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Manners and customs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Albuquerque and vicinity. E.L. Drake, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 27
Scope and Contents Brief description of a variety of social customs and superstitions practiced in Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
Dates: 1936-1940

"By Sunset" (Pa Mete-sol). Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 2425
Scope and Contents A set of four stories describing various social customs- 1. The practiceee of the village store keepers acting as bankers. 2. The summer departure of villagers seeking work in Colorado. 3. Superstitions about the day Tuesday. 4. Brief description of a flour miller.
Dates: 1936-1940

Christmas Day in Clayton. W.M. Emery, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 16
Scope and Contents Christmas Day customs.
Dates: 1936-1940

Cowboys and their customs. Katherine Ragsdale, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-4 4
Scope and Contents Brief discussion of customs peculiar to the cowboy.
Dates: 1936-1940

Curios practices. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 20
Scope and Content From the Collection: Collection consists of typed documents produced by employees of the W.P.A. and its subdivision the Federal Writer's Project in New Mexico. Most of the collection is made up of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with New Mexicans, and folklore and stories about New Mexico and Hispanic culture in particular.
Dates: 1936-1940

Early settlers of Llano Quemado. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 21
Scope and Contents Brief description of the settlers and way of life in Llano Quemado.
Dates: 1936-1940

El Bautismo. (The Baptism). Aurora Lucero- White, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-9 12
Scope and Contents Description of Spanish baptismal traditions.
Dates: 1936-1940

El Bautismo. (The Christening). Anonymous., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-18 2
Scope and Contents Social customs and preparations surrounding christening ceremony.
Dates: 1936-1940

El Custumbre de la comida crusada. (Crossing of the Bar Dinner). Lester Raines. collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-24 8
Scope and Contents Description of a meal served during the course of a wake.
Dates: 1936-1940

El Inocente. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 8
Scope and Contents Story of an imbecile and his role in a small Hispano village.
Dates: 1936-1940

Northern New Mexico in 1870. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-6 4
Scope and Contents Description of life in New Mexico during the 1870's. Gives a description of social customs and dangers of Indian attacks.
Dates: 1936-1940

Pablo Candalarias of Tinaja. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 23
Scope and Contents Brief tale of the first settler of Tinaja.
Dates: 1936-1940

Pioneer customs - shorts. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-5 13
Scope and Contents Insights into some customs of early New Mexico.
Dates: 1936-1940

San Ysidro Labrador. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-20 32
Scope and Contents Explanation of the importance of San Ysidro Labrador among the Hispanos.
Dates: 1936-1940

Social life. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-18 1
Scope and Contents Description of village games and a brief description on marriage customs in rural Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
Dates: 1936-1940

Social life. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-1 1
Scope and Contents Description of village games and a brief description on marriage customs in rural Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
Dates: 1936-1940

Spanish-American customs. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 31
Scope and Contents Small boy explains his mother's method of chasing flies out of the house.
Dates: 1936-1940

Spanish crosses. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 15
Scope and Contents Explanation of Spanish-American 'Prayer Crosses'
Dates: 1936-1940

Spanish customs. James A. Burns, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 7
Scope and Contents How Spanish boys are named when born on certain days.
Dates: 1936-1940

Spanish folk customs. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 35
Scope and Contents Four short stories of New Mexico customs.
Dates: 1936-1940

The laxative of the stranger. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 22
Scope and Contents The Spanish used a native plant, Sebadilla, which had the effects of a strong laxative to rid themselves of unwanted visitors.
Dates: 1936-1940