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Artifact: The Rolodex [View all]
https://borderlore.org/artifact-the-rolodex
Remembering a mentor and his rotating cards of access and connection
by Maribel Alvarez
When Dr. James “Big Jim” Griffith, a folklorist, a friend and mentor to me, and the beloved founder of the annual Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival, passed away in December of 2021, his wife Loma invited friends and colleagues to pick small keepsakes from his home office as remembrances. I selected an out-of-print pamphlet on the Yaqui Easter ceremonies, a bumper sticker from Cananea, Sonora taped to one of his cabinets, and Jim’s personal Rolodex.
by Maribel Alvarez
When Dr. James “Big Jim” Griffith, a folklorist, a friend and mentor to me, and the beloved founder of the annual Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival, passed away in December of 2021, his wife Loma invited friends and colleagues to pick small keepsakes from his home office as remembrances. I selected an out-of-print pamphlet on the Yaqui Easter ceremonies, a bumper sticker from Cananea, Sonora taped to one of his cabinets, and Jim’s personal Rolodex.
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https://borderlore.org/artifact-the-rolodex/
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