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Two Guadalupes :

Published by : Ancient City Press (Santa Fe ) Physical details: 164 p. ISBN:0941270335; 9780941270335. Year: 1987
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Legends / told by Guadalupe (Tia Lupe) Martinez of Cordova, New Mexico, and collected in 1937 and 1938 by Lorin W. Brown for the New Mexico Federal Writers' Project
Magic tales / told by Guadalupe (Lupita) Baca de Gallegos of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and collected in 1938 and 1939 by Bright Lynn for the New Mexico Federal Writers' Project

Guadalupe (Tia Lupe) Martinez of Cordova and Guadalupe (Lupita) Baca de Gallegos of Las Vegas were interviewed and their folktales collected in the late 1930s by WPA Writers' Project workers Lorin W. Brown and Bright Lynn. Includes biography of Tia Lupe, 5 of her legends; biography of Lupita, 17 magic tales, her granddaughter, Elba C. de Baca's recollections of her; 1940s Farm Security Administration photos of folk art and services in adobe church at Las Trampas. UNM folklorist Weigle has fully annotated these compelling narratives and life stories. The New Deal and Folk Culture Series.A welcome contribution and real service to Hispanic folklore studies.... Of interest to a variety of readers.... a tantalizing glimpse into other lives and other times. -- Candace Slater, Journal of American Folklore

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