Scope and Content

The collection consists of the original donation (processed April 1981) and two subsequent additions. Included in the collection are typed and hand written manuscripts of plays, poems, essays and reviews. Newspaper articles document Mares' life as poet, playwright, social critic and historian. Also included are pamphlets and posters mostly relating to appearances by Dr. Mares. Published materials in the collection include single page poems as well as journals and books. The collection contains a small assortment of correspondence and miscellaneous papers and memorabilia. Dr. Mares writes in English and Spanish and works as a translator.

The first addition (October 1987), a newspaper article and publicity flyer, are incorporated into relevant folders of the second addition (February 1995). A subsequent addition containing varied correspondence, publications, lectures and notes, was processed in November 1996.