Box 7 Folder 4
Coursework from Otero's youth, circa 1950s-1960s
Box 7 Folder 5
University of Puerto Rico coursework and diplomas, 1964-1970
Box 14
Pin with prize ribbon, 1965
Inside a bag labeled "Primer Premio Círculo Cultural Hispanico, UPR 1965. Cuento: 'Lecho para angeles'"
Box 7 Folder 6
New York University graduate student information and schedules, 1977, 1979
Box 7 Folder 7-13
Final essays from courses, 1970-1989, undated
Box 7 Folder 14
Notebook with notes for "Revolución en la Literatura" course, 1973
Box 7 Folder 15-16
Annotated photocopies of Ricardo Piglia's work, 1973, 1980
Box 7 Folder 17
Notes and poems from Portuguese class, 1976
Box 7 Folder 18
Syllabus for "Poeta en Nueva York", 1977
Box 7 Folder 19
Reading list for class taught by Dionisio Canas, 1984
Box 7 Folder 20
Syllabus and notes for class, "Trends in Hispanic Literary Theory", 1985
Box 7 Folder 21
Syllabus from Borges class, 1985
Box 7 Folder 22
Transcripts from City University of New York graduate school and university ID cards, 1985-1987, undated
Box 7 Folder 23
Syllabus and notes from class on Methods of Research, 1986
Box 8 Folder 1
Notes on "La celestina" and J. C. Andrade, 1986
Box 8 Folder 2
Notes for class on "Poesia Baroca" and another unidentified course, 1986
Box 8 Folder 3
Notes for class on Luis Cernuda, 1986
Box 8 Folder 4
Notes for graduate seminar on Spanish American poetry taught by Enrique Pezzoni, 1987
Box 8 Folder 5
Syllabus and readings for course, "Spanish American Literature of the Colony: Manierismo, barroco, y neoclasicismo en la poesía colonial", 1987
Box 8 Folder 6-7
Syllabus and notes for class, "El postmodernismo", 1987
Box 8 Folder 8
Notes and final essay exam for class "El ensayo contemporaneo", 1987
Box 8 Folder 9
Syllabi and photocopies of readings from graduate courses, 1987
Box 8 Folder 10
Annotated photocopies of various articles about Jamie Gil de Biedma, circa 1988
Box 8 Folder 11
CUNY PhD Program in Spanish course descriptions and readings, 1988
Box 8 Folder 12
"El verbo buscando la persona: el monólogo dramático de Jaime Gil de Biedma", 1988
written for course on "Postmodernidad"
Box 8 Folder 13
"Aproximaciones a la "Respuesta de la poetisa a la muy ilustre Sor Filotea de la Cruz", 1988
written for class "Barroco colonial"
Box 8 Folder 14
"El viaje a través del espejo en dos poemas de Julia de Burgos," essay by Otero, 1989
written for seminar on Latin American poetry, "Seminario sobre posía latinoamericana"
Box 8 Folder 15
Oral exam proposal, 1990
Box 8 Folder 16
"Towards a Caribbean Consciousness: Notes on Contemporary Literatures from the Hispanic Caribbean" essay, undated
Box 8 Folder 17
Coursework on Julio Cortázar, and "Film and the Supernatural" class syllabus, undated
Box 8 Folder 18
Coursework on poetry and philosophy, undated
Box 8 Folder 19
Annotated photocopies of works by contemporary Latin American writers, undated
Folder with clipping about Julia de Burgos; and annotated photocopies of Rubén Darío's "Obras completas", Jose Martí's "En los Estados Unidos," and other essays.
Box 8 Folder 20
Annotated photocopies of various essays by other authors, undated
Box 8 Folder 21
Annotated photocopies of essays and poetry by other authors, undated
Box 8 Folder 22
Annotated photocopies of essays for class on Structural Analysis, undated
Box 8 Folder 23
Annotated photocopies of "El conflicto Barroco" by Pilar Gomez Bedate and "The Beautiful Soul of Don Damian" by Juan Bosch, undated
Box 8 Folder 24
Annotated photocopy of Antonio García Berrio's essay, "Critica formal y función critica", undated
Box 8 Folder 25
Annotated photocopy of Marcelino de Cisnero's "El significado del pensamiento filosofico", undated
Box 8 Folder 26
Unannotated photocopy of Ramón Ferreira's book of poems, "Los malos olores de este mundo", undated
Box 8 Folder 27
Unannotated photocopy about Michelangelo, undated
Box 8 Folder 28
Annotated photocopy of René Marqués' essay, "En la popa hay un cuerpo reclinado", undated
Box 8 Folder 29
Annotated photocopy of Piglia, Cernuda, and Bolívar, undated
Box 8 Folder 30
Annotated photocopy of Plato's Symposium, undated
"Simposio (Banquete) o de la erótica" and unannotated photocopy of Plato's Republic
Box 8 Folder 31
Unannoted photocopies of poetry by Cesar Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Ruben Dario, and others, undated
Box 8 Folder 32
Annotated photocopy of Hayden White's "Metahistory", undated
Box 9 Folder 1
Notes and essays for class on Don Quijote, undated
Box 9 Folder 2
Notes for class, "Historia de la lengua", undated
Box 9 Folder 3
Notes for Latin class, undated
Box 9 Folder 4
Notes and annotated bibliography for class on Literary Theory, undated
Box 9 Folder 5
Notes for Literatura Hispanica, undated
With CUNY PhD Program in Spanish Faculty-Student Handbook.
