John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music
Organization
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Antonio Garcia Collection of Native American Music of New Mexico and Mexico
Collection
Identifier: MU-12
Abstract
This collection of sound recordings was donated to the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music by Antonio Garcia. The music is mainly from San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, with a few songs of the Huichol of Mexico. In addition, several songs are from the Iroquois and one is from the Ojibwa or Chippewa Tribe.
Dates:
ca. 1941-1965; Majority of material found within 1960-65
Charlemaud Curtis Collection of Southwestern Music, Interviews and Programs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-847-BC
Abstract
The Curtis collection contains a wide variety of recordings including music, programs and interviews. They range from Navajo, Pueblo, Keresan, Laguna and Mescalero Apache and songs and dances, Spanish alabados, Christmas plays, and wedding dances and popular music, to Anglo American fiddle and cowboy tunes and African American gospel music. Also included are some songs from the Cheyenne and Plains Indians, the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, the Indians of Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru, and a...
Dates:
1960-1987
Charlotte Johnson Frisbie Collection of Navajo Music and Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: MU-10
Abstract
This is a copy of the field recordings made by Charlotte S. Johnson on the Navajo Reservation in 1963-1965. There are large segments of Navajo dialogue with English translations. The collection contains a wide range of songs and oral histories that provide an in depth view of Navajo religion, society and history.
Dates:
1963-1965
Donald L. Roberts Collection of Music of the Southwest and Mexico
Collection
Identifier: MU-14
Abstract
The collection contains recordings of Navajo, Hopi and Pueblo songs, as well as a few Apache, Ute, and Kiowa songs. A major part deals with the history and use of sand paintings, native medicine and star beliefs. There are also Matachines dances, a Los Pastores program and a concert of songs performed by the University of Chihuahua Folkloric group. The collection includes detailed explanations of the selections.
Dates:
1964-1968
Donald P. Jewell Maidu-Concow Indian Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-21
Abstract
This collection consists of 51 CDs containing oral interviews with Frank Day, Bryan Beavers and Leland Scott, members of the Maidu-Concow tribe.
Dates:
1963-1966
Edith Murphy Collection of Pomo and Yuki Recordings
Collection
Identifier: MU-11
Abstract
This collection of sound recordings was re-recorded in 1965 from a collection at the Mendocino County Schools, California. It contains Indian songs sung by Leland Fullwider, Chief Mitoma of the Little Lake Pomo tribe, and other items such as a discussion of acorn soup and pinole foodstuff.
Dates:
1965
Edwin Berry Oral History Interviews and Songs
Collection
Identifier: MU-20
Scope and Content
This collection consists of 30 CDs each containing one hour of oral interviews and/or renditions by Edwin Berry (Baca), a pioneer resident of Tomé, New Mexico. These interviews were conducted by Dr. Rowena Rivera, a former professor of Spanish at the University of New Mexico. In 1979, Dr. Rivera interviewed Edwin Berry, who was at the time 66 years old. Mr. Berry gave an account of life in the Tomé area in the early part of the 20th century. In addition to the oral history, the recordings...
Dates:
1979-2000 (bulk 1979-1982)
Florence Hawley Ellis and Donovan Senter Collection of Hispanic, Isleta, and Laguna Songs
Collection
Identifier: MU-8
Abstract
These recordings contain Hispanic folk music and songs of the Isleta and Laguna Pueblos.
Dates:
1940-1949
Frank V. Mares and Bruna Valencia Mares “No Hay Cosa Como La Madre” recording and associated material
Collection
Identifier: MSS-846-SC
Abstract
The collection contains a Spanish mariachi song, “No Hay Cosa Como La Madre” composed by Frank and Bruna Mares for Frank’s mother.
Dates:
1985-1989
Indian Music of the Southwest and Mexico Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-4
Abstract
This collection of sound recordings was donated to the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music by the Music Department of the University of New Mexico. It consisted of three reels of pre-1963 commercial recordings of Native American music from Mexico and the Southwestern United States, which have been reformatted to CD.
Dates:
[193?]-1963
Inter-Tribal Ceremonial Association Sound Recordings of the 44th Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial
Collection
Identifier: MU-6
Scope and Content
This collection contains 36 sound tapes of ceremonial dances recorded in the field during the 44th Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, held in Gallup, N.M., August 12-15, 1965. The tapes contain music from Native American peoples from Mexico and across the United States, including the Southwest, Plains, Pacific Coast and Southeast. Twenty eight tribes are represented in the collection which has been arranged alphabetically by tribe. Also on the tapes there are descriptions of the types of dances...
Dates:
August 12-15, 1965
James B. Wright Collection of Southwestern Native American and Hispanic Music, Interviews and Literary Programs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-829-BC
Abstract
This broad collection contains traditional Southwestern Native American and Hispanic folk music, and popular music, dances, poetry readings and interviews collected in the 1970s and 1980s. Also included are Spanish medieval music, a Belen Los Pastores presentation, Matachines music from Tortugas, a Corrales history pageant, Anglo American country western songs and fiddle tunes, Laotian songs from Albuquerque, and a lecture by John Donald Robb.
