Manners and customs.
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Albuquerque and vicinity. E.L. Drake, collector., 1936-1940
Brief description of a variety of social customs and superstitions practiced in Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
"By Sunset" (Pa Mete-sol). Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
A set of four stories describing various social customs- 1. The practiceee of the village store keepers acting as bankers. 2. The summer departure of villagers seeking work in Colorado. 3. Superstitions about the day Tuesday. 4. Brief description of a flour miller.
Christmas Day in Clayton. W.M. Emery, collector., 1936-1940
Christmas Day customs.
Community spirit preserved by some religious and social customs. Reyes Martinez. collector., 1936-1940
Description of funeral customs.
Cowboys and their customs. Katherine Ragsdale, collector., 1936-1940
Brief discussion of customs peculiar to the cowboy.
Curios practices. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Collection consists of typed documents produced by employees of the W.P.A. and its subdivision the Federal Writer's Project in New Mexico. Most of the collection is made up of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with New Mexicans, and folklore and stories about New Mexico and Hispanic culture in particular.
Early settlers of Llano Quemado. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
Brief description of the settlers and way of life in Llano Quemado.
El Bautismo. (The Baptism). Aurora Lucero- White, collector., 1936-1940
Description of Spanish baptismal traditions.
El Bautismo. (The Christening). Anonymous., 1936-1940
Social customs and preparations surrounding christening ceremony.
El Custumbre de la comida crusada. (Crossing of the Bar Dinner). Lester Raines. collector., 1936-1940
Description of a meal served during the course of a wake.
El Inocente. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940
Story of an imbecile and his role in a small Hispano village.
Northern New Mexico in 1870. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Description of life in New Mexico during the 1870's. Gives a description of social customs and dangers of Indian attacks.
Pablo Candalarias of Tinaja. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
Brief tale of the first settler of Tinaja.
Pioneer customs - shorts. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Insights into some customs of early New Mexico.
San Ysidro Labrador. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940
Explanation of the importance of San Ysidro Labrador among the Hispanos.
Social life. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Description of village games and a brief description on marriage customs in rural Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
Social life. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Description of village games and a brief description on marriage customs in rural Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
Spanish-American customs. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Small boy explains his mother's method of chasing flies out of the house.
Spanish crosses. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Explanation of Spanish-American 'Prayer Crosses'
Spanish customs. James A. Burns, collector., 1936-1940
How Spanish boys are named when born on certain days.
Spanish folk customs. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940
Four short stories of New Mexico customs.
The laxative of the stranger. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
The Spanish used a native plant, Sebadilla, which had the effects of a strong laxative to rid themselves of unwanted visitors.