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RAFTING THE RIO (MEMORIAL DAY 1983); PINEDALE, WYOMING (AUGUST 1983); NICARAGUA (DECEMBER 1983), 1983

 File — Box: 173, slide-box: 15

Scope and Contents

  1. 1. Rafting the Rio Grande, Memorial Day 1983. With Rod and Mari Rogers, Wayne Horman, Betty Read, JTN, and Steve Harris, the guide from Far Flung Adventures. Couple photos published in Impact Magazine, Alb. Journal (June 28, 1983). (19 sleeves)
  2. 2. Rafting the Rio Grande, Memorial Day 1983. Wayne Horman on "bucking bronco" in rapids. (13 slides.)
  3. 3. Trip to Pinedale, Wyoming, Aug. 1983. Betty Read at lake with trout, with baby robin. (19 slides)
  4. 4. Trip to Pinedale, Wyoming, Aug. 1983. Dead antelope. Flaming Gorge. (19 slides)
  5. 5. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Betty Read, Noel Corea, Bill Becker, Carol Fonte. Ed McCaughan. (20 slides)
  6. 6. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Betty Read, Margaret Randall, Carol Fonte, Eric Avery, Ed McCaughan. Mike "Momotombo." (20 slides)
  7. 7. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Planetarium (former Nat'l Guard Headquarters) where we stayed. Alejandro Bedaña. Political posters and billboards. (20 slides)
  8. 8. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Roadside political posters and billboards. (20 slides)
  9. 9. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Road signs and Murals. Murals on Av. Bolivar, Managua. (20 slides)
  10. 10. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Cathedral, Nat'l Palace, Managua. Cathedral with BIG Sandino flag. Also little tank to Somoza from Mussolini, and statue. (20 slides)
  11. 11. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Mural, Luis A. Velasquez Park. Volunteer artists. Honduran border. (16 slides)
  12. 12. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Our gang on Honduran border, burnt-out from Contra war. Betty Read and Carol Fonte. (20 slides)
  13. 13. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Up near Honduran border. We listen to Noel Corea explain the war. (20 slides)
  14. 14. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Up near the Honduras border. Noel Corea. Our gang. Eric Avery. Bill Becker giving canteen to Sandinista soldier. (20 slides)
  15. 15. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Somoto near Honduras border, and airport, Managua. Bill Becker gives canteen to Sandinista soldier in Somoto. Betty Read and portrait of Sandino. (20 slides)
  16. 16. Nicaragua, Dec. 1983. Betty Read at airport. (3 slides)

Dates

  • 1983

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.

Extent

From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)

Additional Description

General

16 SLEEVES. I rafted the Rio Grande (for the first and last time ever) with Betty Read and friends. Did rafting article for Impact Magazine, Albuquerque Journal (June 28, 1983). Visited my Dad and his wife Jackie in Pinedale, Wyoming that August. And spent 8 or 9 days in Nicaragua during Purisima celebrations before Xmas, December 1983. Article in Impact Magazine, "After the Triumph," (February 28, 1984). (NOTE: SEE MY MS. ARCHIVES FOR MY NOTEBOOKS AND ESSAY ON NICARAGUA.)

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Repository Details

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Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451

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