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.

Paper discussing the history of ranching culture in South Texas from 1750 to the time of publication. A bibliography is included.

Paper discussing a brief history of conjunto folk music in south Texas and its role in the folk culture of the area.

Paper discussing a the history of corridos, a type of Mexican-American folk ballads, as well as their evolution over time.

Paper discussing the life of Gregorio Cortez, a Mexican-American folk hero. His entire life, from birth until death, is covered.

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.

Curriculum Vitae describing the education, professional experience, language proficiency, and scholarly activities, committee assignments, and professional society memberships of Joe Stanley Graham.

Paper discussing the role of descansos (roadside crosses), a form of religious folk art, in the lives of Hispanics in the Southwest. A bibliography is included.

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.

Paper discussing "how the folk concepts of human physiology influence the belief in and treatment of three culture-bound syndromes found among Mexican Americans in south Texas:" empacho, caída de la mollera, and mal de ojo.

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.

Paper discussing the evolution of South Texas ranching culture from 1930 to the time of publication.

Paper discussing the gender roles in the folk medical system of Mexican Americans in South Texas, as well as a historical perspective of the folk medical beliefs of Mexican Americans in this region.

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."

Paper discussing the evolution of south Texas ranching culture through the influence of Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo culture over different time periods.

Photograph of an unidentified family posing outside the entrance to a jacal home. There is a man on the far left, holding a small dog and wearing a conical hat, two women in the middle, and a young child on the far right, standing near one corner of the house. The house behind them appears to have wood or mud walls with a thatched roof and the yard is enclosed by a stick fence. Handwriting on the back of the photo says "Typical 'jacal' found in the Rio Grande Valley up into the early 1900's. The 'jacal' was the home of the 'peón' class. John E. Connor Museum"

Photograph of an unidentified family posing outside the entrance to a jacal home. There is a man on the far left, holding a small dog and wearing a conical hat, two women in the middle, and a young child on the far right, standing near one corner of the house. The house behind them appears to have wood or mud walls with a thatched roof and the yard is enclosed by a stick fence. Handwriting on the back of the photo says "jacal in the Rio Grande Valley" and "Typical jacal found in the Rio Grande Valley up into the early 1900s. The jacal was the home of the peón class."

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.

Paper discussing the origins and different forms of the legend of La Llorona, a ghostly woman figure of folk tales.

Paper discussing a historical perspective of the folk medical beliefs of Mexican-Americans in South Texas that were studied by Dr. Joe Graham and his students.

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.

Paper discussing a course outline for a course in Mexican American Folklore. The course outline is followed by a bibliography of Mexican American Folklore that is divided into sections corresponding to the course outline.

Paper discussing a methodology for determining the efficacy of folk remedies, particularly medicinal herbs.

Paper discussing the lime-making process used by Mexican-Americans in the Big Bend of West Texas and its role in the area's culture, as well as the limitations of folk technology.