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James B. Wright Collection of Southwestern Native American and Hispanic Music, Interviews and Literary Programs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-829-BC
Abstract
This broad collection contains traditional Southwestern Native American and Hispanic folk music, and popular music, dances, poetry readings and interviews collected in the 1970s and 1980s. Also included are Spanish medieval music, a Belen Los Pastores presentation, Matachines music from Tortugas, a Corrales history pageant, Anglo American country western songs and fiddle tunes, Laotian songs from Albuquerque, and a lecture by John Donald Robb.
Dates:
1973-1986
Nathan Howard Thorp Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1975-058
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the papers of Nathan Howard "Jack" Thorp. The bulk of the collection consists of undated cowboy songs, poems, riddles, and short stories. Included are New Mexican folk songs and documents pertaining to New Mexico saints and feast days. Also within the collection is a letter concerning editing of Thorps manuscripts (1936).
Dates:
circa. 1930s
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- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives 1
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- American literature - Hispanic American authors 1
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- American poetry West (U.S.) 1
- Christmas plays, Spanish -- New Mexico 1
- Church music -- Catholic Church 1
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- Cowboys writings, American 1
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- Folk music - New Mexico 1
- Folk songs New Mexico 1
- Folklore New Mexico 1
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- Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.) 1
- Hispanic Americans - Southwest, New - Folklore 1
- Hispanic Americans - Southwest, New - Music 1
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- Indian activists 1
- Indian dance -- North America 1
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- New Mexico -- Social life and customs 1
- Old-time music 1
- Oral histories 1
- Pastores 1
- Powwows 1
- Ragtime music 1
- Ranch life West (U.S.) 1
- Songs, Spanish 1
- West (U.S.) Songs and music 1
- Western stories 1 ∧ less
- Language
- Lao 1
- Navajo; Navaho 1
- Spanish; Castilian 1
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- Names
- Ortiz, Simon J., 1941- 1
- Robb, J. D. (John Donald), 1892-1989 1
- Thorp, N. Howard (Nathan Howard), 1867-1940 1
- Westerman, Floyd Red Crow, 1936-2007 1
- Wright, James B. 1
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