Carson, Kit, 1809-1868
Person
Dates
- Existence: 18091224-18680523
Biographical / Historical
Kit Carson (1809-1868) was an American fur trapper, guide, and, soldier.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Henry O'Neill Ledger
Collection
Identifier: MSS-706-SC
Abstract
Ledger for Henry O'Neill's mercantile in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1854-1860.
Dates:
1854-1860
Historical Society of New Mexico Collection,
Collection
Identifier: 1960-023
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of business records of the Historical Society of New Mexico and a broad range of historical documents. The business records include annual and biennial reports, and vouchers for the purchase of materials by the Historical Society of New Mexico. Most of the historical documents relate to political, military, and religious matters in New Mexico from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. Includes an 1822 judgement by Cabildo president Manuel Baca quieting title to...
Dates:
1685-1930 (bulk 1830-1920)
Jaramillo-Bent-Scheurich Family Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1960-024
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a broad range of materials from members of these three inter-related familes from the area of Taos, New Mexico. Most of the collection is made up of land conveyances, wills, business documents, and correspondence. Includes a photocopy of Teresita Bent's handwritten account of her father Governor Charles Bent's assassination in 1847; land conveyances involving Maria Ygnacia Jaramillo; personal papers of Cornelio Vigil; a speech by L. Bradford Prince; business and personal...
Dates:
1815-1952
Kit Carson Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1960-005
Scope and Content
Collection consists of photocopies of both Carson's will and his certificate of appointment as an Indian agent; the original of his oath of allegiance to the U.S. as a Lt. Colonel; newspaper clippings on Carson. Also included is a photocopy of A.W. Thompson's essay "The Story of Camp Nichols." Carson established Camp Nichols in the Oklahoma panhandle to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.
Dates:
1847-1923
Lincoln County Heritage Trust Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 481
Scope and Content
Collection contains primary and secondary letters, original deeds, and other ephemeral materials pertaining primarily to the Lincoln County War. Collection also contains reference letters relevant to Pancho Villa and his assassination.
Dates:
1879-1986; Majority of material found in 1879-1933
Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-147
Abstract
Collection consists of images related to the Maxwell Land Grant in Colfax County, New Mexico.
Dates:
1870-1920
Miguel Antonio Otero Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-021
Abstract
Collection includes photographs of Governor Miguel Antonio Otero, his family, and friends.
Dates:
1872 - 1939
New Mexico Locales Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-994-014
Abstract
The New Mexico Locales Photograph Collection is comprised of photographs of buildings, sites, persons and events from New Mexico towns, excluding Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Dates:
1890s-1980s
Teresa Hayes Ebie papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms. Coll. 17
Abstract
This is the research collection of Teresa Hayes Ebie revolving around the lives and work of notable figures of the Taos art scene in the 20th century. Much of the collection contains photocopies. There is a notable amount of audio cassettes containing interviews, the bulk of which were recorded in the 1990s.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1900 - 2000
Found in:
Lunder Research Center
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Teresa Hayes Ebie papers