Lottie Espinosa performing Spanish songs from California,
1939

Sound recordings: In Spanish.

Manuscripts: In Spanish and English.

Comprises a group of field materials documenting Lottie Espinosa singing and performing songs on the guitar from Spanish California on May 28 and August 19, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Pacific Grove, California.

May 28, 1939:
La oja seca
Siete anos hace que fui tu amante
Cielito lindo
Duerme, nino
La primera noche de avril
Noche serena
No ai quedchar camino por bereda
Las dos de la manana
Adios, adios
La Varsoviana
Yucca

August 19, 1939:

Quando un marino
En la cimba
Quiero que el mundo sysa que yo siempre la quiero
Lo, lo, lo, lo, tata
Serena de la mar

Lottie Espinosa portrait with guitar

La Noche esta serena [Noche serena]

"Mrs. de Soto's husband was the grandson of Don Salvio Pacheco. Their son [Tomas] is the 5th generation born in California."

am Jun-27-97