Photograph of the Lujáns of Loma de Juárez, a barrio of Malatta, making asaderas. A woman is rolling dough on a kitchen table, a man is shaping the dough from a bowl, and a child watches both of them.

Photograph of a man weaving a sheath. He is seated and wearing a cowboy hat, suspenders, and a plain white button down short-sleeved shirt. Tools and supplies sit on a small table next to him.

Photograph of a manual cornmeal grinder that is clamped to a small platform outdoors. Visible in the background is a small wooden crate and a broom resting against a wall.

Photograph of two men holding fiber for making rope. They are both sitting outside and facing each other. A third person sits in the grass by a cardboard box in the background.

Photograph of three men standing on a platform of an oil rig.

Photograph of a jacal de leña (mesquite jacal) along the Rio Grande. The walls and thatched roofs are supported by horcones (corner posts) that are set vertically into the ground.

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 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.

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.

Paper discussing Mexican folk toys, including the function of toys, toys intended for boys, toys intended for girls, toy materials, and miniatures.

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.

Photograph of morteros (bedrock mortars) used by Native American Indians to grind corn. Shown are five of a total of twenty-one mortars that were found in an area of about 20 square feet.

Photographs of a jacal home, a close-up view of a wall of the jacal home, and a small home made of branches and twigs. In the picture of the jacal home, rotary tiller is visible in front of the house. The close-up view of the jacal home's wall shows that most of the boards are stacked parallel to the ground, with vertical beams added for support. The small home made of branches and twigs also has some corrugated tin siding, and a prickly pear plant is visible on the right side of the picture, along with a pile of branches, presumably to be used for firewood.

Photograph of some Native American ceremonial clothing hanging on a chain link fence.

List of sociology courses at Texas A&M Kingsville that were developed by Joe Stanley Graham over the course of five years.

Photograph of a close-up view of one end of a piece of handmade rope. The rope is knotted at the end, and the fibers past the knot are frayed.

Paper discussing the ranching heritage in Texas from a historical perspective.

Photograph of an outdoor shrine in Kingsville. The shrine consists of two religious images, one of which is in an enclosed case, and some floral arrangements. All of the items sit under an arched cover that is trimmed with Christmas lights.

Photograph of an outside wall of the home of Jesus Treviño, the founder of San Ygnacio, also called the Treviño Uribe Rancho. Two doors are visible on the wall.

Photograph of a group of people doing a Native American ceremonial dance while wearing traditional clothing. Some people who are not participating in the dance are sitting on blue benches in the background.

Photograph of two people holding Hispanic artifacts. They are standing side by side behind a small wooden table that holds another Hispanic artifact.

Photograph of three people making baskets indoors. Finished baskets hang in lines on the ceiling.