New Mexico Folklore Society Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-540
Scope and Content
The collection consists of three folders, each of which contains photographic prints from meetings of the New Mexico Folklore Society. Folder 1 contains photographic prints from the 1970 meeting in Tucumcari, NM, includes photographs featuring T. M. Pearce. Folder 2 contains photographic prints from the 1977 meeting in El Paso, TX, including photographs portraying Jose Cisneros, James Ward Lee, and T. M. Pearce. Folder 3 contains one photograph from the 1982 meeting in Abiquiú, NM which portrays Elizabeth Bennet.
Dates
- 1970-1982
Creator
- New Mexico Folklore Society (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
History
Established in the spring of 1931, the purpose of the Society is to collect and preserve New Mexico folklore. The Society has sponsored many exhibits, lectures, folklore festivals, and publications. From 1944 until 1946, members participated in a project for the American Dialect Society, which was to collect proverbial sayings in English found in both written and oral traditions in New Mexico. In 1947, the Society began publication of the New Mexico Folklore Record.
Extent
41 items (3 folders) : 41 photographic prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of three folders, each of which contains photographic prints from meetings of the New Mexico Folklore Society.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.
Separated Material
Photographs separated from the New Mexico Folklore Society Records.
Creator
- New Mexico Folklore Society (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the New Mexico Folklore Society Photograph Collection, 1970-1982
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu