Michele M. Serros Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Serros, Michele M.
label: Former owner
content: Magana, Antonio
place: label: Place
content: Ventura County (Calif.)
topic: label: Topic
content: California literature
label: Topic
content: Chicanas
label: Topic
content: Fan mail
label: Topic
content: Hispanic American college students
label: Topic
content: Latinos in American society and culture
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content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Poets
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content: Valentines
label: Topic
content: Women authors
label: Topic
content: Zines
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated to the Archives Center in 2019 by Antonio Magaña.
creator: label: Creator
content: Serros, Michele M.
culture: label: Culture
content: Latinos -- California
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content: Michele M. Serros Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Michele M. Serros was a Chicana writer who grew up in Oxnard, California. She is best known for Chicana Falsa: And Other Stories of Death, Identity, and Oxnard, Chicana, and How to be a Chicana Role Model. The papers cover her childhood, high school work, undergraduate courses, published works, and speaking and workshop engagements. The collection also includes photographs, drawings, and her high school yearbook.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 3 map-folders)
label: Extent
content: 4 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 3 map-folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968-2012
label: Date
content: 1968-2012
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1481
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Business records
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content: Creative writing
label: Type
content: Essays
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content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Newsletters
label: Type
content: Notebooks
label: Type
content: Notes
label: Type
content: Posters
label: Type
content: Syllabi
label: Type
content: Television scripts
label: Type
content: Writings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series. 


	
Series 1: Published Works, 1991-2012, undated			
 
Series 2: Writing Projects, 1987-2005, undated		
 
Series 3: Writing Programs, 1987-2009, undated		
 
Series 4: Undergraduate Materials, 1985-1995, undated		
 
Series 5: Ephemera, 1938-2015, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Daniela Jiménez, archivist, 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1950-2000
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content: creative writing
label: Genre/Form
content: Essays
label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Notebooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Posters -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Syllabi
label: Genre/Form
content: Television scripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Writings -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Michelle M. Serros Papers include materials from her childhood, undergraduate education, and musical interests. The majority of the collection documents her work as a poet, speaker, and author. Some of the materials in Series 5 (Nope! Magazine) feature racially insensitive content.