Title Page | Collection Summary | Arrangement | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Title | Peggy V. Beck collection, 1985-1987 |
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Collection Number | AFC 2005/005 |
Inclusive Dates | 1985-1987 |
Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Extent | manuscripts 25 folders. |
Extent | sound recordings 35 sound cassettes : analog (60 and 90 min.) |
Extent | graphic materials 691 photographs : photographic prints, slides, negatives, b&w, col. ; various sizes. |
Extent | graphic materials 6 drawings : pencil. |
Extent | moving images 3 videocassettes (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. |
Creator | Beck, Peggy V. |
Languages | Collection materials in English and Spanish. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af018005 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006700235 |
Summary | This collection comprises research materials created and compiled by Peggy V. Beck for the exhibition Oremos, Oremos: New Mexican Midwinter Masquerades, at the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico in 1987, as well as documentation of other New Mexican midwinter rituals. Included are sound recordings of interviews, rehearsals, and performances; field notes, photographs, drawings, and videocassettes; plus exhibition catalogs and exhibit scripts. The focus of the exhibition is midwinter celebrations and plays, including Los Matachines, Los Pastores, and Los Días, and photographs and drawings of abuelos and abuelas. |