Margo McCormick, Robert Neddeau, recorders, 1974
Item — Box: 3, CD: 255
Scope and Contents
McCormick, 1974: Delfina Preciado, Albuquerque, NM. Dichos (refrains regarding tardiness, crying, religion, wellness, behavior, discipline, children).
Scope and Contents
McCormick, 1974: Luis Carrillo, b. 1894, Albuquerque, NM. Datos personales (life of Carrillo, 1919 worked in the mines in New Mexico, labor, employment, mining, in Belen, Albuquerque, looking for copper, 1950 had a stroke, went to school up through third grade, was taught in Spanish, education, 1952 went to Colorado, then Arizona for three years, then to California 1968, then back to Albuquerque. Tells of his grandfather, who traveled to Kansas with bueyes, oxen team, wagons, for work, then he worked in Los Lunas for a millionaire, his grandfather bought raw coffee from Kansas, a trip of six months, spent time at Rio Bonito, New Mexico. His father was kidnapped and threatened by Native American Indians when he was young, Navajos, he escaped and was found by an uncle, nearly dead. Tells when Billy Kid, outlaw, was at Rio Bonito. Tells of location where his parents were killed when he was a boy, as a man he avenged the death of his mother and father, he was very poor as a child, few people there in 1920, discusses his first cars, automobiles, people had only seen horses and carriages. His grandfather had many horses, donkeys; origins of names some places in New Mexico, San Juan, New Mexico, Veguita, his mother was from Moya, Mora?. Mentions the journey of Hernan Cortes and his part in New Mexico history? Speaker b. June 21, grandfather told him of the legend of Victorio, fierce Mexican leader of Native Americans, Apaches, his father was one of three Carrillo brothers, tells of the grandure of the Rio Bonito area, his grandfather loved chile colorado con huevos, eggs and red chile, remembers the death of his parents, brothers and sister, muerte, family).
Scope and Contents
Neddeau, 1974: Roman Garcia, b. 1901, Manzano, NM. Datos personales, Part I. (Fair recording). (Cont. life story of Garcia, conversation, he lived forty years, as a farmer in Manzano, New Mexico, had farm animals, cows, horses, farming, ranching, in 1940 came to Albuqueruque, moved to Santa Fe, worked on railroads, and other machinery, and other labor, job, employment, went to school through eighth grade, education, in English only, Spanish was spoken only during recess. Manzano is a small town of 600-700 people, Chilili was a larger town nearby, his parents were born in Belen and bought a ranch in Manzano, he was one of six siblings, two of whom died early of influenza, the Spanish flu epidemic 1918, and in a car accident, he is the youngest and the last to be alive. The rancho, ranch, that he lived on had trees, crops, corn, wheat, beans, chile, watermelon, squash, alfalfa, good business, jumping spiders lived on the plants. To raise a little money they would rent salons, sala, dance halls, hire musicians and buy kerosine to light up the dance hall for bailes, dances, they danced without violence, people were good, la plebe era muy bueno, times have changed, now fighting at dances today. Many people of the town hunted for deer, rifles. Discusses his marriage, wedding on November 27, 1926, they were a couple since August, met at a dance, at which he asked her to be his girlfriend, women, courtship, later he and his family went to the house of her family to propose, marriage custom, wedding, and they began to have kids, five boys and two girls. Roberto, interviewer, relates that he is already twenty seven years old and has never been married. Garcia retired in 1966, did not get drafted to World War I, was too young for first war and too old for World War II, all of his sons served, army, navy, air force. Relates the death, muerte, of his parents, his wife's mother died when she was six months old, and her father gave her to others to raise, adoption, her father was a shepherd in Arizona, he came to visit for their marriage, liked to play cards and drink, his wife loved to play bingo, he liked to play pool, leisure, entertainment. At the time of his marriage he was twenty five and she was eighteen, jobs, hours, he worked at times until eleven at night and woke at four in the morning to prepare for the following day, discusses machines and methods used in farming, tractors, sower, horses, watering, etc. fragment, cuts off).
Dates
- 1974
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