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Southwest Folklore Center manuscript collection, 1837-1970

MS 607


Collection Summary

Creator: Gillmor, Frances, 1903-1993 Rael, Juan Bautista
Collection Name:Southwest Folklore Center manuscript collection, ,
Inclusive Dates: 1837-1970
Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet
Abstract:A collection of folk dramas, primarily from Mexico. Includes correspondence, transcribed interviews with informants, and transcripts of plays collected by Frances Gillmor and Juan B. Rael.
Collection Number:MS 607
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Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Frances Gillmor (1903-1993), was the first Chair of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee, from 1945 to her retirement in 1972, and founded its archives. A novelist and a professor of English at the University of Arizona, she held an M.A. in Englishfrom the University (1931). Her studies in Mexican folklore and cultural anthropology subsequently led her to complete a Doctora en Letras at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, awarded in 1957.

Gillmor's diverse interests and research led her around the world. One particular area of interest was the traditional dance dramas of Mexico, a subject upon which she published several studies. In 1959 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship to study folk drama at village fiestas in Spain, for comparison with those of Mexico. Many of the transcripts that she collected have been included in this collection.

Juan B. Rael was a fellow scholar and colleague of Frances Gillmor, who shared her interest in Mexican folk drama. Rael collected material for his book, The Sources and Diffusion of the Mexican Shepherds' Plays, published in 1965. These materials are unpublished texts or versions, in manuscript or typescript form, collected on field trips to Mexico and the southwestern United States. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Stanford University Library. These copies were sent unsolicited to Dr. Gillmor in 1967, and were added to the collection.


Scope and Content Note

This collection is divided into three series: Correspondence, Non-Hispanic Folk Dramas, and Mexican and Spanish Folk Dramas, the latter two arranged alphabetically by title. The third series, Mexican and Spanish Folk Dramas, comprises the bulk of the collection, with thirty-eight items. Most of these folk dramas were collected from Mexico, and range in date from 1837 through 1961. These are primarily different local versions of Los pastoresor or Los tastoanes collected by Juan B. Rael for his book, The Source and Diffusion of the Mexican Shepherds' Plays. The items are typewritten transcripts of original manuscripts or interviews, with the exception of one holographic manuscript donated to Dr. Gillmor by Carmen Celia Beltrán, Sarzuela pastoril para la noche-buena, from 1902.


Organization

This collection is arranged in three series:
Series I: Correspondence, 1966-1970
Series II: Non-Hispanic Folk Dramas, 1892-1967
Series III: Mexican and Spanish Folk Dramas, 1837-1967

Restrictions

Restrictions

No restrictions. Preservation photocopies of some fragile materials have been made. Users are required to use photocopies of fragile materials.

Copyright

Requests for permission to publish from this collection should be discussed with the coordinator of the University of Arizona Library Southwest Folklore Center or the University of Arizona manuscripts librarian. It is the researcher's responsibility to obtain the necessary publication rights and copyright clearances for any planned publication.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Beltrán, Carmen Celia

Subject(s)
Christmas plays, Spanish
Folk drama, Spanish
Pastoral drama, Mexican

Genre Form(s)
Correspondence
Pastoral drama, Spanish
Pastores
Tastoanes


Administrative Information

Credit Line

Southwest Folklore Center manuscript collection (MS 607). University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.

Processing History


Container List

Series I: Correspondence, 1966-1970
Arrangement
Chronological.
Description
Letters between Dr. Gillmor and Dr. Juan Rael and Carmen Celia Beltrán regarding the donation of folk dramas to the archive. Copies of letters between Gillmor and informants regarding their information. Letters regarding individual folk drama acquisitions also appear in the related item folders in this collection. The bulk of Gillmor's general correspondence appears in the Universityof Arizona Library Manuscript Collection MS 333.
boxfolder
11 Correspondence, 1966-1970
Series II: Non-Hispanic Folk Dramas, 1892-1967
Arrangement
Alphabetical, by title..
Description
Reports and papers on plays and stories from Newfoundland, Ireland, and Innsbruck, Austria.
boxfolder
12 Donaldson, Myrtle N. "The Easter Plays of Muxi and Innsbruck [Austria]." Student paper, 1970
13 Newfoundland Play by Mummer Productions, 1892
14 Story from Ireland, undated
Series III: Mexican and Spanish Folk Dramas, 1837-1967
Arrangement
Items are arranged alphabetically by title and thereunder, in the case of identical titles, alphabetically by place of origin.
Description
The bulk of this series consists of typewritten transcripts of folk dramas copied from the original documents or obtained through interviews with participants. Also included are transcripts of interviews and one photocopy of a damaged holographic manuscript housed at the University of New Mexico Library. There is also one fragile handwritten manuscript entitled Sarzuela pastoril para la noche-buena (1902). Users are restricted to a working photocopy of this play.
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15 Interview transcription: Christmas Traditions. Miniatitlan, Veracruz, Mexico, 1961
16 La aquila negra, Ensayo, Mexico, undated
17 Colocio [sic] de dansa [sic] de conquista , undated
18 Coloquio de la danza de conquista. Lomas de Paradero, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1967
19 Coloquio de San Jose y de Maria. Fresnillo, Mexico, undated
110 Cuaderno del coloquio de pastores. Dedicado al Nacimiento de Nuestro Sr. Jesucristo. New Mexico. Copy of manuscript housed at the University of New Mexico Library,
111 Cuaderno de pastorela. Monterrey, Mexico,
112 Cuaderno de pastorela para Uso de la Señora Maria Antuna. Durango, Mexico,
113 Cuaderno de pastores. Saltillo, Mexico,
114 Los cuatro apariciones de la Virgin de Guadalupe. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico,
115 Entrada de moros y cristianos. Cuenca, España,
116 Entrada de moros y cristianos. Poveda de la Sierra, España, 1889
117 Juan Diego and the Virgin of Guadalupe. Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico,
118 El Paracutin. Calzontzin, Michoacan, Mexico,
119 Paso de los Santos Reyes. Matape, Sonora, Mexico,
120 Los pastores. Cajititlan, Jalisco, Mexico,
121 Los pastores. Cuba, New Mexico,
122 Los pastores. Tonala, Jalisco, Mexico,
123 Los pastores. La adoracion de los pastores .Tepupa, Sonora, Mexico, 1966
124 Pastorela de los siete vicios o sea el nacimiento de niño Dios. Aguascalientes, Mexico,
125 Pastorela. Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico,
126 Pastorela. Coronel Collection, Los Angeles County Museum, 1839
127 Pastorela: Navidad entre pastores. Guadalajara, Mexico,
128 Pastorela titulada "Los siete principes." Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico,
129 Las posadas , 1965
130 Los Santos Reyes. Cajititlan, Jalisco, Mexico,
131 Sarzeula pastoril para la noche-buena [User copy], 1902
132 Sueño de Luzbel. Coronel Collection, Los Angeles County Museum, 1837
133 Sueño de Luzbel. Coronel Collection, Los Angeles County Museum, 1861
134-35 Los tastoanes. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico,
136-37 Los tastoanes. Jocotan, Jalisco, Mexico,
138 Los tastoanes. Nextipac, Jalisco, Mexico,
139 Los tastoanes. Salatitan, Jalisco, Mexico,
140 Los tastoanes. San Juan, Ocotan, Mexico,
141 Los tastoanes. Tonala, Jalisco, Mexico,
142 Tehualiles. Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico,
143 Sarzeula pastoril para la noche-buena. Original, 1902
Restriction
Original. Not to be used without the permission of the coordinator of the Southwest Folklore Center or the manuscripts librarian.