Amado Chaves Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1963-001
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, genealogies, and clippings. Subjects include New Mexican customs and folklore, land grants and titles, and prominent figures in New Mexico history. Other topics include Chaves and Ortiz family histories, the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, and New Mexicos school system. Notable correspondents are Charles F. Lummis, B.W. "Win Page, Katharine Chaves Page, and Stephen B. Elkins. This collection was transferred from the Museum of New Mexico in 1963.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1698-1931
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note
Amado Chaves served as the first Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Territory of New Mexico in 1891. He was also elected Mayor of Santa Fe in 1891, and served as a Senator in the Territorial Council in 1903.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Organization
Collection is organized into two series:
- I. Land grant papers
- II. Amado Chaves family papers
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
General
- Clippings
- Deeds
- Education -- New Mexico
- Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
- Folklore -- New Mexico
- Fort March (N.M.)
- La Majada Land Grant (N.M.) -- Maps
- Land grants -- New Mexico
- Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- New Mexico
- Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928
- Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.)
- New Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- New Mexico -- Genealogy
- New Mexico -- Social life and customs
- Pueblo Revolt, 1680
- Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923
- Title
- Inventory of the Amado Chaves Papers, 1698-1931
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by K. Dorman
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1963-001::Amado Chaves Papers)//EN" "nmar1963-001.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository