Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Clinton P. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-20-BC
Scope and Content
The collection is divided into 16 overlapping series, and also includes an oversized folder. There is some duplication of series, reflecting multiple processing efforts over time. The series breakdown is as follows: I. Historical documents of New Mexico and the West: diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, transcriptions, printed matter, business records and other papers, mostly relating to NM territorial history. Material from New Mexico Secretary of the Territory (MSS 25 SC)...
Dates:
1848-1975
Governor David Meriwether Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-078
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Meriwether. Includes three letters received and one proclamation by Meriwether, and the papers of William Messervy and William Watts Hart Davis, both of whom were acting Governors in periods when Meriwether was out of the state. Messervy's papers consist of one proclamation and one letter received, both from 1854. Davis's papers include official letters received and one personal account book.
Some materials in Spanish.
Some materials in Spanish.
Dates:
1853-1857
W.W.H. Davis Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 059
Scope and Content
Collection consists of handwritten manuscripts of "El Gringo" and "The Spanish Conquest of New Mexico," a handwritten transcript of Don Antonio de OtermÃn's journal of 1681 to 1692, and three 1904 letters from Davis to L. Bradford Prince concerning the donation of these materials to the Historical Society of New Mexico. The OtermÃn journal was copied from the original during Davis's tenure as Secretary of New Mexico, and includes descriptions of the Pueblo revolt of 1680 and attempts by the...
Dates:
1681-1904