Thomas J. Steele Alabado collection, 1780-2003.

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Thomas J. Steele Alabado collection, 1780-2003.

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The Thomas J. Steele Alabado Collection contains photocopies of alabados collected throughout New Mexico, Colorado and Mexico along with notes and related secondary material. Although the collection consists primarily of alabados it also includes photocopies of corridos, hymnals, and other liturgical and cultural literature, music and folklore. The collection is divided into four series: Alabados-Cuadernos which contains the bulk of the material and is comprised of photocopies of cuadernos (prayer/ballad books), loose alabados and research materials. The Alabados of New Mexico series includes correspondence, prospectus, manuscript review, publishing agreement, royalties contract, and outline drafts and publication related material for the book. Alabado related material contains published articles about alabados. The last series Non Alabados contains prayer books, inditas, corridos, gosos, loose alabados and other material related to New Mexico folklore. Many photocopied alabados were acquired from archives throughout New Mexico and Colorado. Some were obtained from individuals connected to the Penitente brotherhoods and other cuadernos were copied in Mexico. Some of the cuadernos and loose alabados would be difficult to acquire outside this collection. Father Steele's file/document numbering system was retained in the CSWR folder descriptions for possible research value.

5 boxes (5.0 cu. ft)

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Steele, Thomas J.

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Jesuit priest Thomas Steele was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Nov. 6, 1933. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1951, and was ordained in 1964. He died on October 25, 2010. Steele taught for 25 years in the English department at Regis University, Colorado, but was best known for his knowledge of santos. Steele discovered his passion for santos when he moved to Albuquerque in 1965 to work on his doctorate in English. When he won a National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities fellowship in 1969, he ...