Finding Aid to the Samuel Marti Manuscript Collection MS.602

Holly Rose Larson

Library and Archives at the Autry

2012 October 19

210 South Victory Blvd.

Burbank, CA 91502

rroom@theautry.org

URL: https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives

Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry

Title: Samuel Marti Manuscript Collection

Creator: Marti, Samuel

Identifier/Call Number: MS.602

Physical Description: 0.15 Linear Feet (6 folders)

Date (inclusive): 1964-1966

Abstract: Samuel Marti (1906-1975) was a Mexican ethnomusicologist, and wrote the Southwest Museum leaflet on "The Eleanor Hague Colonial Mexican Music Manuscript." This collection contains manuscripts by Samuel Marti, including two published pamphlets with the imprint Sobretiro de Cuadernos Americanos in Spanish, typed drafts in English and Spanish from 1964-1966, Spanish-language newspaper articles by Marti, and labels by Marti in English, French, and Spanish for an Otomi paper-painting by Doña Camila Hernandez.

Language of Material: English , French , Spanish; Castilian .

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

Biographical Note

Samuel Marti (1906-1975) was a Mexican ethnomusicologist, and wrote the Southwest Museum leaflet on "The Eleanor Hague Colonial Mexican Music Manuscript."

Inventory

1. 2 pamphlets - Spanish "¿Ciudad Perdida de los Mixtecos?" "Diquiyo. Un Señorio Zapoteco – Mixteco Ignoto"

2. Precolumbian Paper Painting (December 1, 1964)

3. "The Phantom City of the Mixtecs"

4. 2 newspaper articles (Spanish) "Sobre papel de amate: India Pintora Rival de Picasso" (March 20, 1966) Mexico en la Cultura "Un Ignoto Señorio en la Mixteca Alta, Oxaca Diquiyú. Principia a Revelar los Secretos de loque fue un Gran Centro Ceremonial y una Importante Serie de Forta; ezas que Dominan Decenas de Kilometros" Mexico en la Cultura May 16(?), 1965

5. "Papeles de Camila Hernandez Artista Otomi" (Spanish)

6. Label for original Otomi paper painting (4 copies)

Preferred Citation

Samuel Marti Manuscript Collection, 1964-1966, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.602; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Processing History

Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 19, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Scope and Contents

This collection contains manuscripts by Samuel Marti, including two published pamphlets with the imprint Sobretiro de Cuadernos Americanos in Spanish, typed drafts in English and Spanish from 1964-1966, Spanish-language newspaper articles by Marti, and labels by Marti in English, French, and Spanish for an Otomi paper-painting by Doña Camila Hernandez.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Eleanor Hague Colonial Mexican Music Manuscript

Manuscripts

Typescripts

Ethnomusicologists

Otomi art

Clippings

Brochures

Mixtec Indians

Music

Hernandez, Dona Camila