harvard Club Lecture and Translations, 2002-2005


Box 14 Folder 3-4 Working Copy of Translation Manuscript, undated, (2 folders)


Box 14 Folder 5 José Martí--Books on or by the Poet, 1996-2000


Box 14 Folder 6 Floppy Disc and CD--Translations of José Martí, undated


Box 14 Folder 7 "Free Verse" / "Versos Libres"--Translation, undated


Box 14 Folder 8-9 "Flores del des Tierro"--Translation, undated, (2 folders)


Box 14 Folder 10 Sandy Taylor of Curbstone Press--Email Correspondence regarding José Martí Translation, 2003 February4-2005 June 16, 2003


Box 14 Folder 11 Translations and General notes, 2006 June, 2006


Box 14 Folder 12 "Poems Written in Spain"--Translation, undated


Box 14 Folder 13 Research--General, undated


Box 14 Folder 14 Early Poems--Translation with Notes, undated


Box 14 Folder 15 "Free Verse" / "Versos Libres"--Translations and Original Spanish Poems,, undated


Box 14 Folder 16 "Ismaellilo"--15 Poems and Translations, undated


Box 14 Folder 17 "First Poems" and "Poems Written in Spain"--Translations and Original Spanish Poems,, undated


Box 14 Folder 18 "The Complete Poems of José Martí: Volume I"--Galleys with Notes and Correspondence, 2001 June 24-2004 October, 2001


Box 14 Folder 19 "Flowers of My Exile"--Translations, undated


Box 14 Folder 20 General Translation Notes, undated



Box 20 Folder 14 José Martí Poems

Series IX: Tools, 1982-2002

Materials in this series are related to Jack Agüeros's tool collection. His collection index is organized alphabetically and issues of Fine Tool Journal are organized chronologically.



Box 15 Folder 1 Tool Collection Index--A-L, 1988-2002


Box 15 Folder 2 Tool Collection Index--M-Z, 1988-2002


Box 15 Folder 3 Fine Tool Journal--V.24 #5-V.28 #2, 1982 July -1984 April, 1982


Box 15 Folder 4 Fine Tool Journal--V.28 #4-V.31 #3, 1984 June -1986 January, 1984


Box 15 Folder 6 Hardware, Screws and Screwdriver, undated