This series includes typed drafts and handwritten drafts of the manuscript for Esphyr Slobodkina's autobiography. Esphyr published this work herself through Urquhart-Slobodkina Inc. in 1976 and produced a small number of bound copies making printed copies rather difficult to find. As a result, the manuscript draft of this text can suppliment or enhance researchers seeking a more intimate and revealing biographical account of Esphyr's life.
Series IV contains the published materials from 1973 to 2005. Included in the series are conference presentation papers, journal articles, and a Puerto Rican Literature review. The series as a whole highlights the types of topics and issues addressed in the scholarly community and how they are framed. This series is relevent to those interested in Puerto Rican and Latino community and cultural issues.