Dates:
1973-1986
John Donald Robb Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-497-BC
Scope and Content
The multi-faceted Robb Collection is arranged in six series: Personal and Professional Papers; Folk Music; Compositions of John Donald Robb; Oversize; Sarah Robb Addition, Robb Diaries, and Ellen Robb Addition. The Personal and Professional Papers relate to Robb's work as an educator, author, lecturer, and composer. The series includes the following subseries: Biographical Materials; UNM Teaching Materials; Writings; Lectures; Composition Materials; Miscellaneous Concerts and...
Dates:
1915-1989
John Duncan Collection of California Maidu Oral Histories and Music and Plains Indian Music
Collection
Identifier: MU-17
Abstract
This collection contains interviews with several California Maidu informants and songs and stories. There are also songs from the Sioux, Paiute and Shoshone tribes.
Dates:
1960-1965
Juan S. Lucero and Lora L. Chavez Collection of New Mexico Hispanic Religious and Traditional Songs
Collection
Identifier: MU-2
Abstract
This is a collection of songs composed by Juan Sebedeo Lucero, along with a few other traditional New Mexico songs, sung by Lucero and family members. Included are alabanzas or songs of praise, corridos, romances, rancheros and samples of a few other song types such as an indita, polka and a waltz.
Dates:
1950-2008
Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie collection of Northern New Mexico Hispanic music
Collection
Identifier: MSS-838-BC
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of recordings of traditional Hispanic folk music performed by musicians in Santa Fe, Chama, Tierra Amarilla, and Bernal, New Mexico. Included are a few ragtime, country, Mexican tunes, and other favorites.
Dates:
1980-1985
Manuel Archuleta collection of Pueblo Indian, Navajo and Hopi music
Collection
Identifier: MSS-830-BC
Abstract
The collection contains Native American music from San Juan, San Felipe, Laguna, Taos and Zuni Pueblos, as well as the Navajo and Hopi. The songs were recorded in the 1940s by Manuel Archuleta, of San Juan Pueblo.
Dates:
ca. 1940-1970
Margaret Hindes Collection of Native American Music of the Western Mono Indians of California and the Sioux of South Dakota
Collection
Identifier: MU-18
Abstract
This is a collection of Native American songs and a story from the Western Mono of California. Also included are songs from the Sioux tribe of South Dakota.
Dates:
1961-1967
Mary Louise Perrine Recordings of Navajo Chants, Songs, and Prayers
Collection
Identifier: MU-9
Abstract
This collection contains three CDs with Navajo children and adults performing social songs.
Dates:
1959-1964
Mexican Popular Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-5
Abstract
This collection of sound recordings was donated to the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music by the Music Department of the University of New Mexico. It consisted of three reels of pre-1963 commercial recordings of Mexico music, which have been reformatted to three cassettes. Represented in the collection are canciones, corridos, rancheras, huapangos, vals (waltzes) and marchas.
Dates:
[194?]-1963
Ned Sublette Collection of New Mexico Country Western and Hispanic Folk Music
Collection
Identifier: MSS-831-BC
Abstract
The collection contains country western songs from Portales and music from a Spanish Catholic mass and fiesta in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Dates:
1977
Odd S. Halseth Collection of Native American Social Songs and Interviews
Collection
Identifier: MU-22
Abstract
This collection consists of 278 sound recordings made in 1950 and 1965. It contains social songs, dances, violin and vocal presentations, oral history interviews and commentaries about Native American customs, social life, ceremonies and rituals.
Dates:
1950-1965
Paul Tosa Collection of Jemez Pueblo Music
Collection
Identifier: MSS-861-BC
Abstract
The collection contains Native American music from Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. The songs were recorded in the early 1970s by Paul Tosa of Jemez Pueblo. Included are traditional Jemez Pueblo Buffalo, Deer, Corn, Bow and Arrow and Harvest Dance songs.
Dates:
circa 1970-1975
Peter White Collection of New Mexico Fiddle Music
Collection
Identifier: MSS-848-BC
Abstract
This collection contains recordings of New Mexican fiddlers performing in their homes and at state fiddle contests, and a live KUNM folk music show. Included are discussions of the evolution of American folk songs, bowing techniques, history of the performers, etc. Represented are old style New Mexico, Texas, and Appalachian fiddle tunes, Anglo-American and Celtic folk songs.
Dates:
1977-1980
Richard B. Stark Collection of New Mexico Religious Songs
Collection
Identifier: MU-13
Abstract
The collection contains alabados, Holy Week songs, prayers and songs for the deceased and Christmas Los Pastores songs. There are discussions of the songs with the singers and interviews with them about their personal lives.
Dates:
1950