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Anonymous, recorder, Undated

 Item — Box: 3, CD: 279

Scope and Contents

Antonio Jose Vigil, born in 1887. Begins at 4:01 and ends at 15:03. Local history, Torreon, New Mexico (fair recording, story about childhood, life inTorreon, cosecha, harvest, farming, wheat, ranching, hacienda de trigo, customs, games, children, leisure, San Lorenzo, rodeo, ninety sacks of beans).
Scope and Contents Rosarita L. Vigil. Begins at 15:08 and ends at 21:15. Local history, Cuaresma (fair recording, time of Lent, customs, local traditions, la Fiesta de Torreon, New Mexico).
Scope and Contents Anonymous male, b. 1891. Begins at 21:18 and ends at 59:57. 1. Story (fair recording, man was dying, humor, chiste); 2. Story (fair recording, New Mexico, asina, humor, chiste, joke); 3. Story (fair recording, witches, Las Vegas, New Mexico); 4. Local history, El hombre del campo (good recording, story, a man is looking for a lost horse); 5. Story (good recording, a man and his wife, language, speaking Spanglish, hacer + infinitive, hacer retire, mil pesos); 6. Story (good recording, a man had forty camels, plata, oro, gold, silver, treasure); 7. Adivinanza (fair recording, riddle, Adam was born from mother earth, and the woman came from the man's rib, Bible story); 8. Story (good recording, a man wanted to understand animals speaking, an angel granted him this wish but told him he would die if anyone figured out the secret, humor, talking to animals, burro); 9. Story (good recording, a king wanted a special wig and beard, humor); 10. Dichos (good recording, proverbs, various, trujo).

Dates

  • Undated

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