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Mexican American Folklore Collection Inventory Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Box # Folder # of items Story (Theme) Title / New Title month/date 1 1 13 Folktales - Animals - Ants 1979-1995 1 2 5 Folktales - Animals - Bears 2002 1 3.1-.2 67 Folktales - Animals - Birds A 1979-1998 1 4 63 Folktales - Animals - Birds B 1965-1996 1 5 5 Birds related stories Folktales - Animals - Birds Related Stories 1999-2002 1 6 28 Folktales - Animals - Birds C 1981-1998 1 7 10 Bird Tales Folktales - Animals- Bird Tales 2002-2003 1 8 2 Cat related stories Folktales - Animals - Cats Related Stories 2002-2003 1 9 2 Cat Tales Folktales - Animals - Cat Tales 2002-2003 1 10 7 Chicken Tales Folktales - Animals - Chicken Tales 2002-2003 1 11 7 Coyote Tales Folktales - Animals - Coyote Tales 2002-2003 1 12 2 Cow Tales Folktales - Animals - Cow Tales 2003 1 13 1 Cow Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Cow Related Stories 2002 1 14 1 Crow related stories Folktales - Animals - Crow Related Stories 1999 1 15.1-.2 99 Folktales - Animals - Dogs A 1970-1999 1 16 26 Dog Tales Folktales - Animals - Dog Tales 1999-2003 1 17 10 Dog Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Dog Related Stories 1999; 2002 1 18.1-.2 91 Folktales - Animals - Dogs B 1982-1999 1 19 9 Donkey Tales Folktales - Animals - Donkey Tales 2000-2003 1 20 3 Donkey related stories Folktales - Animals - Donkey Related Stories 1999; 2002 1 21 8 Folktales - Animals - Elephants 1979-1983 1 22 10 Folktales - Animals - Fish 1979-1997 1 23 4 Fish Tales Folktales - Animals - Fish Tales 1999-2003 1 24 27 Folktales - Animals - Fox 1979-1996 1 25 5 Fox Tales Folktales - Animals - Fox Tales 2002 1 26 31 Folktales - Animals - Frog 1979-1999 1 27 1 Frog Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Frog Related Stories 1999 1 28 3 Frog Tales Folktales - Animals - Frog Tales 2002 1 29 1 Goat Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Goat Related Stories 1999 1 30.1-.2 68 Folktales - Animals - Horse 1979-1999 1 31 5 Insect Tales Folktales - Animals - Insect Tales 2002-2003 1 32 3 Lion Tales Folktales - Animals - Lion Tales undated 1 33 2 Lion Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Lion Related Stories 1999 1 34 18 Folktales - Animals - Lion 1980-1996 1 35 3 Lizard Tales Folktales - Animals - Lizard Tales 1999-2003 1 36 15 Folktales - Animals - Mermaid 1983-1999 1 37 4 Monkey Tales Folktales - Animals - Monkey Tales 2002-2003 1 38 6 Folktales - Animals - Parrot 1979-1983 1 39 23 Folktales - Animals - Pig 1979-1999 1 40 6 Pig Tales Folktales - Animals - Pig Tales 1999; 2002 1 41 32 Folktales - Animals - Rabbit 1979-1998 1 42 4 Rabbit Tales Folktales - Animals - Rabbit Tales 1999-2003 Folktales - Animals - Rat (Rodent-Mouse) 1 43 9 Rat (Rodent-Mouse) Tales Tales 2002-2003 1 44 5 Folktales - Animals - Rooster 1979-1983 1 45 2 Sheep Tales Folktales - Animals - Sheep Tales 2002 1 46.1-.2 97 Folktales - Animals - Snakes A 1970-1999 1 47 64 Folktales - Animals - Snakes B 1970-1999 1 48 3 Snake Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Snakes Related Stories 1999; 2004 Page 1 Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Box # Folder # of items Story (Theme) Title / New Title month/date 1 49 16 Snake Tales Folktales - Animals - Snake Tales 1999; 2002-2003 Folktales - Animals - Snake Drinks Mother's 1 50 9 Snake drinks Mother's milk Milk 2002-2003 1 51 2 Spiders Folktales - Animals - Spiders 1999; 2004 1 52 1 Turtle Tales Folktales - Animals - Turtle Tales 2002 1 53 5 Wolf Tales Folktales - Animals - Wolf Tales 1999; 2002-2003 1 54 2 Wolf Related Stories Folktales - Animals - Wolf Related Stories 1999; 2002 1 55.1-.2 112 Folktales - Animals - Unclassified A 1981-1999 1 56.1-.2 101 Folktales - Animals - Unclassified B 1979-1995 2 1 94 Folktales - Animals - Unclassified C 1979-1999 2 2 17 Folktales - Animals - Unclassified D 1982-1998 2 3 18 Folktales - Anecdotes 1978-1983 2 4 38 Folktales - Anti-legends 1979-1983; 1990 25 5 Animals May 2009 Folktales - Animals - [Unclassified] 2001; 2003-2004 2 6.1-.2 100 Folktales - Children Rhymes A 1980; 1984 2 7 71 Folktales - Children Rhymes B 1980 2 8 24 Chupacabra Folktales - Chupacabra A 2002-2003 2 9 63 Folktales - Chupacabra B 1976-1999 2 10 23 Folktales - Chupacabra C 1977; 1992-1999 2 11 35 Folktales - Chupacabra D 2001; 2003-2004 2 12 19 Death File Folktales - Death 1997 2 13.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death A 1966-1994 2 14.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death B 1979-1993 2 15 100 Folktales - Death C 1979-1997 2 16 100 Folktales - Death D 1960; 1981-1988 2 17 100 Folktales - Death E 1987 2 18 100 Folktales - Death F 1978-1998 2 19 100 Folktales - Death G 1973; 1979-1998 2 20 100 Folktales - Death H 1973; 1988-1989 2 21 100 Folktales - Death I 1955-1999 2 22 100 Folktales - Death J 1955-1990 2 23 100 Folktales - Death K 1979-1989 2 24 100 Folktales - Death L 1972; 1979-1990 2 25 100 Folktales - Death M 1968; 1977-1988 3 1 100 Folktales - Death N 1977-1984; 1990 3 2 100 Folktales - Death O 1978-1990 3 3 100 Folktales - Death P 1979; 1986-1987 3 4 100 Folktales - Death Q 1960; 1978-1990 3 5 100 Folktales - Death R 1967; 1977-1990 3 6 100 Folktales - Death S 1960; 1978-1993 3 7 100 Folktales - Death T 1957-1988 3 8 100 Folktales - Death U 1957-1993 3 9.