Nasario García Oral Histories and Papers (MSS 1137): Spanish Language Interviews Series, 1968-2005

Background Information:

These interviews on audio files are a major part of the Nasario García Oral Histories and Papers/Historias Orales y Fondo Documental manuscript collection at Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico. The collection contains oral histories and participants’ profiles compiled from elders of New Mexico and the Southwest for over three decades (1968-2005). Learn more about the project and view finding guide to the collection at: New Mexico Archives Online

The Nasario Remembers the Río Puerco documentary in English and Spanish languages; a video part of an unprocessed addition is available online via UNM Libraries Catalog Search at: UNM Libraries

There are 175 interviews included in these six series which were digitized and uploaded onto UNM Digital Repository by CSWR fellow Feliza Monta Jameson (fellowship sponsored by UNM’s Center for Regional Studies).

Support and assistance for digital repository publication: Raelynn Richardson, The UNM College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences’ department of Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communications (DISC).

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:

Nasario García Oral Histories and Papers 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