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Ruben Cobos, recorder, May 10, 1975

 Item — Box: 5, CD: 455A

Scope and Contents

Part I of III, more of the New Mexico Folklore Society Conference, Silver City, New Mexico, May 1975. Entertainment, musical performance by women students. Begins at 00:02 and ends at 32:11. Live music (fair recording, various performers, singing in Spanish, some inaudible, Cindy Chandler, Sally Provencio, Rachel Sais, Amy Gillespie, Sherry Lane, students from Western New Mexico University, Silver City, with David Powell, Professor of English, Western New Mexico University, program in Cobos folder).
Scope and Contents Pat Foster, free lance folklorist, former editor of and reporter for Silver City Enterprize, at Folkore Society Conference, Silver City, May 1975. Begins at 32:12 and ends at 58:21. Introduction (good recording); 2. Lecture (good recording, in English about Grant County history, the Lyons and Campbell Cattle and Ranch Company, ranching, facts and rumors, local, community government, politics, transportation, ranchers and Native Americans, American Indians, Geronimo, his scalp, reward offered, horses stolen, 1880, Silver City, Gila farmhouse, mining company, mines, Lyons lodge, etc.).
Scope and Contents Conference, music performance. Begins at 58:22 and ends at 67:14, at Folklore Society Conferencae luncheon, May 1975. Silver City (fair recording, Mel Green, Lyle Guess, singing in English, local Silver City popular singer, western, country music, plays various songs).

Dates

  • May 10, 1975

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