Background Information:
The audio interviews recorded originally on cassette tapes are part of the Center for Southwest Research Anselmo Arellano collection. The interviews, conducted mostly by Anselmo Arellano, were of regional community elders - a relationship formed through extended kinship and cultural ties. The intentions of the interviewer and the participants were to document and transfer community knowledge and local and family history for educational purposes and also to preserve Nuevomexicano culture and spoken Spanish language. Most of the interviews were part of Arellano's research on the history/culture of the Las Vegas, New Mexico area. (See also the Spanish Language Video Interviews series from his collection.)
Original cassette tapes were digitized by Judy Garcia and uploaded onto UNM Digital Repository by CSWR Archivist, Samuel Sisneros and CRS graduate fellow, Maria Feliza Monta.
For bio of Anselmo Arellano and to learn more about the collection see finding guide to the Anselmo Arellano collection (MSS 1140), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico.: New Mexico Archives Online
Copyrights:
The audio files are made accessible for purposes of education and research. Reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.
New Mexico Spanish Language Archival Recovery Project:
The Anselmo Arellano collection's Spanish language oral History interviews series is one of the ethnographic oral history collections archived at the Center for Southwest Research (CSWR) that are part of the New Mexico Spanish Language Archival Recovery Project. Initiated in 2025 by archivist Samuel Sisneros and Center for Regional Studies graduate fellow, Feliza Monta Jameson, the objective of the project is to consolidate and coordinate CSWR archival collections containing interviews of native New Mexico Spanish speakers. The project involves recovering, regenerating, preserving and extending the ethnographic studies done by earlier investigators, researchers and producers. By using current digital and online technologies, this project intends to bridge the accessibility gap between their work (1960s-1990s) and the present. See all project collections at: New Mexico Spanish Language Archival Recovery Project
Submissions from 1978
Vigil, Leo (Las, Vegas, NM) part 2, 1140 1. 019.2
Martinez, Manuel (Rociada, NM), 1140 1. 033
(no surname), Dan part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 034.1
Dan part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 034.2
Carrejo, Roy (Socorro, NM), 1140 1. 035
Group meeting (in Spanish) (Peñasco, NM) part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 036.1
Group meeting (in Spanish) (Peñasco, NM) part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 036.2
Submissions from 1977
Lucero, Evaristo (Pecos, NM), 1140 1. 012
Martinez, Eleuterio (Tierra Amarilla, NM) part 1 of 5, 1140 1. 025.1
Martinez, Eleuterio (Tierra Amarilla, NM) part 2 of 5, 1140 1. 025.2
Martinez, Eleuterio (Tierra Amarilla, NM) part 3 of 5, 1140 1. 025.3
Martinez, Eleuterio (Tierra Amarillo, NM) part 4 of 5, 1140 1. 025.4
Martinez, Eleuterio (Tierra Amarilla, NM) part 5 of 5, 1140 1. 025.5
Romero, Irmalena (Mora, NM), 1140 1. 026
Rodriguez, Eufelia,Dominguez, Margarita and Pilar, 1140 1. 030
Encinias, Santiago, 1140 1. 031
Submissions from 1976
Encinas, Josefita (Springer, Santa Rosa, NM), 1140 1. 009
Manzanares, Evaristo (Buena Vista, La Cueva, NM), 1140 1. 010
Vigil, Ruben (Springer, NM), 1140 1. 011
Submissions from 1975
Durán, Alberto (Desmonte, NM) part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 004.1
Durán, Alberto (Desmonte, NM) part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 004.2
Valdez, Epifanio and Arellano, Deluvina (Springer, NM) part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 005.1
Valdez, Epifanio and Arellano, Deluvina (Springer, NM) part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 005.2
Montoya, Roberto (Cimarron, Dawson, NM), 1140 1. 006
Valdez, Juan (Valdez, NM), 1140 1. 007
Blea, Lucio M. (San Agustin, NM), 1140 1. 008
Montoya, Adela and Lopez, Junio (Taos, NM), 1140 1. 022
Herrera, Macario part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 037.1
Herrera, Macario (Las Vegas, NM) part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 037.2
Archuleta, Demetrio (Maxwell, NM) part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 038.1
Archuleta, Demetrio (Maxwell, NM) part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 038.2
Estrada, Abelino, 1140 1. 039
Flores, Florencio (Puerto de Luna), 1140 1. 040
Submissions from 1974
Portillos, José (Las Vegas, NM) part 1 of 2, 1140 1. 002.1
Portillos, José (Las Vegas, NM) part 2 of 2, 1140 1. 002.2
Aragón, Florencio (San Miguel Ct.) part 1 of 6, 1140 1. 003.1
Aragón, Florencio (San Miguel Ct.) part 2 of 6, 1140 1. 003.2
Aragón, Florencio (San Miguel Ct.) part 3 of 6, 1140 1. 003.3
Aragón, Florencio (San Miguel Co.) part 4 of 6, 1140 1. 003.4
Aragón, Florencio (Las Vegas, NM) part 5 of 6, 1140 1. 003.5
Aragón, Florencio (Las Vegas, NM) part 6 of 6, 1140 1. 003.6
Submissions from 1970
Martinez, José María (Los Brazos, Tierra Amarilla, NM), 1140 1. 032