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| | 3 | Author: | Machado y Alvarez, Antonio, 1846-1893. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Spanish poems, ballads and proverbs
1846-1893 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1846-1893 | | | | Abstract: | Approximately 385 handwritten leaves of poems, ballads and proverbs from Spain, which were collected by Antonio Machado y Alvarez, in the late
nineteenth century. The largest grouping is Poesia popular, coplas, refranes; his titles on the other sections are Buenaven[turas?],
Miscelaneas, Oldivnan[za?], Supersticione[s], Coplas, Tradiciones, Romances popular[es], and Juegos infantiles. They may have been materials for
the 11-volume work he edited, Biblioteca de las Tradiciones Populares Españoles. Also included is a printed four-page leaflet
entitled, "Exposición," 1885, discussing the Professor Machado y Alvarez, his work, folklore societies in Spain, and the importance
of folklore in general. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Folklore -- Spain -- Sources. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | Gillmor, Frances, 1903-1993. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Frances Gillmor Papers
1910-1993
(bulk 1930-1973) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1910-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Frances Gillmore was a Folklorist, writer, educator. University of Arizona professor, 1934-1973. Collection includes biographical materials, diaries, correspondence, research materials, published and unpublished manuscripts and articles, slides, photographs, and audio tapes. The collection documents Gillmor's literary pursuits, scholarly activities and her wide ranging research in folklore. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Authors -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives. | Christmas plays, Mexican. | Christmas plays, Spanish. | College teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives. | Folk drama, Spanish. | Folklore -- Arizona. | Folklore -- Mexico. | Folklore -- Southwest, New. | Folklore -- Spain. | Folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives. | Indian dance -- Mexico. | Mexican drama. | Moros y Cristianos (Dance) | Passion-plays. | Women authors, American -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives. | Women college teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives. | Women folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 7 | Author: | Acosta, Vicente S.,
1918-1983 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papers of Vicente S. Acosta,
1947-1983 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1947-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Papers, 1947-1983, of Tucson, Arizona, Spanish teacher and
folklorist, Vicente Sanchez Acosta (1918-1983). Contains professional
correspondence, manuscripts and essays, research materials, and audio tapes
documenting Acosta's interests in the Spanish language, folk songs and folklore and
Southwestern United States and Mexican culture. This collection is part of the
Southwest Folklore Center collection. The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in
1979 after the dissolution of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee and
collected information about folk communities, arts, music, and other
humanities-related materials. This collection was previously SWF 006. The materials
were transferred to Special Collections in 2017. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklore -- Mexico | Folklore -- Southwest, New | Herbs -- Folklore | Herbs -- Therapeutic use | Corridos | Folk songs, Spanish -- Southwest, New | Names, Personal -- Arizona -- Tucson | Names, Spanish -- Arizona -- Tucson | Spanish language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. | Spanish language -- Slang | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 11 | Author: | Collier, L. Marguerite | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papers of L. Marguerite
Collier, 1884-1977
(bulk 1935-1959) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1884-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Includes song and music books, sheet music, and books,
programs, articles, and brochures on folk dances and music, primarily of Mexico; a
folk drama; correspondence; outlines and notes for folk dance and posadas
productions; choreography for specific dances; and photographs. These materials,
dating chiefly from 1935 through 1959, reflect Collier's interest in Mexican
folklore, especially folk dance and the tradition of las posadas, and document her
work in reviving las posadasand establishing Mexican cultural awareness at Carrillo
School. This collection was a 1977 gift to the Southwest Folklore Archives from Mrs.
Betty Sagerstrom. This collection is part of the Southwest Folklore Center
collection. The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in 1979 after the dissolution
of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee and collected information about folk
communities, arts, music, and other humanities-related materials. This collection
was previously SWF 005. The materials were transferred to Special Collections in
2017. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Women teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson --
Archives | Women folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson --
Archives | Teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklore -- Southwest, New | Folklore -- Mexico | Posadas (Social custom) | Christmas -- Mexico | Christmas -- Southwest, New | Christmas plays, Spanish -- Arizona -- Tucson | Christmas plays, Spanish -- Mexico | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson --
Folklore | Folk songs, Spanish -- Mexico | Folk songs, English -- United States | Folk dancing -- Mexico | Folk dancing -- United States | Folk dance music -- Mexico | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 14 | Author: | Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Manuscripts of Joseph Wood Krutch,
1952-1970 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1952-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Wood Krutch, 1893-1970, was an author, educator, and naturalist. Author of social criticism,
critical biographies, and later naturalist essays; retired to Tucson in 1952 and completed several works.
This collection includes typescripts, some with holograph corrections, of published manuscripts for The Desert Year, 1952,
Voice of the Desert: A Naturalist's Interpretation, 1955, The Great Chain of Life, 1957, Grand Canyon: Today and All Its Yesterdays, 1958,
The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California, 1961, Herbal, 1965, and the introduction for The Best Nature Writing of Joseph
Wood Krutch, 1970. Typescripts of unpublished travel diaries, 1965-1967, concern trips to France, Greece, and Baja California.
Also present are printers copies for Great Chain of Life, Forgotten Peninsula, and Grand Canyon;
and notes and miscellaneous material related to Herbal. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Animal behavior. | Botany, Medical. | Desert animals -- Arizona. | Desert biology. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | Evolution (Biology) | Manuscripts, American. | Natural history -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) | Natural history -- Southwest, New. | Plants -- Folklore. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 15 | Author: | Barney, James Mitchell,
1874-1965 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | James M. Barney
Articles,
1939-1960 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1939-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Writings and articles (photocopies) concerning the history of
Arizona, ca. 1939-1965, with an emphasis on the Phoenix environs. Topics
covered include tragedy and massacres, pioneer tales, historical events in
Phoenix and Yuma, ghost and mining stories, as well as colorful accounts of the
exploits of local figures. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | American newspapers -- Arizona --Phoenix | Folklore -- Arizona | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- History --
Sources | Ghost stories, American -- Southwest, New | Indians of North America -- Arizona --
History | Massacres -- Arizona -- History | Pioneers -- Arizona | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 16 | Author: | Preciado Martin, Patricia | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Patricia Preciado Martin papers
1959-2015 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1959-2015 | | | | Abstract: | Papers of Arizona author Patricia Preciado Martin. Contains
research files including awards, book review clippings and other press, correspondence,
genealogical material, photographs, oral histories on audio cassette, and media
appearances by Preciado Martin on VHS, DVD, and CD. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Oral history -- Arizona | Mexican literature -- Mexican-American Border
Region. | Mines and
mineral resources | Ranches -- Arizona | Ranch life -- Arizona -- History | Mexican Americans -- Arizona | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Social life and
customs. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson --
Folklore. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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