James Broadway Accessions
Scope and Contents
Archival materials received from James Broadway, mariachi musician and student of Benjamin Valdez. Materials date from the late 1930s-2021 and are comprised primarily of manuscript copies and research materials for a memoir of Benjamin Valdez, founding member of the seminal music group Los Conquistadores (active late 1930s-1970s) with Jose Morante and Enrique Rodriguez. Materials include handwritten stories, song lyrics, music notation, artifacts, ephemera, photographs of notable musicians/groups (Trio Los Conquistadores, Rosita Fernandez, Tito Guizar, Jesse Orta, Geraldine Orta-Charles, James Broadway, Mariachi del Alamo and Mariachi y Coro de Colores), clippings pertaining to mariachi musicians and the mariachi mass tradition at Mission San Jose along with memorials and obituaries of mariachi musicians including Valdez, Jesse Orta and Geraldine Orta-Charles. Fragile audiovisual media within this collection include cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes.
Dates
- 1935-2021
Creator
- Broadway, James (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from the Wittliff Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user assumes responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish, and abiding by U.S. copyright laws. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/visit/policies/publication.html
Extent
4 Linear Feet
8 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- The descriptive data created for this finding aid is licensed under the CC0 Creative Commons license and is free for use without restriction.
Abstract
Archival materials received from James Broadway, mariachi musician and student of Benjamin Valdez. Materials date from the late 1930s-2021 and are comprised primarily of manuscript copies and research materials for a memoir of Benjamin Valdez, founding member of the seminal music group Los Conquistadores (active late 1930s-1970s) with Jose Morante and Enrique Rodriguez.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use: https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/makearesearchappointment.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Broadway, 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the James Broadway Accessions.
- Author
- Sherri Turner-Herrmann
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2025: Revised for ArchivesSpace by Fiona Zupke
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository
