Dolores McKelvey, recorder, 1971
File — Box: 2, CD: 206
Scope and Contents
McKelvey, 1971: Edwin Berry, b. 1915, Tome, NM. 1. Suceso extraordinario (Part II, cursed pregnancy, childbirth, women, children, witchcraft, curanderismo); 2. La bruja (a good woman, a gardener, made marmalade for all, people thought she was witch, a curandera comes, checks, explains that the face that isn't visible in a water hole is a that of a witch, Cobos note - una Senora Padilla); 3. El sembrador de trigo (wheat farmer, wages of worker who dug irrigation ditch, acequia, employment, job, farming, Penitent planted wheat for God, the animals, the world); 4. Don Matias (verse, made moonshine, Prohibition, on the feast day of San Lorenzo, one should not work, Don Matias planted anyway, storm erupted, ruined crop); 5. El ciego Juan Lucero (Juan had smallpox as a child, lost mother to smallpox, went blind, as an adult, he sang beautifully, was healthy and owned a store, worked on carpentry at night, when a boy asked him why he worked at night, he replied, for me, it is always night, he was a Christian, walked fast and alone, always worked, from Spain). (Cobos notes for 206 in folder.)
Dates
- 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
- From the Collection: Cobos, Rubén (Person)
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu