Silvia Gonzalez S. Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Correspondence, clippings and news releases, photographs, printed material, written works, course material and notes and sketches (1987-1993, 2.7 linear feet) document the life and work of Chicana playwright Silvia Gonzalez S.
Series one, Correspondence, (4 folders) is both personal and professional in nature. Clippings and News Releases (1 folder) include announcements and descriptions of Gonzalez's work, and a brief feature in the January 1992 Today's Chicago Woman "Women to Watch: 100 Women Making an Impact on the Quality of Life in Chicago" article. The Photographs (1 folder) are black and white professional portraits of Gonzalez. Printed Material (2 folders) includes flyers and programs from performances of Gonzalez's works. The largest series is Written Works (52 folders) which contains drafts of various plays, including multiple drafts of Boxcar (aka The Empty Boxcar), Los Matadores, Waiting Women, The Migrant Farmworker's Son, and works by other playwrights. The next two series contain material that predates Gonzales's playwriting career: Course Materials (5 folders) contains handouts, notes and drawings from Gonzales's acting classes and talent agency in Columbus, OH. Notes and Sketches (4 folders) is composed of original cartoons drawn by Gonzalez, as well as cartoons by others and notes on ideas for cartoons. There is also one oversize piece, a poster for a production of The Migrant Farmworker's Son.
Dates
- Creation: 1982-1994
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
The daughter of immigrants from Mexico, Silvia Gonzalez S. (Scherer) was born in San Fernando, California, and grew up in the barrio of Pacoima, near Los Angeles. She attended Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles, studied abroad in Rome, and graduated from Loyola University of Chicago. In 1989 her play Boxcar won at the Multicultural Playwright's Festival with the Seattle Group Theatre. Gonzalez has lived and worked in Arizona, Chicago—where she was a resident playwright with Chicago Dramatists Workshop—and Portland, Oregon. Other plays written by Gonzalez include: Alicia in Wonder Tierra (or, I Can't Eat Goat Head), Don't Promise, Los Matadores, The Migrant Farmworker's Son, U Got the Look, and Waiting Women.
Full Extent
2.7 linear feet
Abstract
Correspondence, written works, photographs, printed material, sketches and clippings of Chicana playwright Silvia Gonzalez S.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Accession numbers: 1996-07
Processing Information
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- Title
- Silvia Gonzalez S. Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2004, 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by D Ryan Lynch to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu