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Xochitl Gonzalez papers (MS.2024.020)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Inventory

Series 1. Personal and Biographical, 1977 - 2024

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Article: The Brown Daily Herald: "The Art of Doing it All"
 Commencement 1999
Box 1, Folder 2 Article: The Brown Daily Herald: "Gonzalez, Brown elected Class of '99 co-presidents"
 Friday, April 3, 1998
Box 1, Folder 3 Article: Iowa Magazine: "Olga Dies Dreading": interview with Gonzalez
 winter 2021-2022
Box 1, Folder 4 Article: Latino Magazine: "Flowering Fiction How Latinas Get Published": interview with Gonzalez
 spring 2023
Box 1, Folder 5 Article: Los Angeles Times: "An Overnight Success Years in the Making": interview with Gonzalez re: Olga Dies Dreaming
 Sunday, January 9, 2022
Box 1, Folder 6 Article: World Literature Today: "5 Questions for Xochitl Gonzalez"
 November/December 2022
Box 1, Folder 7 Award: Edward R. Murrow High School Academic Excellence
 June 1995
Box 1, Folder 8 Award: The New York City Book Awards: Olga Dies Dreaming
 May 10, 2023
Box 1, Folder 9 Award: Ollin Award from Latino Leadership Alliance
 June 1, 2023
Box 1, Folder 10 Award: Presidents' Education Awards Program
 1995
Box 1, Folder 11 Award: United Nations First Place Essay (1/2)
 October 24, 1990
Box 1, Folder 12 Award: United Nations First Place Essay (2/2)
 October 24, 1990
Box 1, Folder 13 Birthday hat: first birthday
 September 4, 1978
Box 1, Folder 14 Birth record
 September 22, 1977
Ceramic bell: Lladró statue
 n.d.
Box 1, Folder 15 Certificate: Galloneers Club re: Alberto A. Lubrano [Gonzalez's grandfather]
 October 1986
Box 1, Folder 16 Dance Showcase Programs
 1982, 1983
Box 1, Folder 17 Educational records: Brown University: correspondence and programs; includes letter of acceptance
 1994 - 1998
Box 1, Folder 18 Educational records: Brown University: playbills and photographs
 circa 1998
Box 1, Folder 19 Educational records: Brown University: programs re: commencement 1999
 1999
Box 1, Folder 20 Educational records: Edward R. Murrow High School and E.B. Shallow Intermediate School: year books
 1990, 1995
Box 1, Folder 21 Educational records: Edward R. Murrow High School: correspondence; includes report cards
 1993, 1994
Box 1, Folder 22 Educational records: Edward R. Murrow High School: musical programs; includes signed programs and related correspondence
 1993, 1994, n.d.
Box 1, Folder 23 Educational records: Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
 January 2019
Box 1, Folder 24 Educational records: High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology: Senior prom program
 1992
Box 1, Folder 25 Educational records: University of Iowa Writers' Workshop: student directory sheet
 fall 2019
Box 1, Folder 26 Educational records: University of Iowa Writers' Workshop: "The Writers' Workshop Unofficial Guide to Iowa City"
 July 9, 2019
Box 1, Folder 27 Ephemera
 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, n.d.
Box 1, Folder 28 Felt flag: "Gonzalez"
 n.d.
Box 1, Folder 29 Graduation sash with Puerto Rico colors: Iowa University graduation dinner with friends in New York City
 2021
Box 1, Folder 30 Italian consulate attestation re: studying abroad [?]; includes related documents
 1997, n.d.
Box 1, Folder 31 Invitation: White House State Dinner with Japan; includes name plate and autographed menu
 April 2024
Box 1, Folder 32 Invitation: "A Private Reception for Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, The Book of Hov Exhibition"
 July 13, 2023
Box 1, Folder 33 Notebook: handwritten journal entries [1998-1999]
 September 1998-April 1999
Box 1, Folder 34 Notebook: handwritten journal entries; includes collaged pages [2003]
 May-November 2003
Box 1, Folder 35 Notebook: handwritten notes [circa 1995]
 circa 1995
Box 1, Folder 36 Notebook: handwritten notes [2000]
 July-September 2000
Box 1, Folder 37 Plate: "To Pop and Grandma" illustrated by Gonzalez
 1982
Box 1, Folder 38 Photographs; includes photographs of family and friends
 n.d.
Box 1, Folder 39 Poster: Bread Loaf Writers' Conference: special guest Gonzalez
 August 14-24, 2024
Box 1, Folder 40 Program: Celebration of Life from two of Gonzalez's best friends' fathers
 September 26, 2017, October 6, 2024
Box 1, Folder 41 Program: The Moth re: story presented by Gonzalez
 April 12, 2023
Box 1, Folder 42 Scapular
 n.d.
Box 2, Folder 1 School memory book: Public School 48: Xochitl Alicia Gonzalez; includes photos
 June 23, 1988
Box 2, Folder 2 School memory book: Edward B. Shallow Junior High School 227, Xochitl Alicia Gonzalez
 June 19, 1991
Box 2, Folder 3 Silver bracelet: 9th Infantry Division gunman bracelet from Gonzalez's grandfather
 n.d.
Box 2, Folder 4 Tin art: souvenir from Gonzalez's first trip to Mexico
 n.d.

Series 2. Correspondence, 1991 - 2024

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folder 5 Correspondence [1993-2001]
 1993 - 2001
Box 2, Folder 6 Correspondence [circa 1997-2000]
 circa 1997-2000
Box 2, Folder 7 Correspondence [2012, 2017, 2019, 2022-2023]
 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022-2023
Box 2, Folder 8 Correspondence [n.d.]
 n.d.
Box 2, Folder 9 Correspondence from "Anika"
 1997 - 1998
Box 2, Folder 10 Correspondence from "Christine"
 1995, n.d.
Box 2, Folder 11 Correspondence from Clinton, Hillary Rodman
 April 9, 2024
Box 2, Folder 12 Correspondence from "Dad"
 1992, n.d.
Box 2, Folder 13 Correspondence from Gibbons, Kelly; includes related newspaper clipping
 1993
Box 2, Folder 14 Correspondence from "Grandma and Pop"
 circa 1998, n.d.
Box 2, Folder 15 Correspondence from "Momy"
 n.d.
Box 2, Folder 16 Correspondence from "Nadia"
 circa 1995
Box 2, Folder 17 Correspondence from Perri, Celeste
 July-August 1998, n.d.
Box 2, Folder 18 Correspondence with "Anthony"
 1993, 1994, n.d.
Box 2, Folder 19 Correspondence with "mkr21@hotmail.com"
 June-July 1998
Box 2, Folder 20 Correspondence with "Thomas"
 August 1991-June 1993, n.d.

Series 3. Olga Dies Dreaming [Book], 2019 - 2020

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folder 21 Annotated manuscript draft [October 30, 2019] (1/3)
 October 30, 2019
Box 2, Folder 22 Annotated manuscript draft [October 30, 2019] (2/3)
 October 30, 2019
Box 2, Folder 23 Annotated manuscript draft [October 30, 2019] (3/3)
 October 30, 2019
Box 2, Folder 24 Annotated manuscript draft [February-September 2020] (1/4)
 February-September 2020
Box 2, Folder 25 Annotated manuscript draft [February-September 2020] (2/4)
 February-September 2020
Box 2, Folder 26 Annotated manuscript draft [February-September 2020] (3/4)
 February-September 2020
Box 2, Folder 27 Annotated manuscript draft [February-September 2020] (4/4)
 February-September 2020
Box 2, Folder 28 Annotated manuscript draft [September 28, 2020] (1/4)
 September 28, 2020
Box 2, Folder 29 Annotated manuscript draft [September 28, 2020] (2/4)
 September 28, 2020
Box 2, Folder 30 Annotated manuscript draft [September 28, 2020] (3/4)
 September 28, 2020
Box 2, Folder 31 Annotated manuscript draft [September 28, 2020] (4/4)
 September 28, 2020
Box 3, Folder 1 Critique notes by readers
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 2 Early chapter drafts
 April 12, 2019
Box 3, Folder 3 Early chapter drafts [?]; includes handwritten critiques by readers
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 4 Early draft [?]; includes typed critique by readers (1/2)
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 5 Early draft [?]; includes typed critique by readers (2/2)
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 6 Early draft [?]; includes typed critique by readers (1/2)
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 7 Early draft [?]; includes typed critique by readers (2/2)
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 8 Early draft [?]; includes annotations and feedback from Sam Chang (1/2)
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 9 Early draft [?]; includes annotations and feedback from Sam Chang (2/2)
 August 2019
Box 3, Folder 10 Notebook re: University of Iowa Writers' Workshop [?]
 circa 2019
Box 3, Folder 11 Notebook re: University of Iowa Writers' Workshop [?]
 circa 2019
Box 3, Folder 12 Notebook re: University of Iowa Writers' Workshop [?]
 circa 2019
Box 3, Folder 13 Notebook re: University of Iowa Writers' Workshop [?]
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 14 Notebook
 January 2020
Box 3, Folder 15 Notebook with related handwritten notes, plotting index cards, and photographs (1/2)
 circa 2020
Box 3, Folder 16 Notebook with related handwritten notes, plotting index cards, and photographs (2/2)
 circa 2020
Box 3, Folder 17 Novel summary and related typed chapter drafts
 February 2019
Box 3, Folder 18 Plotting index cards (1/3)
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 19 Plotting index cards (2/3)
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 20 Plotting index cards (3/3)
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 21 Research: various magazine page printouts
 n.d.

Series 4. Olga Dies Dreaming [Television Show], 2020 - 2021

Container Description Date
Box 3, Folder 22 Autographed crew call sheet
 September 13, 2021
Box 3, Folder 23 Character list and description; includes annotations
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 24 Correspondence with Ramon Rodriguez
 August 19, 2021
Box 3, Folder 25 Location and shot list; includes annotations
 August 24, 2021
Box 3, Folder 26 Notebook: handwritten production notes
 n.d.
Box 3, Folder 27 Production binder 1: "Master"; includes schedule and boards, locations, costume, casting lists (1/2)
 August-September 2021
Box 3, Folder 28 Production binder 1: "Master"; includes schedule and boards, locations, costume, casting lists (2/2)
 August-September 2021
Box 3, Folder 29 Production binder 2: "Casting"; includes annotated casting lists (1/2)
 April-August 2021
Box 3, Folder 30 Production binder 2: "Casting"; includes annotated casting lists (2/2)
 April-August 2021
Box 3, Folder 31 Production binder 3: "Costume"; includes fittings and character boards
 2021
Box 3, Folder 32 Production binder 4: "Locations" (1/2)
 2021
Box 3, Folder 33 Production binder 4: "Locations" (2/2)
 2021
Box 3, Folder 34 Production binder 5: "Schedule and Boards" (1/2)
 2021
Box 3, Folder 35 Production binder 5: "Schedule and Boards" (2/2)
 2021
Box 3, Folder 36 Production binder 6: "Art": image printouts; includes images from Gonzalez's childhood (1/5)
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 1 Production binder 6: "Art": image printouts; includes images from Gonzalez's childhood (2/5)
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 2 Production binder 6: "Art": image printouts; includes images from Gonzalez's childhood (3/5)
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 3 Production binder 6: "Art": image printouts; includes images from Gonzalez's childhood (4/5)
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 4 Production binder 6: "Art": image printouts; includes images from Gonzalez's childhood (5/5)
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 5 Script: "1st production draft"; includes annotations
 November 18, 2020
Box 4, Folder 6 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake" (1/2)
 June 15, 2020
Box 4, Folder 7 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake" (2/2)
 June 15, 2020
Box 4, Folder 8 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [May 4, 2021]
 May 4, 2021
Box 4, Folder 9 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [April 13, 2021]
 April 13, 2021
Box 4, Folder 10 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 9, 2021] (1/2)
 August 9, 2021
Box 4, Folder 11 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 9, 2021] (2/2)
 August 9, 2021
Box 4, Folder 12 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 10, 2021]
 44418
Box 4, Folder 13 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 25, 2021] (1/2)
 August 25, 2021
Box 4, Folder 14 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 25, 2021] (2/2)
 August 25, 2021
Box 4, Folder 15 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 31, 2021]
 August 31, 2021
Box 4, Folder 16 Script: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [September 7, 2021]
 September 7, 2021
Box 4, Folder 17 Script revisions: pilot "A Polish Wake"; includes annotations [August 10-September 27, 2021]
 August 10-September 27, 2021
Box 4, Folder 18 Scrip: unidentified title; includes annotations
 n.d.
Box 4, Folder 19 Script: various pages; includes annotations
 August 23-September 15, 2021, n.d.
Box 4, Folder 20 Script: "writers draft"; includes annotations (1/2)
 September 2021
Box 4, Folder 21 Script: "writers draft"; includes annotations (2/2)
 September 2021
Box 4, Folder 22 Series document: character descriptions; including stylized layout
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 23 Series document: episode 2; includes annotations
 July 29, 2021
Box 4, Folder 24 Series document: episode 2-10; includes related correspondence
 June 10, 2020
Box 4, Folder 25 Series document: episode 2-10: typed draft
 September 21, 2020
Box 4, Folder 26 Series document: pilot "A Polish Wake": annotated draft
 July 2020
Box 4, Folder 27 Series document: pilot episode 10; includes stylized layout
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 28 Series document: pilot episode 10; includes stylized layout and images
 circa 2021
Box 4, Folder 29 Shot list; includes annotations
 May 5, 2021 and August 21, 2021
Box 4, Folder 30 Tech Scout Board; includes annotations
 August 30-31, 2021

Series 5. Anita de Monte Laughs Last [Book], 2020 - 2023

Container Description Date
Box 4, Folder 31 Annotated manuscript draft [May 2022] (1/2)
 44682
Box 4, Folder 32 Annotated manuscript draft [May 2022] (2/2)
 44682
Box 4, Folder 33 Annotated manuscript draft [October 3, 2022] (1/5)
 October 3, 2022
Box 4, Folder 34 Annotated manuscript draft [October 3, 2022] (2/5)
 October 3, 2023
Box 4, Folder 35 Annotated manuscript draft [October 3, 2022] (3/5)
 October 3, 2024
Box 4, Folder 36 Annotated manuscript draft [October 3, 2022] (4/5)
 October 3, 2025
Box 4, Folder 37 Annotated manuscript draft [October 3, 2022] (5/5)
 October 3, 2026
Box 5, Folder 1 Annotated manuscript draft [March 29, 2023] (1/4)
 March 29, 2023
Box 5, Folder 2 Annotated manuscript draft [March 29, 2023] (2/4)
 March 29, 2023
Box 5, Folder 3 Annotated manuscript draft [March 29, 2023] (3/4)
 March 29, 2023
Box 5, Folder 4 Annotated manuscript draft [March 29, 2023] (4/4)
 March 29, 2023
Box 5, Folder 5 Annotated manuscript draft [n.d.] (1/2)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 6 Annotated manuscript draft [n.d.] (2/2)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 7 Annotated manuscript draft: "1st full draft" [August 26, 2022] (1/5)
 August 26, 2022
Box 5, Folder 8 Annotated manuscript draft: "1st full draft" [August 26, 2022] (2/5)
 August 26, 2022
Box 5, Folder 9 Annotated manuscript draft: "1st full draft" [August 26, 2022] (3/5)
 August 26, 2022
Box 5, Folder 10 Annotated manuscript draft: "1st full draft" [August 26, 2022] (4/5)
 August 26, 2022
Box 5, Folder 11 Annotated manuscript draft: "1st full draft" [August 26, 2022] (5/5)
 August 26, 2022
Box 5, Folder 12 Annotated manuscript draft: "1st draft" with plotting index cards
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 13 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards [December 20, 2022] (1/3)
 December 20, 2022
Box 5, Folder 14 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards [December 20, 2022] (2/3)
 December 20, 2022
Box 5, Folder 15 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards [December 20, 2022] (3/3)
 44915
Box 5, Folder 16 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (1/3)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 17 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (2/3)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 18 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (3/3)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 19 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (1/5)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 20 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (2/5)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 21 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (3/5)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 22 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (4/5)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 23 Annotated manuscript draft with plotting index cards (5/5)
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 24 Research: Andre Buren Irwin Nordman: Space as Support
Box 5, Folder 25 Research: Harper's Bazaar Magazine December 1998
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 26 Research: Marie Claire Magazine March 1999
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 27 Research: Vogue Magazine August 1997
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 28 Research: Vogue Magazine June 1998
 n.d.
Box 5, Folder 29 Script: "Mendieta" with annotations (1/2)
 44073
Box 6, Folder 1 Script: "Mendieta" with annotations (2/2)
 44073
Box 6, Folder 2 Script: "untitled Ana Mendieta project" (1/2)
 44085
Box 6, Folder 3 Script: "untitled Ana Mendieta project" (2/2)
 44085
Box 6, Folder 4 Various chapter drafts (1/4)
 n.d.
Box 6, Folder 5 Various chapter drafts (2/4)
 n.d.
Box 6, Folder 6 Various chapter drafts (3/4)
 n.d.
Box 6, Folder 7 Various chapter drafts (4/4)
 n.d.

Series 6. Other Writings, 2017 - 2023

Container Description Date
Box 6, Folder 8 Annotated draft: "Hotter Than July" from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop[?]
 circa 2019
Box 6, Folder 9 Annotated draft: "Hotter Than July"; includes critiques notes from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop[?] (1/2)
 circa 2019
Box 6, Folder 10 Annotated draft: "Hotter Than July"; includes critiques notes from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop[?] (2/2)
 circa 2019
Box 6, Folder 11 Annotated draft: "Pomelo" from University of Iowa Writers' Workshop[?]
 March 4, 2021
Box 6, Folder 12 Article: "Beauty and the Bodega" published in Allure Magazine
 June/July 2022
Box 6, Folder 13 Article: "Confessions of a Luxury Wedding Planner" published in The Atlantic
 July/August 2023
Box 6, Folder 14 Article: "To Save the World, My Mother Abandoned Me": annotated drafts
 n.d.
Box 6, Folder 15 Essay: Bedwetter[?]: "Final version Bread Loaf Essay"
 August 18, 2018
Box 7, Folder 1 Notebook: "Del Norte"
 n.d.
Box 7, Folder 2 Notebook: "Hotter than July"; includes notes re: Ana Mendieta
 February 2020
Box 7, Folder 3 Partial memoir: "Bedwetter": annotated draft submissions; includes related correspondence and readers comments (1/2)
 June 22, 2018, n.d.
Box 7, Folder 4 Partial memoir: "Bedwetter": annotated draft submissions; includes related correspondence and readers comments (2/2)
 June 22, 2018, n.d.
Box 7, Folder 5 Partial memoir: "Bedwetter": annotated drafts; includes readers comments from Bread Loaf[?] (1/2)
 circa 2018-2019
Box 7, Folder 6 Partial memoir: "Bedwetter": annotated drafts; includes readers comments from Bread Loaf[?] (2/2)
 circa 2018-2019
Box 7, Folder 7 Story[?]: "Cursed Hearts": annotated draft from University of Iowa Writers' Workshop[?]
 circa 2018-2019
Box 7, Folder 8 Story: "Renewed": annotated draft; includes notes from Cleyvis Natera[?]
 n.d.
Box 7, Folder 9 Various projects: various titles: typed drafts
 May 2017-August 2018

Series 7. Print Materials, 1977 - 2024

Container Description Date
Box 7, Folder 10 Book: Marian Children's Mass Book
 1985
Box 7, Folder 11 Playbills: various
 1977, 2022-2024
Box 7, Folder 12 Program page: Disquiet International Literary Program
 June 23-July 6, 2019
Box 7, Folder 13 Program: The Women's Committee of The Central Park Conservancy 42nd Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon
 Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Series 8. Restricted Materials, 2024

Container Description Date
Box 8, Folder 1 Annotated script draft: "Confessions of a Wedding Planner" [restricted] (1/3)
 February 2024
Box 8, Folder 2 Annotated script draft: "Confessions of a Wedding Planner" [restricted] (2/3)
 February 2024
Box 8, Folder 3 Annotated script draft: "Confessions of a Wedding Planner" [restricted] (3/3)
 February 2024
Box 8, Folder 4 Correspondence [restricted]
 2024