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Guam - Three original historical handwritten manuscripts found by Lt. Francisco R. Espinosa, 1945 USNR obtained from Francisco Cruz, Tutujan, Guam., 1911

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This first series Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa Sr. is arranged in the following subseries: Publications which contains primarily reprints or offprints of Journal Articles by Aurelio M. Espinosa; Journal articles and books by other New Mexico, Southwest, and Mexico authors and by family members: Aurelio Espinosa Jr., Francisco Ramón Espinosa, and Manuel Espinosa; programs and university related pamphlets. Also includes material published by various authors including Novelas, Novenas and Theater booklets by various authors, language Studies; and Folklore and Miscellaneous Texts from Spain and Latin America. The second sub-series in the Sr. series is Correspondence which contains letters grouped into: Personal, Publishing/Academic/Career/Miscellaneous, Spain and Civil War related and Estate/Ephemera. The third sub-series Field Research contains notebooks and notes taken by Espinosa Sr. The forth sub-series includes Photos and the fifth sub-series is Newspapers collected by Espinosa Sr. with many having articles written by him.

Dates

  • 1911

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 Boxes, 3 oversize Folders (16.5 cubic ft.)

General

1) "Romance de Lucinda y Velardo en la corte de gran Sultan." 2)"Romance de Valdovinas, Carlota y el Marques de Mantua."; Page 060 signs off with "Agana, Guam, 29 de Octubre de 1911 J.M. Cruz"; Page 061 contains "Verzo para la conmedia Estrofa 1a." and other songs, poems, cuentos etc. Note by Espinosa - "Esta parte ultima es el nacimiento y adoracion de Los Pastores."

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