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Ruben Cobos, recorder, n.d.

 Item — Box: 6, CD: 514

Scope and Contents

Morelio Garcia, from Taos, NM, age 54, mention of Ramon Fernandez. Begins at 00:05 and ends at 12:08. 1. Chiste (fair recording, joke del chile de don Peter, sings a tune); 2. Conversation (fair recording, between Dr. Cobos and speaker, brekas, breaks, Bilingual, language, Spanglish, Spanish and English lexical differences, Spanish contact with English, Anglo Americans, morada, local traditions, Bilingual speaker, codeswitching between English and Spanish, calvario, religious traditions, Penitentes, New Mexico as a Territory, politics, County Chair, Democrat, Gilbert Vigil, names family members of politician from Taos, New Mexico, Syrians in Taos, millionaires in town).

Anita Mares, from Taos, NM. Begins at 12:15 and ends at 54:40. 1. Prayer (fair recording, recites verses, religious traditions, Padre Nuestro, Our Father); 2. Conversation (good recording, between speaker and Dr. Cobos, local religious traditions, marriage, wedding, prendorio, engagement party, calabazas, father would write a rejection letter, Dr. Cobos - wife Elvira speaks about their wedding, recites wedding prayers, requiebro, luminarias, Christmas tradition, recording pauses at 39:43 and resumes after 30 seconds, funeral traditions, death, muerte, Penitentes, la morada, the rosary, food preparations for velorio, cooking, division of property among the living, extended family live in home, baptismal, entriega de bautismo, madera, furniture, sleeping patterns, no beds).

Dates

  • n.d.

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