Mexican America - Resources and Credits

This section contains educational materials to supplement your journey through Mexican America as illustrated by the collections of the National Museum of American History.
The glossary explains some of the terms used to talk about the history and peoples of Mexico and the American West and Southwest.
The national borders of Mexico have changed radically between the start of the Aztec Empire in the 14th century and the present. See Mexican maps from the collections of the University of Texas Libraries.
Scenes and figures from postcards commemorating the American West and Southwest from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia outside of El Paso (circa 1920)
- David Crockett
- Greetings from San Antonio, Texas (The Alamo)
- Mexican Home, New Mexico (circa 1925)
- Old Spanish Days (circa 1925)
Historical scenes and figures from Mexico from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Avenida A Tijuana (circa 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (circa 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (circa 1925)
- Mexican Market Scene (undated photograph)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (circa 1910)
Other Smithsonian Institution projects about the peoples of Mexico and their descendants, culture, and environment.
For additional information on the history of Mexico, Mexican Americans, and the diverse peoples of the American West and Southwest, please see the bibliography.
Esta sección contiene materiales educativos a fin de complementar el recorrido a través de la América Mexicana ilustrado por objetos provenientes de las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana.
Pulsando sobre el enlace que se observa a continuación se puede acceder a un glosario donde se explican algunos de los términos usados para referirse a la historia y a los pueblos de México, tanto como del oeste y sudoeste de América.
Los límites nacionales de México han cambiado radicalmente entre los comienzos del Imperio Azteca en el siglo XIV y el presente. Pulse el siguiente enlace para ver mapas de México de las colecciones de las Bibliotecas de la Universidad .de Texas.
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver tarjetas con escenas y figuras, y fotos conmemorativas del oeste y sudoeste americano de la Colección de Postales Victor A. Blenkle, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia en las afueras de El Paso (ca. 1920)
- David Crockett
- Saludos desde San Antonio, Texas
- Hogar Mexicano, Nuevo México (ca. 1925)
- Viejos Tiempos Españoles (ca. 1925)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver escenas y figuras históricas de México.
- Avenida A Tijuana (ca. 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (ca. 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (ca. 1925)
- Escena de un Mercado Mexicano (foto sin fecha)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Templo de Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (ca. 1910)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver otros proyectos de la Institución Smithsonian acerca de los pueblos de México y sus descendientes, su cultura y su entorno.
Para mayor información sobre la historia de México, los mexicoamericanos y los diversos pueblos del oeste y sudoeste americano, por favor pulsar sobre el enlace de bibliografía a continuación.
The Mexican America object group is a collective effort of the staff of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center: Division of Home and Community Life; Division of Information Technology and Communications; Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment; Division of Politics and Reform; New Media Program; Program in Latino History and Culture; Office and Museum Management and Services; and Registration Services.
Special thanks to Diana Taggart and Michelle Sánchez.
El grupo de objetos América Mexicana es un esfuerzo conjunto del personal del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana, del Centro Kenneth E. Behring: División de Vida en el Hogar y la Comunidad; División de Tecnología Informativa y Comunicaciones; División de Música, Deportes y Entretenimiento; División de Política y Reforma; Programa de Nuevos Medios de Comunicación; Programa de Historia y Cultura Latinas; La Oficina de Gestión y Servicios de Museo; y la Oficina de Servicios de Adquisiciones.
Un agradecimiento especial a Diana Taggart y Michelle Sánchez.
"Mexican America - Resources and Credits" showing 6 items.
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Jyapu: Industrious Productivity as Lifestyle 1981
- Notes
- title from credits (unpublished work) -- archival collection
- Supplementary materials: translations, still photographs, sound recordings, recorded sound annotations and translations, production logs, field notes and camera logs
- Summary
- Edited film examins the various work and play activities of Newari adults and children in the Jyapu courtyard of Thecho Village in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Film was made from [Newari Film Project, 1978]
- Date
- 1981
- Creator
- Johnson, Barbara filmmaker
- filmmaker
- Johnson, Barbara
- Dorjee, Ragpa
- Creator
- National Human Studies Film Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- HSFA 86.13.16
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Film Studies of Traditional Tibetan Life and Culture: Bylakuppe, South India 1980
- Notes
- Title derived from name of project (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: still photographs, sound recordings, camera logs, field notes, journals, correspondence
- Summary
- Full film record is a research film project documenting the Heruka, Drupa, and Mandup ceremonies and
dancing as practiced at the Tibetan Buddhist monastaries of Nyingmapa, Tashi Lunpo, and Gyumed in south India. Footage also documents a Tibetan opera performed by the Tibetan Drama and Dance Troupe
- Date
- 1980
- Creator
- Dorjee, Ragpa Tibetan ethnocinematographer (1956- )
- filmmaker
- Maloney, M. Michael
- Creator
- National Human Studies Film Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- HSFA 86.13.10
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Btsunchun 1981
- Notes
- Title from credits (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Supplementary materials: photographs,audio recordings, camera logs, field notes
- Summary
- Edited film was shot in Mundgod, India. The film documents young Buddhist students from Gaden Monastery studying, practicing dialectics, playing, and resting during their visit to Drepung Monastery, where they have gone to join the Molam Festival. The students are also shown practicing movement training at their own monastery. Film was made from the film project: Film Studies of Traditional Tibetan Life and Culture: Mundgod, South India, 1979
- Date
- 1981
- Creator
- Dorjee, Ragpa NAFC cameraman (1956- )
- filmmaker
- Maradol, Mathias
- editor
- Wintle, Pamela
- Creator
- National Human Studies Film Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- HSFA 86.13.14
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Newari Film Project 1978
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work) -- archival collection
- Supplementary materials: audio tapes, annotations, still photographs, field notes, camera logs, journal, translations
- Summary
- Full film record is a research film project that focuses primarily on the daily life activities of the inhabitants of the subsistence agricultural Jyapu village of Thecho in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The edited film JYAPU: INDUSTRIOUS PRODUCTIVITY AS LIFESTYLE was produced from this footage
- Date
- 1978
- Creator
- Johnson, Barbara ethnocinematographer (1952- )
- filmmaker
- Dorjee, Ragpa
- Schecter, Steven
- Creator
- National Human Studies Film Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- HSFA 86.13.1
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Newari Film Project 1980
- Notes
- title supplied by Archives staff (unpublished work) -- archival collection
- Supplementary materials: audio tapes, annotations, still photographs, field notes, camera logs, journal, translations
- Summary
- Full film record is a research project that focuses primarily on the household and agricultural subsistence activities among inhabitants of the Jyapu villages of Thecho and Thimi in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
- Date
- 1980
- Creator
- Johnson, Barbara ethnocinematographer (1952- )
- filmmaker
- Dorjee, Ragpa
- Schecter, Steven
- Creator
- National Human Studies Film Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- HSFA 86.13.2
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Human Studies Film ArchivesNo Image Available
Film Studies of Traditional Tibetan Life and Culture: Ladakh, India, 1978 1978
- Notes
- Supplementary materials: photographic slides; sound recordings; audio annotation; camera logs; journal; correspondence; project files
- title derived from name of project (unpublished work)--archival collection
- Summary
- Full film record created for the National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution. Research film project documents daily life and subsistence activities of villagers and monastic life and ceremonials at the Buddhist monastery in Mathoo, Ladakh, India. The edited film, LADAKH VILLAGE MORNING, was produced from this footage
- Date
- 1978
- Creator
- Schecter, Steven NAFC cameraman (1957- )
- filmmaker
- Dorjee, Ragpa
- Creator
- Sorenson, E. Richard
- National Human Studies Film Center, Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- HSFA 86.13.3
- Data Source
- Human Studies Film Archives