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death V 1978-1989 3 10.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death W 1980-1982; 1988 3 11.1-.2 98 Folktales - Death X 1970-1997 3 12.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death Y 1956; 1980-1996 3 13.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death Z 1957; 1973-1993 3 14.1-.2 100 Folktales - Death AA 1979-1995 3 15 97 Folktales - Death BB 1979-1999 3 16 48 Folktales - Death CC 1977-1998 Page 2 Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Box # Folder # of items Story (Theme) Title / New Title month/date College Tales & 31727 Roommates Death Folktales - Death - college and roommates 1999 3 18 5 Death Folktales - Death 1999; 2002 3 19 4 Angel of Death (La Muerte) Folktales - Death - Angel of Death (La Muerte) 2003 Death and Funeral 32020 Customs Folktales - Death and Funeral Customs 1979-1990 3 21 23 Folktales - Devil- O/E - Aunt - Female 1977-1997 3 22 7 Folktales - Devil- O/E - Aunt - Male 1983; 1993-1995 3 23 3 Folktales - Devil- O/E - Aunt - Male 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Aunt - 3247 Female 1983-; 1995-1996 3 25 9 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Aunt - Female 2000 3 26 2 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother - Female 2000 3 27 25 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother - Male 1970; 1979-1997 3 28 3 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother - Male 2000 3 29 2 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother-in-Law - Male 2000 3 30 12 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother - Female 1981-1998 3 31 5 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother-in-Law - Male 1982-1993 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Brother-in-Law - 3322 Female 1980; 1996 3 33 15 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Cousin - Male 1979-1996 3 34 3 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Cousin - Female 2000 3 35 8 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Cousin - Male 2000 3 36 21 Folktales - Devil - O/E - Cousin - Female 1979-1999 Folktales - Devil at the Disco 2 - O/E - Aunt - 41 1 Female 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Brother - 42 2 Female 1983; 1985 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Brother - 43 3 Male 1987; 1996 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Cousin - 44 12 Female 1978-1999 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Cousin - 45 2 Male 1986; 1995 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Cousin - 46 2 Unknown 1979 Folktales - Devil at the Disco 2 - O/E - Cousin - 47 1 Male 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Father - 48 4 Female 1979-1998 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Father - 49 6 Male 1978-1998 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Friend - 41027 Male 1978-1998 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Friend - 41139 Female 1973-1998 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Friend - 4124 Unknown 1968; 1979 Page 3 Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Glazer Traditional Mexican American Folklore Collection Box # Folder # of items Story (Theme) Title / New Title month/date Folktales - Devil at the Disco 2 - O/E - Friend - 4132 Female 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco 2 - O/E - Friend - 4141 Male 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - 4151 Grandfather - Female 1981 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - 4163 Grandfather - Male 1988-1996 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - 4171 Grandmother - Male 1983 Folktales - Devil at the Disco 2 - O/E - 4181 Grandmother - Female 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Husband - 4192 Male 1992; 1998 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - 42015 Grandmother - Female 1979-1999 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Mother - 42118 Female 1978-1997 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Mother - 42210 Male 1978-1999 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Mother - 4231 Unknown undated Folktales - Devil at the Disco 2 - O/E - Mother - 4241 Female 2000 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Neighbor - 4252 Female 1990 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Self - 4267 Female 1980-1995 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Self - 4279 Male 1989-1995 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Sister - 4289 Female 1979-1997 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Sister - 4291 Male 1992 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Sister-in- 4302 Law - Female 1979 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Teacher - 4312 Female 1979 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Teacher - 4321 Male 1992 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Uncle - 4334 Female 1980-1997 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Uncle - 4346 Male 1983-1996 Folktales - Devil at the Disco - O/E - Uncle
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