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Mexican-American Traditional Foodways at La Junta (open access)

Mexican-American Traditional Foodways at La Junta

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
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Folk Toys: The World Writ Small (open access)

Mexican Folk Toys: The World Writ Small

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
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miscellaneous Religious Folk Art Forms (open access)

Miscellaneous Religious Folk Art Forms

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
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Programs and Courses Developed at Texas A&M University--Kingsville (open access)

New Programs and Courses Developed at Texas A&M University--Kingsville

List of sociology courses at Texas A&M Kingsville that were developed by Joe Stanley Graham over the course of five years.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Ranching Heritage in South Texas (open access)

Our Ranching Heritage in South Texas

Paper discussing the ranching heritage in Texas from a historical perspective.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Role of Women as Healers in the Fidencista Movement (open access)

The Role of Women as Healers in the Fidencista Movement

Paper discussing the roles of women in the Fidencista movement and providing a brief history of the movement itself.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Role of Women in the Mexican-American Folk Medical System of South Texas (open access)

The Role of Women in the Mexican-American Folk Medical System of South Texas

Paper discussing the role of women in the folk medical system of South Texas. In this paper, folk medicine is defined as "beliefs and practices related to healing which are transmitted in face-to-face interaction in informal situations."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Spanish and Mexican Origins of Ranching in South Texas (open access)

The Spanish and Mexican Origins of Ranching in South Texas

Paper discussing the Spanish and Mexican origins of south Texas ranching, which was later modified by Anglo culture into its modern form.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tales of the Wild Horse Desert: First Draft (open access)

Tales of the Wild Horse Desert: First Draft

A first draft of a plot for "a musical comedy loosely based upon the history of the Nueces Strip and Northern Mexico 1853-1909."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tejano Saddlemakers: Aesthetics, Craftsmen, and Audience (open access)

Tejano Saddlemakers: Aesthetics, Craftsmen, and Audience

From Abstract: "This paper explores the role the audience plays in the saddlemaking craft of five Texas Mexican saddlemakers in the Running W Saddle Shop of the King Ranch, in continuous operation since 1865."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testing the Efficacy of Mexican-American Herbal Remedies in South Texas (open access)

Testing the Efficacy of Mexican-American Herbal Remedies in South Texas

Paper discussing a method to evaluate the efficacy of herbal medicines and examining the results of two herbal remedies using said method.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas-Mexican Material Culture in South Texas: Continuity and Change (open access)

Texas-Mexican Material Culture in South Texas: Continuity and Change

Paper discussing the evolution of Texas-Mexican material culture in south Texas by exploring "the built environment associated with the ranch, the folk arts and crafts associated with early ranching culture in the area, and traditional medicinal herbs still used in the area."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas-Mexican Traditional Foodways (open access)

Texas-Mexican Traditional Foodways

Paper discussing the unique Texas-Mexican foodways resulting from the combination of Native American and Spanish cuisines.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Mexican Vernacular Architecture (open access)

Texas Mexican Vernacular Architecture

Paper discussing Texas-Mexican vernacular architecture. A majority of the paper focuses on folk housing in south Texas and west Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toward a Definition of Folk Culture (open access)

Toward a Definition of Folk Culture

Paper discussing "the differences between folk, popular, and elite culture by examining five areas of culture: music, food, religion, occupations, and medicine," with the objective of defining the meaning of folklore.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toward a Definition of Folk Medicine (open access)

Toward a Definition of Folk Medicine

Paper examining "the term 'folk medicine' as a part of the larger category of culture called folk culture."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Traditional Cookers for Making Tripitas #1]

Three copies of a photograph of traditional cookers used for making tripitas. The two cookers are made of metal, with handles and tripod feet, set up on the ground outdoors, and one has a utensil in it for stirring. It appears that the same negative was printed correctly and reversed (backwards) but it is unclear which version is correct. Text above the photos says, "Traditional tripitas cooker" and text on the back of the second photo in the set says, "Traditional tripitas cooker made from a plow disk."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Traditional Cookers for Making Tripitas #2]

Photograph of two traditional cookers used for making tripitas, which are made of metal with handles and tripod feet, set up on the ground outdoors. One has a utensil in it for stirring. Handwritten text on the back says, "Traditional cookers for making tripitas, a dish made of beef tripe. Such cookers can be found throughout South Texas, most made from castaway plow disks with elevated sides welded on and with three of four legs of iron pipe. The tripitas are cooked over an open fire or coals."
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vaquero Folk Arts and Crafts in South Texas (open access)

Vaquero Folk Arts and Crafts in South Texas

Paper attempting to answer the question of why some traditions disappear while others survive by analyzing the folk arts and crafts of the South Texas vaquero.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vaquero Traditions in South Texas (open access)

Vaquero Traditions in South Texas

Paper discussing vaquero folk traditions in south Texas and providing a brief overview of the history of ranching in the area.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Yerbera: The Practice of Art or Science? (open access)

The Yerbera: The Practice of Art or Science?

Paper discussing the folk medical beliefs and practices of Doña Liva, one of the best-known barrio healers in San Diego, Texas. The author analyzes the herbs she uses and explores whether her practices should be considered art or science.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History