Folklore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
Jesu' Cristo a Caballo. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-26 16
Scope and Contents
An Anglo traveler is mistaken for Christ while passing through Cordova.
Dates:
1936-1940
Juan Antonio's strange adventure. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 24
Scope and Contents
Folk tale of a village wood gatherer.
Dates:
1936-1940
Juan Catorce. Elisa Lucero, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-23 3
Scope and Contents
The adventure of a man with a voracious appetite.
Dates:
1936-1940
Juan de Calais. (John of Calais). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 39
Scope and Contents
An act of generosity is remembered years later and repaid in kindness.
Dates:
1936-1940
Juan de las Cadenillas. (John of the Cadenillas). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 30
Scope and Contents
After many adventures Juan kills a seven headed serpent and marries a princess.
Dates:
1936-1940
Juan of Tecolote. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-49 41
Scope and Contents
Tells how Juan can forecast the weather by observing nature.
Dates:
1936-1940
Juan sin (Fearless John). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 17
Scope and Contents
John, afraid of nothing, eventually is frightened to death by a small black cloth.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Belle y la fiera. (Beauty and the beast). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 8
Scope and Contents
A version of the classic fairy tale.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Bruja y el sapo. (The witch and the toad). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-29 4
Scope and Contents
A witch tries to destroy her lover's wife. Story in Spanish and English.
Dates:
1936-1940
La cruzesita (The little cross). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 1
Scope and Contents
A story of a Negro who promises to build a chapel for a cross if the cross will make him rich.
Dates:
1936-1940
La espina de la flor. (The thorn of the flower). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 10
Scope and Contents
A short tale of two brothers who murder their younger brother & later confess. In Spanish & English.
Dates:
1936-1940
La estrellita de oro. (The Golden star maiden). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-47 9
Scope and Contents
A variant of the Cinderella story. In Spanish & English.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Malograda. (The bewitched one). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 27
Scope and Contents
Fairy tale about an old man who is helped by an enchanted girl.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Mas Hermosa de la Ninez ( The Most Beautiful Maiden). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 2
Scope and Contents
In this fairy tale the Good Angel summons the Sciences (Geometry, Mechanics, Physics, etc) for the purpose of awarding a prize to the most useful & precious. Virture is awarded the crown of Immortality. Story in Spanish & Eng.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Nina. (The child). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 11
Scope and Contents
A bossy bride decides she no longer wants to command.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Promesa (The Promise). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 10
Scope and Contents
Because of a promise to St. Joseph, a wealthy man marries a poor humble girl.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Ramita. (The little frog). E.F. Ulibarri, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-56 8
Scope and Contents
Tale of three brothers who go out to find their fortune. The youngest brither marries an enchanted frog, kills the witch and breaks the spell. (July 5, 1938)
Dates:
1936-1940
La Rana y la Culebra. Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 6
Scope and Contents
A frog and a snake devour one another. Story in Spanish and English.
Dates:
1936-1940
La Tia Gabriela. (Aunt Gabriela). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 14
Scope and Contents
A young man returns a favor to a kind old woman who had helped him when he was a child.
Dates:
1936-1940
La virtud y el vicio (Virtud and Evil). Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-3 8
Scope and Contents
A tale of witchcraft. Story in Spanish and English.
Dates:
1936-1940
Las principes encantadas. (The enchanted princess). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 38
Scope and Contents
A brother rescues his three sisters by killing a wicked giant.
Dates:
1936-1940
Las tres gangozas. (The three sisters). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 4
Scope and Contents
A widow has three pretty daughters with speech defects, which prevents them from getting married.
Dates:
1936-1940
Las Tres Negroes. (The Three Negroes). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 2
Scope and Contents
Humorous tale of three Negroes trying to learn Spanish.
Dates:
1936-1940
Las Tres Princesas. (The Three Princesses). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-7 24
Scope and Contents
A version of the "Cinderella" story.
Dates:
1936-1940
"Las Tres Viejas". (The three old women). Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-6 13
Scope and Contents
An old woman, wronged by two friends is turned into a beautiful young girl.
Dates:
1936-1940