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REFERENCES

1. Vicente Gallegos, 1939, Los Pastores, traditional New Mexico Folk Drama, shortened version, Federal Music Project, under supervision of Folklore Department, University of New Mexico.  This is followed at this link by the MS. of an extended version of the play, and MS. scores for the songs.  Musical portions also bear serial numbers 1638-1658 in the ROBB Collection.  Typescripts were made on non-Spanish typewriters, lacking accented letters.
New Mexico Digital Collections. http://econtent.unm.edu.  Enter Los Pastores in Search and select Item 1 or: http://econtent.unm.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/fmp&CISOPTR=349&REC=1

2. Los Pastores, Agua Fria version, edit. Lorin W. Brown, WPA 5-5-42, No. 1, typescript on microfilm, original brought from Mexico c. 1856 by Valentin Flores.  Includes added Indian character.  Play begins with the search for lodging and the song Cuando por el Oriente.  Typescript, non-Spanish typewriter.  Includes fragment al scores for songs.
New Mexico Digital Collections, < a href="http://econtent.unm.edu">http://econtent.unm.edu.  Enter Los Pastores in Search and scroll to Item.  (Corrales, Mesilla, and Agua Fria items).  Or http://econtent.unm.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mp&CISOPTR=652&REC=2
New Mexico Digital Collections.  http://econtent.unm.edu.  Enter title of song in Search and search scripts.

3. Los Pastores, Los Griegos Society and Gonzáles MS., 1157 Songs, Vamos todos à Belén.
New Mexico Digital Collections. http://econtent.unm.edu/cdm4/document.ohp?CISOROOT=/RobbFieldRec&CISOPTR=8812&REC=1

4. Robb, J. D., 1954, Hispanic Folk Songs of New Mexico, with selected songs collected, transcribed & arranged for voice and piano.  University of New Mexico Press.

5. Cole, M. R., 1907, “Los Pastores: a Mexican Play of the Nativity.” American Folk-lore Society (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.).  Rio Grande City and San Antonio, Texas. (On line)
Note: In order to render a poetic translation, Cole took some liberties with the text.
An Appendix contains the text of Los Pastores, San Rafael, NM, coll. Miss Honora De Busk.

6. Richard B. Stark, Pearce, T. M., and Rubén Cobos, 1969, Music of the Spanish Folk Plays in New Mexico.  Museum of New Mexico Press.
Includes comparison of song versions from several scripts.

7. John G. Bourke, 1893, The Miracle Play of the Rio Grande, Jour. American Folk-Lore, vol. 6, no. 21, pp. 89-95.

8. Aurelio M. Espinosa, 1930, 1946 (2 vol.), Estudios sobre el español de Nuevo Méjico, Buenos Aires (not seen).

9. J. Manuel Espinosa, 1937, 1977, Spanish Folk Tales from New Mexico, New York (not seen).

10. Aurelio M. Espinosa, edit. J. Manuel Espinosa, 1985, The Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest, Traditional Spanish Folk Literature in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado.  Univ. Oklahoma Press.

11. Lozano, Tomás, Trans. Rima Montoya, 2007, Cantemos al Alba, Origins of Songs, Sounds, and Liturgical Drama of Hispanic New Mexico.  Univ. New Mexico Press.
Note: Includes La Pastorela, The Shepherds Play (Los Pastores).  Parts of this book on Google.

12. Bandini, Don Arturo, and G. L. Williams, 1958, Navidad; Pastorela.  California Historical Society.  English only.

13. Cobos, Rubén, 1983, A Dictionary of New Mexico and Southern Colorado Spanish.  Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

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