Hispanic Writers Collection Carmen Lomas Garza Prickly Pear (A Little Piece of My Heart), 1991. Collection of the artist Books and Periodicals Hispanic Magazine Archives Border Music Collection Selena: Como la flor Archives ...and the earth did not swallow him Jovita González Papers Tomás Rivera Tino Villanueva Collection Exhibit: Flores del Nopal: Mexican American Voices from South Texas Purchase funds for the Hispanic Writers Collection are entirely supported by donations to the endowment. If you would like to add your support to this collection please contact: Dr. Jaime Chahin, Dean, Applied Arts & Technology AG 300 Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas 78666 (512) 245-3333 Connie Todd, Curator, Southwestern Writers Collection, Albert B. Alkek Library, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, (512) 245-2313

Hispanic Writers Collection Books and Periodicals The Southwestern Writers Collection was formed in 1986 to collect and preserve the finest artistic representations of the American Southwest. The Collection has quickly grown into a repository of national importance, and chief among its holdings is the Hispanic Writers Collection. Supported by grants from Anheuser-Busch and contributions from individual donors, the Hispanic Writers Collection provides an opportunity for students, researchers, and the community to study and draw inspiration from Hispanic perspectives on the American Southwest. The Collection includes the works of major Chicano authors such as Tomás Rivera, who graduated from Texas State University-San Marcos and went on to become the youngest person ever appointed chancellor of a University of California system campus. Rivera's first novel, ...y no se lo tragó la tierra, is widely considered a modern classic of American literature. The Hispanic Writers Collection also contains the complete works of dozens of other important Chicano authors, as well as numerous books on Mexican American history and culture. The Southwestern Writers Collection's Hispanic Writers Collection Hispanic Writers Collection at Texas State University-San Marcos Included in the collection are works by Rudolfo Anaya, Raymond Barrio, Aristeo Brito, Nash Candelaria, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Lucha Corpi, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Dagoberto Gilb, Ray Gonzalez, Rolando Hinojosa, Gary D. Keller, Max Martinez, Pat Mora, Alejandro Morales, Carlos Morton, Americo Paredes, Tomas Rivera, Alberto Rios, Gary Soto, Luis Valdez, Evangelina Vigil-Pinon, Alma Villanueva, Tino Villanueva, Jose Antonio Villarreal, and Victor Villasenor. In 1999 Hispanic Magazine announced that it was donating its archives to the Southwestern Writers Collection in the interest of preserveration and research. Also in 1999, the Southwestern Writers Collection added some 60 historical periodicals on microfilm to its collection from the Chicano Studies Library at the University of California-Berkeley. The newspapers range from the mid 19th century to the present, and are available for research in the collection.

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