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Marta Weigle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC 361

Scope and Content

Collection consists of nearly all her research materials as well as manuscripts with and without annotations; notes; lecture materials; correspondence; newspaper and journal clippings; book reviews of her books; Federal One, a newsletter of 1930s culture; and other publications. Included are research materials on New Mexico writers, penitentes and religion in New Mexico, materials on many of the Works Project Administration (WPA) projects in New Mexico, and materials on Spanish Colonial folk art.

Where repeated, the initials for the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), the Works Project Administration (WPA) Federal Writers Project (FWP), Federal Art Project (FAP),and Federal Music Project (FMP) are used in the collection

Contains material in English and in Spanish.

Dates

  • 1946-1999

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical Note

Marta Weigle (1944-) is a professor of English, Anthropolgy, and American Studies at the University of New Mexico. She was born in Wisconsin on July 3, 1944. She graduated cum laude in Social Relations from Harvard University, June 1965 and received her doctorate in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania in August 1971. She has written many articles and books on the southwest, its culture, tourism, mythology, hispanic village life and art, the Penitentes, New Mexico writers, and historic figures in literature. Some of her publications are Santa Fe and Taos: The Writer's Era, 1916-1941; Women of New Mexico: Depression Era Images; the Lore of New Mexico; Hispanic Arts and Ethnohistory; and Spiders and Spinsters. She lives in Santa Fe, NM.

Extent

39.50 Linear Feet

Separated Material

Publications and books are located in the Fray Angelico Chavez History Library.

General

Contact Information

  1. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
  2. The Palace of the Governors
  3. P.O. Box 2087
  4. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087, U.S.A.
  5. Phone: (+)505.476.5090
  6. Fax: (+)505.476.5104
  7. Email: historylibrary@state.nm.us
  8. URL: www.palaceofthegovernors.org

General

Title
Guide to the Marta Weigle Collection, 1946-1999
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Processed by Library Staff
Date
©2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Revision Statements

  • June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//Museum of New Mexico::Fray Angelico Chavez History Library//TEXT (US::NmSM::AC 361::Marta Weigle Collection)//EN" "nmsm1ac361.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
  • Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.

Repository Details

Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository

Contact:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090