Background Information:
These interviews are part of the Atrisco Oral History Project. The interviews, were conducted over nine months in 1984, with the exception of one interview which was conducted in 1981. The project was directed by Dr. Raymond Burrola and consists of interviews with 35 residents of the Atrisco area in Albuquerque's South Valley.
Most of the interviews are conducted in Spanish; a few of them are conducted in English. Most of the interviews are transcribed. Interviewers include Raymond Burrola, Jaime Chavez, David Lujan, Clara Peña, and Fred Reade.
The interviews examine topics relating to the cultural and historical heritage of the Atrisco area. The importance of land, land grants, and the impact of Westland Development Corporation are discussed, as are themes of bilingual education, language, religion, and livelihood.
For more information about the collection see finding guide to the Atrisco Oral History Project (MSS 565), 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 Atrisco Oral History Project (MSS 565) 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 fellow Feliza Monta Jameson with the assistance of UNM Libraries’ Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication department, 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 1984
Armijo, Susie (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 001.1
Armijo, Susie (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 001.2
Tenorio, Demetria (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 002.1
Tenorio, Demetria (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 002.2
Tenorio, Demetria & Herrera Tenorio Francisca (Albuquerque, NM), part 3, mss 565 002.3
Cruz, Luisa & Vallejo, Elisia (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 003
García Aragón, Rogelita (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 004
Herrera, Ramón (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 005
Gonzales de Obannon, Amalia (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 006
Salas, Raymond (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 007
Anzures, Alberto (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 008
Anaya, Santiago (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 009
Myrick, Eunice (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 010.1
Myrick, Eunice (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 010.2
Myrick, Eunice (Albuquerque, NM), part 3, mss 565 010.3
Abeyta, Federico (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 011.2
Pfeifer, Petronila (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 012
Tapia, Elías (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 013
Rivera, Nicasio Enrique (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 014
Saavedra de López, Benigna (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 015
Herrera Tenorio, Francisca (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 016
Seth, Jeanette (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 017
Sanchez, Urbano (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 018
Gutierrez, Willie C. (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 019.1
Gutierrez, Willie C. (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 019.2
Griego, Felicita (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 020
Candelaria, Dolores (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 021.1
Candelaria, Dolores (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 021.2
Lash_Louis_Henry (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 022
Armijo, Juanita (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 023
García, Ignacita (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 024
Baca, José Miguel (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 025
Carrasco, Ambrosio (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 026.1
Carrasco, Ambrosio (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 026.2
Madrigal, Rachel (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 027
Sanchez, Flora & Severo (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 028.1
Sanchez, Flora & Severo, Sanchez Saavedra Virginia (Albuquerque, NM), part 2, mss 565 028.2
Jaramillo_Alcario (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 029
Lovato, Alfred A. (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 030
Sanchez, Matías (Albuquerque, NM), mss 565 031
Submissions from 1981
Abeyta, Federico (Albuquerque, NM), part 1, mss 565 011.1