Tatiana de la Tierra Papers
Scope and Content
This collection documents the life and work of Tatiana de la Tierra, Latina lesbian activist, artist, writer, and librarian. She was the founder, contributor, and editor of several publications. Her body of work focuses on identity, sexuality, and South American memory and reality. This collection contains her personal papers including correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, serials, ephemera, and audio materials, as well as subject files and records related to her professional career as a writer, editor, and librarian.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Periodicals Collection, 1983–2004. 2.5 ft
- Series 2. Materials Related to Published and Self-Published Works, 1984–2011. 7.5 ft
- Series 3. Subject Files, 1982–2007. 4.5 ft
- Series 4. Cataloging and Library Work, 1999–2007. 3 ft
Dates
- Creation: 1980 - 2007
Creator
Access
Open for research.
Publication Rights
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biography
Born in Villavicencio, Colombia, and raised in Miami, Florida, Tatiana de la Tierra was a bicultural writer whose work focused on identity, sexuality, and South American memory and reality. She completed a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Texas at El Paso and a master of library science from SUNY Buffalo. Tatiana was a founder, editor, and contributor to the Latina lesbian publications Esto No Tiene Nombre, Conmoción, and La Telaraña. She is the author of For the Hard Ones: A Lesbian Phenomenology / Para las Duras: Una Fenomenología Lesbiana and the chapbooks Porcupine Love and Other Tales from My Papaya and Píntame Una Mujer Peligrosa. She passed away in her Long Beach, California, home in July 2012.
Extent
18 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
Tatiana Barona, also known as Tatiana de la Tierra, was a Latina lesbian activist, artist, writer, and librarian. Born in Colombia in 1961, she immigrated with her family to the United States in 1969. Tatiana was an early pioneer of self-published zines that centered on issues of Latina lesbians. This collection contains her personal papers, including correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, serials, ephemera, and audio materials as well as subject files and records related to her professional career as a writer, editor, and librarian.
Physical Location
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tatiana de la Tierra, deed on file at the archives office.
Processing History
The materials were processed by Albert A. Lowe in 2011–2012. The finding aid was edited by Michael Stone in 2015. The finding aid was re-edited by Doug Johnson in 2021. Re-editing was done during the COVID-19 pandemic so there was no access to the physical collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Tatiana de la Tierra Papers, 1980-2007
- Author
- Processed by Albert A. Lowe.
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository
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Box 951544
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