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Contributing Institution:
Arhoolie Foundation
Title: James Nicolopulos Corrido Research Files
Identifier/Call Number: AF-007
Physical Description:
9 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1977-2003
Abstract: This collection contains poetics scholar James "Jaime" Nicolopulos's research files on Mexican and Tejano border music. Nicolopulos
was a professor of American Literature and Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a frequent collaborator of
Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records, with whom he authored
Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography. The collection includes interviews, music recordings, lectures, and notes pertaining to Nicolopulos's scholarship on corridos.
Material Specific Details: Audio and Video Recordings, Digital Materials, Research Materials
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
.
Collection open for research.
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Nicolopulos.
Series 1: Audiovisual Tapes
Series 2: Digital Materials
Subseries 1: Born Digital Files
Subseries 2: Compact Discs
Subseries 3: Floppy Disks
Series 3: Research Materials
James "Jaime" Nicolopulos received his doctorate from UC Berkeley and began his career as a professor of American Literature
and Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. Through his scholarship on corridos, Nicolopulos became a frequent
collaborator of Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz. Together, they conducted interviews and recordings of Mexican and
Tejano musicians and wrote a biography of singer Lydia Mendoza,
Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography. Nicolopulos assisted with the creation of the Arhoolie Foundation's Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American
Recordings, and produced two albums for Arhoolie Records:
Flaco's Amigos and
Tex-Mex Conjuntos.
Source: "James Nicolopulos Obituary." Austin American-Statesman, December 6, 2010.
Item title, James Nicolopulos Corrido Research Files (AF-007). Arhoolie Foundation.
This collection was minimally processed to facilitate access. Boxes are arranged by type of material.
This collection comprises Nicolopulos's scholarly research, writings, and teaching materials on Mexican and Tejano border
music. The collection contains audio and video recordings, digital materials, research files, and books pertaining to these
musical traditions. The audio and digital materials include Nicolopulos's original work, such as lectures, research, interviews,
and recordings.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to the Arhoolie Foundation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Corridos
Norteño music
Tejano music
Folk music–Mexico
Mexican-American Border Region