Box 9 Folder 6
Notebook with notes on various novels, undated
Box 9 Folder 7
Study notecards for exams, undated
Box 9 Folder 8
Annotated photocopies of articles for course on literary theory, undated
Box 9 Folder 9
Unannotated photocopy of "Escalio" by C. Soto Vélez, undated
Box 9 Folder 10
Spiral notebook with notes for a Portuguese class; various poems in Portuguese, undated
Box 9 Folder 11
Annotated photocopy of "All that is Solid Melts Into Air," a book by Marshall Berman, undated
Box 9 Folder 12-13
Literary magazines and booklets, 1963-1987
Box 9 Folder 14
Student essays with grades, 1982
Box 9 Folder 15
Clipping of article with photograph of Otero giving a reading, 1982
Box 9 Folder 16
Packet on Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY, 1982-1983
Box 9 Folder 17
Newsletters from John Jay College and Lehman College, with pieces about Otero, 1982, 1987
Box 9 Folder 18
Letter from Otero to Asela Rodriguez, 1983
Regarding the Images and Identities Conference: telling her not to publish his work, and that the conference was a disaster.
Box 9 Folder 19
Exam for "Literature of the Caribbean," taught at La Guardia Community College, 1985
Box 9 Folder 20
Memo advertising Otero's classes, 1985
Box 9 Folder 21
Student literary journal, "Voces de América", 1985
Box 9 Folder 22
Syllabi for "Literatura Puertorriquena II" and " Urban Study: The Puerto Rican Community", 1986-1989
Found with Carmen Beatriz Ramos Otero's belongings.
Box 9 Folder 23
Flyers for readings conducted while a writer in residence, 1986-1990
Reading that Otero did/moderated at Columbia University; newspaper article about Otero as a writer in residence; and a list of things Otero had to do while he was a writer in residence at Columbia, CUNY, Rutgers, Fordham, and Texas Union.
Box 9 Folder 24
Letters from department chairs welcoming Otero to Lehman College faculty, 1987
Box 9 Folder 25
Letters regarding a task force for changing Lehman College curriculum, 1987
Box 9 Folder 26
Lehman College Department of Puerto Rican Studies, 1987-1989
Box 9 Folder 27
"Notas al Calce" Hispanic literature talk show proposal, 1988
Box 9 Folder 28
Flyers for a talk by Juan Gelpí at Lehman College, 1988
Box 9 Folder 29
Information and application for CUNY's research award, 1988-1990
Box 9 Folder 30
Lehman College Puerto Rican faculty initiative, 1988-1990
Box 9 Folder 31
Staff listing for Lehman College, 1989
Box 9 Folder 32
Notes and syllabus for Otero's class, "Literatura Puertorriqueña", 1989
Box 10 Folder 1
Program for the Hispanic Literatures Conference, held at the Holiday Inn of Indiana, 1989
Otero did not participate in the conference, but it appears that he attended it.
Box 10 Folder 2
Conference talks, 1989, undated
Box 10 Folder 3
Syllabi and essays from course taught at Lehman College, "Literature of the Caribbean", 1990
Annotated photocopies of readings, along with an exam and associated materials that was administered to the class. Readings include Garcia Marquez's "The Solitude of Latin," in both English and Spanish; "Timehri" by Edward Brathwaite; "Our America" by Jose Marti, "Three Men by the River" by Rene Marquez, "The Caribbean as a Socio-Cultural Area," by Sidney Mintz (unannotated), and "Journeys" by Edward Brathwaite.
Box 10 Folder 4
Annotated photocopies for a course taught at Lehman College, 1990
Readings primarily about female authors from Puerto Rico.
Box 10 Folder 5
Candidate curriculum vitae, referral, and feedback from interview for Lehman College presidential search, 1990
Otero was a faculty representative on the presidential search committee.
Box 10 Folder 6
Handwritten notepad of Otero's notes for presidential search at Lehman College, 1990
Box 10 Folder 7
Lehman College student protest flyers, 1990
Box 10 Folder 8
Manuscripts of poetry and other writing from Otero's students, undated
From La Guardia Community College
Box 10 Folder 9
Exams for Otero's class, "Pintura y teatro", undated
Box 10 Folder 10
Puerto Rican Studies Institute mailing list, undated
Box 10 Folder 11
Otero's curriculum vitae and resumes, undated
Box 10 Folder 12
Underlined essay photocopy: "Birth of a Nation: Puerto Rico in the Nineteenth Century" by Adalberto López, undated
Box 10 Folder 13
Unannotated photocopies about women writers from Puerto Rico and critical criminology, undated
with a note from Olga [Nolla?].
Box 10 Folder 14
Essays and poetry by other academics, undated
With notes from Gelpí that translate to, "This work was between Manuel's papers but it's not by Manuel" and "material from other people in the academic world."