The Cuautla fairs at the beginning of the century : data supplied by Lic. Arturo Torres, native of Cuautla : typescript, undated [1948?].

Record ID: 
317995
Accession number: 
MA 3658.24
Credit: 
Gift of Mr. Steinbeck, 1964.
Description: 
1 item (8 p.) ; 26.8 cm
Notes: 

Marked "(Translation from Spanish)."
Dating: Steinbeck was collecting research materials and corresponding with Oscar Dancigers and Jewel de Bonilla regarding interviews, oral histories, and translations of research materials during the summer of 1948. See MA 3659.11 and MA 3659.28.
Part of a collection of notes and research materials prepared for John Steinbeck for his work on the screenplay of Viva Zapata! Steinbeck worked on this screenplay from about 1948 to 1950; the film was produced by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1952.

Summary: 

A typed translation of an account of the fairs held at Cuautla, Morelos, on the second Friday of Lent, as reported by General Arturo Torres.

Provenance: 
Gift of Mr. Steinbeck in 1964.