Photos from La Sociedad including SPMDTU councils, individuals and buildings, primarily in New Mexico, 1993-2010
Scope and Content
The collection contain photographs compiled by University of New Mexico professor José A. Rivera while researching two separate projects. The photographs from the first project document mutual aid societies. The photographs from the second project document the history, maintenance, usage, and social impact of agricultural irrigation systems in the Southwest.
The 2017 addition builds on these projects with photographs gathered for the publication La Sociedad: Guardians of Hispanic culture along the Río Grande focusing on the Sociedad Proteccion Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU; also, Society for the Mutual Protection of United Workers.) This accession also includes a set of digital photographs about acequias in New Mexico, arranged by place and theme.
Dates
- Creation: 1993-2010
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 boxes (184 photographic prints, 9 slides, 1586 digital image files)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
General
SPMDTU locations include Antonito (Co.), Capulin (Co.), Cerro (N.M.), Chama (Co.), Costilla (N.M.), El Rito (N.M.), La Garita (Co.), Metcalf (Ariz.), Nambe (N.M.), Ojo Caliente (N.M.), Taos (N.M.)
Also included is the the Alanzo Hispano Americana in Clifton (Ariz.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
cswrref@unm.edu