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Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1975

 Item — Box: 6, CD: 559

Scope and Contents

Vicente Archuleta, born July 31, 1904 in Ojo Caliente, NM, age 71, Teresa Dolores Jaramillo interviewing her grandfather, December 27, 1975. This seems to be related to CD 397 A. Begins at 00:03 and ends at 37. Conversation and stories (good recording, verses, traditions, life in Ojo Caliente, pigs, farm, farming, ranch life, blue corn, yellow corn, flour mill, atole, maiz blanco, traditional foods, discusses recipes for food, matanza, carne, meat, cooking, hosting the Pueblo Indian neighbors, Native Americans, chicharones, murcillas, sausage, La Llorona, dichos, chile colorado, canticos, songs, all people with colored eyes are witches, brujas, home remedies, remedios, health, salud, llerba del sapo, llerba del manzo, llerba buena, treating ulcers, lagunita del oregano, go in August for oregano, Matachines, empanadas, bunuelos, comidas santas, Penitentes, rosario, Holy Week, Semana Santa, food, la misa de los Penitentes, caro de bestias, animals, horse appeared, personal experience, he worked at el campo de la madera, forest wood cutting camp, maybe CCC?).

Edwin Berry, Tome, New Mexico, recorded by Ruben Cobos, 1975 at a community program in Tome. This appears to be second part of CD 398. Begins at 37:40 and ends at 47:56. Talk (fair recording, perhaps part of a longer discussion of the history of Tome, referring to child rearing, babysitters, would sing a Comanche song to the children, lullaby, Berry sings it, beat of his drum, indita, comanchito, relates some of his personal experiences, winter fires, no matches, transferred fire in a clay pot with live coals, alternates between conversation and performance of various songs).

Edwin Berry interview with Ruben Cobos, ca. 1975, related to CD 398. Begins at 47:57 and ends at 52:57. Interview (fair recording, Berry and Cobos, conversation about books, sings an alabado, Penitentes, flaggelation).

Anonymous woman and man. Begins at 52:58 and ends at 75:50. Interview (good recording, conversation between Dr. Cobos and an anonymous woman, la morada, la capillita, capilla de San Pedro, man joins in the conversation to recite verses, alabados,mentions of Andy Torres, a researcher; Nuestra Senora de la Luz, Penitente societies for women, el dia de San Antonio, Pueblo de San Juan, el dia de San Juan, home remedies, remedios, health, medicine, romerio, estafiate, llerba buena, mazanilla, etc.).

Dates

  • 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