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The Built Environment in South Texas: The Hispanic Legacy

Description: Paper describing important components of the built environment of south Texas that still remained at the time of publication, providing a historical background for said components, and exploring their social context.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Conjunto Music

Description: Paper discussing a brief history of conjunto folk music in south Texas and its role in the folk culture of the area.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Corridos

Description: Paper discussing a the history of corridos, a type of Mexican-American folk ballads, as well as their evolution over time.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Cortez, Gregorio (1875-1916)

Description: Paper discussing the life of Gregorio Cortez, a Mexican-American folk hero. His entire life, from birth until death, is covered.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Curanderos

Description: Paper discussing the role of curanderos in the Mexican-American community, as well as a brief history of curanderos and a comparison to other types of Mexican-American folk healers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

The Empowerment of Women in the Fidencista Movement

Description: Paper discussing the significant roles of women in the Fidencista movement and why they have assumed such important roles in it. Additionally, a brief history of the movement as a whole is provided.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Folk Medicine: A Worldwide Phenomenon

Description: Paper discussing the definition of folk medicine and giving details on the Sixth International Congress on Traditional and Folk Medicine, which took place from December 6-11, 1992.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley

Herbal Remedies: Do They Really Work? A Research Project in South Texas

Description: Paper discussing which herbal remedies used in folk medicine "are biomedicines, which are placebos, and which are toxins by evaluating a large collection of herbal remedies used by Hispanics in South Texas and northern Tamaulipas, Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

The Hispanic Heritage of Ranching in South Texas

Description: Paper discussing the evolution of south Texas ranching culture through the influence of Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo culture over different time periods.
Date: May 30, 1992
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

The Jacal in the Big Bend: Its Origin and Evolution

Description: Draft of a paper tracing "the jacal from its pre-Hispanic origins in the pithouse to its emergence as a surface structure like those described by the earliest Spaniard soldiers and missionaries in the La Junta region." The author also identifies modern examples of the jacal that are still in use today; the paper includes a glossary and illustrations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

La Llorona

Description: Paper discussing the origins and different forms of the legend of La Llorona, a ghostly woman figure of folk tales.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Mexican-American Folklore

Description: Paper discussing Mexican-American folklore, including architecture, slang, traditions, verbal arts, religion, folk narratives, folk music, folk medicine, rites of passage, material culture, folk art, and foodways.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Mexican-American Traditional Foodways at La Junta

Description: Paper discussing Mexican-American foodways in the La Junta area of Big Bend and considering their relation to the physical and sociocultural environments of the area.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Mexican Folk Toys: The World Writ Small

Description: Paper discussing Mexican folk toys, including the function of toys, toys intended for boys, toys intended for girls, toy materials, and miniatures.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Miscellaneous Religious Folk Art Forms

Description: Paper discussing religious folk art forms in south Texas communities such as ranch chapels and public shrines, car altars and vehicle decorations, palma tejida (woven palm) and crocheted sacramentals, murals, jail art, tattoos, business altars, and Christmas decorations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
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