Joe Nicola Collection
Scope and Contents Note
Collection organized into two series: 1. Sound recordings, and 2. Jukebox labels. Phonodiscs arranged numerically according to assigned numbers. A card file inventory list is available.
Consists of over 800 phonodiscs of Mexican and Mexican American music, along with a few paper labels from jukeboxes. Reflects the development of Texas-Mexican musical styles from approximately the late 1930s into the 1970s. Many recordings were released on major U.S. labels such as Decca, RCA, or Columbia, but others are from Mexico or from Texas recording companies like Falcon, Ideal, Rio, Torero, Freddie, or Bego. The music ranges from recordings by accordionist Narciso Martínez on the Bluebird label in the 1930s to releases by Sunny and the Sunliners on Teardrop Records in the 1970s. Other artists represented include Lydia Mendoza, Bruno Villareal, Valerio Longoria, Ramon Ayala, Tony de la Rosa, Beto Villa, and Paulino Bernal, as well as other musicians and musical groups.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1935-1977
Language of Materials
Spanish, English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Businessman. Operated a vending company in San Marcos, Texas, which furnished jukeboxes to various restaurants and clubs in the San Marcos area. Also published a Spanish-language newspaper, El Sol, in San Marcos from 1956 to 1958.
Full Extent
620 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm, 10 in.; 203 sound discs: analog, 45 rpm, 7 in.; 58 jukebox labels
Abstract
Collection of more than 800 phonograph records of Mexican and Mexican American music from the 1930s through the 1970s collected by jukebox vendor and publisher Joe Nicola.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Separated Material
Some of the phonodiscs have been individually cataloged; local call numbers are PHNDISC LA 178-193.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Joe Nicola Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu