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Ruben Cobos, recorder, January 1, 1976

 Item — Box: 6, CD: 566

Scope and Contents

Elvira Cobos, second wife of Ruben Cobos, and Renee Cobos, youngest daughter of Ruben Cobos with Elvira. Begins at 00:13 and ends at 65:59. Folklore in New Mexico (good recording, by wife of Dr. Cobos, folklore, traditions, prayers, religion, chistes, jokes, speaks in English and Spanish, Bilingual speaker, recording quality reduced after about 6 minutes, Renee Cobos speaks at 6 minutes 45 seconds, adivinanzas, riddles, animal riddles, wisdom, advice, he who shuts the door on the poor will open the door to hell for themselves, personal experiences, home remedies, cuento de los tres marranos, cuentos, history of the Penitentes, quality of recording is fair to poor after about 30 minutes, recorder too far away, singing various songs, local customs, use of word lonche, lunch, Ranchos de Taos, building homes, preparing home for winter, weather, conditions, lambing time, sheep, ehiyadero, hiyadero, shearing, la tresquilla, farming, garden, animals, threshing wheat, trigo, food for Lent, cooking, local traditions, calabazitas, maiz, chicos, comida seca, pastel de fruta, cherry, apple, peach, cake, biscochos, bizcochitos, nuts, candies, carne seca, meat, preservation, food, storage, beef jerky, dried meat, there were not refrigerators in that time, they would smash the dried meat to soften it, etc.).

Dates

  • January 1, 1976

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