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Eileen Dunn, Helen Cortez, recorders, 1970, 1971

 Item — Box: 1, CD: 44

Scope and Contents

Dunn, 1970: Jose Procopio Segura y Lucero, b. 1900, Cerro, NM, (near Taos?). 1. Las campanas de la iglesia de Cerro, NM (local history, legend, how the villagers of Cerro cooperated to buy and cast their own bell for church of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, rining the bell, bell still there today; 2. Costumbres de antes (traditions, description of early settlers of Cerro, daily life of the poor, food, cooking, sleeping, health, sanitation, snow shoes, etc., they were rich in their poverty).

Dunn: Raquel Viera, b. 1925, Albuquerque, NM. Por que la cara de la Muerte es fea (folk tale, explanation of why the face of death is so sad looking, barely audible).

Cortez, 1971: Mrs. A. Cortez, b. 1915, Artesia, NM. La burrita (poor recording, Mexican American music, song, children, family, describing the sorrowful condition of a little donkey).

Cortez, 1971: Emilio Chavez, b. 1914, Artesia, NM. 1. Fair to poor recording. Te quiero porque te quiero (Mexican American music, contemporary popular love song, a ranchera); 2. La burrita (Mexican American music, song about a little donkey, incomplete); 3. Como que queria llover (Mexican American music, popular contemporary love song, rain); 4. Los barandales del puente (Mexican American music, popular contemporary love song, the bridge's guard rails); 5. Cuatro milpas (Mexican American music, popular contemporary tune, four corn fields).

Cortez: Mrs. A. Cortez, b. 1915, Artesia, NM. Fair to poor recording. 1. La Virgencita (fair recording, Mexican American music, popular contemporary love song, Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico); 2. El Rancho Grande, (fair recording, Mexican American music, popular contemporary song, Mexico); 3. Tampico hermoso (fair recording, Mexican American music, describing the beauty of Tampico, port city, coast of Tamaulipas, Mexico, incomplete); 4. La Virgencita (song, repeat of No. 1); 5. La mulita (fair recording, Mexican American music, popular contemporary song, the little mule, children, incomplete).

Dates

  • 1970, 1971

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

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