Eng.

The California State University at Fresno invites TR to the inauguration of Dr. Tomás Arciniega who becomes the highest ranking Chicano academic administrator of the CSU System.

Eng.

TR recommends him for the position of vice president of Pan American University in Texas. TR states: "I believe that his record...plus his credibility with students, staff and faculty make him a worthwhile candidate for the position."

Eng/Sp.

Sends TR an update on how "Festival Floricanto II promete ser una bomba literaria con semejante participación." Also, TR congratulates Alurista on the first issue of Maize. ¡Felicitaciones! Como siempre lo que haces, lo haces bien."

Eng.

TR supports a Ford Foundation grant for Dr. Sergio Elizondo to participate in the Cuarto Congreso de la Nueva Narrativa Hispanoamericana at the Universidad del Valle, Columbia.

Eng.

The program assistant for the Hispanic conference sends TR his honorarium for his speech at the Visitors Program in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 1977.

Eng.

TR supports him for an MacArthur Prize stating: "I judge that his most important demonstration of his capacity for original work is through his continuance of a `myth' in the setting of New Mexico." Include Anaya's discussion of Tierra.

Eng.

TR writes to the governor of New Mexico of his delight in meeting him during the commencement in Puerto Rico. Anaya writes: "I am particularly interested in the concrete steps that your university has taken in a quest for excellence."

Eng.

TR accepts the invitation to be the guest speaker for the LULAC Installation of officers Banquet on June 5, 1972.

Eng.

UCR professor sends TR a letter regarding his opinions on the history and the present condition of the campus. He laments the expansion of the administrative bureaucracy and the decline of the faculty and student body.

Eng.

Congratulates TR on his new position as executive vice president of the University of Texas at El Paso. TR responds: "The university also has a bright future and during these first few days I am getting to know quite a few people..."