urn:taro:utexas.cah.02815 A Guide to the L. Alberto Guajardo Narrative, 1933-1935 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Guajardo, L. Alberto, b. ca. 1855 Guajardo, L. Alberto, Narrative 1933-1935 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Literary sketches compose the L. Alberto Guajardo Narrative, 1933-1935, documenting Guajardo's life in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Biographical Note

L. Alberto Guajardo (b. ca. 1855) lived in Piedras Negras on the frontier of Coahuila, Mexico, his entire life. As a young man, he fought against Native Americans and eventually became a general in one of the Mexican revolutions. In later life, Guajardo manufactured blankets, brooms, and traditional medicines. A good friend of American writer J. Frank Dobie, he appears in several of Dobie's non-fiction essays.

Source:

Dobie, J. Frank. "Alacran." I'll Tell You A Tale: An Anthology. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. 68-69.

Scope and Contents

Literary sketches compose the L. Alberto Guajardo Narrative, 1933-1935, documenting Guajardo's life in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. A typed English translation of an original manuscript by Guajardo, "Sketches of the Desert" describes horses and dogs at Guajardo's camp, conflicts with Native Americans, and a bison hunt. The typescript includes an introduction by author J. Frank Dobie, who acquired the essays from Guajardo.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Guajardo, L. Alberto, b. ca. 1855 -- Archives Subjects American bison hunting -- Mexico Frontier and pioneer life -- Mexico -- Coahuila Indians of North America -- Mexico Ranch life -- Mexico -- Coahuila Places Piedras Negras (Mexico) -- History -- 20th century Preferred Citation

L. Alberto Guajardo Narrative, 1933-1935, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2R7 "Sketches of the Desert," 1933-1935