Folklore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
A hunting trip. Frances Totty, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-60 37
Scope and Contents
Tall tales of a serpant that ate a horse pack. (March 3, 1938).
Dates:
1936-1940
An Indian elopement. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 18
Scope and Contents
A young Indian couple from Taos Pueblo elope against their parents wishes.
Dates:
1936-1940
An old hermit. Rosario O. Hinojos, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 28
Scope and Contents
Story of the Devil posing as a hermit.
Dates:
1936-1940
Aparisada. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 37
Scope and Contents
A wicked king brings about his own destruction at the hand of the most hideous man in the world.
Dates:
1936-1940
Asusena. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 34
Scope and Contents
A version of the "Cinderella" tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
Buenos Bunuelitos. (Good Bunuelitos). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 9
Scope and Contents
A naughty boy steals fried bread.
Dates:
1936-1940
Capitan Grande, Agua. (Great Captain Water). Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-49 34
Scope and Contents
The story of a peach seed possessed by the soul of an unbaptised Navajo.
Dates:
1936-1940
Catastrophe of Tecolote. Aurora Lucero- White, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-9 19
Scope and Contents
A poem presented in both Spanish & English.
Dates:
1936-1940
Constancia. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 6
Scope and Contents
A fairy tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
Cuento - Bed time story. Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 39
Scope and Contents
In Spanish and English.
Dates:
1936-1940
Cuentos for Junior High., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-56 19
Scope and Contents
21 stories for young people by various authors.
Dates:
1936-1940
Dame Fortune and Sir Money. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-50 19
Scope and Contents
A folk tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
Del hombre que le dio gusto a todos. (Of the man who pleased everybody.) Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 3
Scope and Contents
A story about how a man solves a problem and also pleased his opinionated neighbors. In Spanish & English.
Dates:
1936-1940
Doloriitas. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 29
Scope and Contents
A young girl tricks the king into a happy marriage.
Dates:
1936-1940
Dona Tomasa - the witch nurse. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-49 29
Scope and Contents
Story of a jealous witch.
Dates:
1936-1940
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 11
Scope and Contents
A farm boy wants to spend his yet-to-be earned milk money to buy a horse.
Dates:
1936-1940
Don't weigh your wool before shearing. Georgia B. Redfield, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-30 1
Scope and Contents
A tall tale of a shepherd who dreams of all the things he can buy with the wool he will get from his sheep. However, his dreams go up in smoke when the sheep are all killed.
Dates:
1936-1940
Early folk lore legends. Robert Young, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-58 1
Scope and Contents
Tales of Spanish and Indian myths, witchcraft and outlaws. (May 18, 1936).
Dates:
1936-1940
Early folklore legends. Allen A. Carter, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-58 2
Scope and Contents
Legends and myths of Indian origins, witchcraft, superstitions and outlaws. Similar to Robert Young's paper with the same title. (July 13, 1936).
Dates:
1936-1940
El adivinador. (The fortune teller). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 32
Scope and Contents
Juan gains the favor of a king by a lucky prediction.
Dates:
1936-1940
El Adivino Causaul. Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 5
Scope and Contents
A man professes to be a fortune teller.
Dates:
1936-1940
El Burrito de San Beniko. (The donkey of St. Benedict). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 31
Scope and Contents
St. Benedict helps a simple man who is victimized by tricks of a wicked Jew.
Dates:
1936-1940
El Coco. (The Bogey man). Claribel Fischer Walker, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-25 5
Scope and Contents
Description of the Spanish bogey man, "El Coco".
Dates:
1936-1940
El cuento de la mariposa. (The story of the butterfly). Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-34 2
Scope and Contents
A fairy tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
El cura y el borracho. (The priest and the drunkard). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 31
Scope and Contents
Humorous anedote.
Dates:
1936-1940