Folklore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
Legend of kneeling nun. Mrs. W.C. Totty, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-60 21
Scope and Contents
Tale in verse of a nun who was known for nursing the ill.
Dates:
1936-1940
Legend of the Kneeling Nun done in verse by Frank Camblos. Mrs. W.C. Totty. collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-60 22
Scope and Contents
Two tales in verse.
Dates:
1936-1940
Los cuatro consejos morales. (The four wise counsels). Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-50 5
Scope and Contents
A fairy tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
Los Duendes y la Vieja ( The Brownies and the old woman). Rosario O. Hinojos. collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 14
Scope and Contents
The story of a very dirty old woman who was forced by the elves to keep a tidy house.
Dates:
1936-1940
Los humitos donde iras y no volveras. (The smoke from which you never return). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 16
Scope and Contents
Adventures of a young man who saves the people a witch has enchanted.
Dates:
1936-1940
Los siete hermanos. (The seven brothers). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 18
Scope and Contents
A witch enchants seven brothers and their sister.
Dates:
1936-1940
Los tres hijos. (The three sons)., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-56 3
Scope and Contents
Tale of how three brothers used their inheritance. Includes an introduction by Raymond Otis.
Dates:
1936-1940
Los Tres Presiosidas. (The three treasures). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 15
Scope and Contents
A young girl saves her mother and brothers by finding three treasures.
Dates:
1936-1940
Marikita la linda. (Marikita the Lovely). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 19
Scope and Contents
Mistreated by her jealous stepmother, a young girl survives many adventures and is eventually reunited with her husband.
Dates:
1936-1940
Mary Haughton Harroun Collection of New Mexico Folktales
Collection
Identifier: AC 102-P
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the private papers of Mary Houghton Harroun, 1892-1916. Included are: typescript translations of New Mexico folktales; some correspondence; some clippings; and a publication of Spanish customs and folklore.
Dates:
1892-1916
Mas tu cara que tu fama. (Your fame is greater than your beauty). Bright Lynn. collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 26
Scope and Contents
Short story of an old woman who speaks too frankly.
Dates:
1936-1940
New Mexican Spanish folklore and provincialism. Eustaquio Garcia, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-32 11
Scope and Contents
Discussion of New Mexico folklore, songs, and colloquialisms.
Dates:
1936-1940
No calamity like a bad neighbor. Genevieve Chapin, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 9
Scope and Contents
San Ysidro professes to be willing to take any punishment from God except the punishment of having a bad neighbor.
Dates:
1936-1940
Old Spanish customs and stories., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-56 18
Scope and Contents
Stories by various authors.
Dates:
1936-1940
Old-time stories Los Mano fachicos. (The Simpletons). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 25
Scope and Contents
Humorous adventures of four simpletons.
Dates:
1936-1940
On setting a hen. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-2 34
Scope and Contents
A story relating how Tia Lupe placed 13 eggs under a hen and hatched 12 pullets and one rooster.
Dates:
1936-1940
Pajaro-hombre. (The bird man). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 14
Scope and Contents
A prophesy is fullfilled when three brothers become rulers of a kingdom.
Dates:
1936-1940
Paloma Blanca (White Dove). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 11
Scope and Contents
Fable of a prince who destroyed the forces which had enchanted the city.
Dates:
1936-1940
Pater. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 30
Scope and Contents
The priest cook during Mass asks the priest what to prepare for dinner.
Dates:
1936-1940
Peluca y su Caballo (Periwig and his horse). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 1
Scope and Contents
A fairy tale account of a boy's adventures escaping from the Devil and saving a soul from Purgatory. Story written i Spanish and English.
Dates:
1936-1940
Petra's faith. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-49 1
Scope and Contents
A young bride prays for a blessing from the Holy Mother.
Dates:
1936-1940
Placitas. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-49 57
Scope and Contents
A collection of history, legend & folklore about Placitas, New Mexico.
Dates:
1936-1940
Queer beliefs. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-17 8
Scope and Contents
Describes how some Hispanic woman had supernatural powers to cast spells.
Dates:
1936-1940
Queer beliefs. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-2 17
Scope and Contents
Spanish superstitions.
Dates:
1936-1940
Qui, quiri, qui. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 32
Scope and Contents
A humorous tale about a housewife who cuts a section from her hip to replace the piglet she has eaten.
Dates:
1936-1940