Owen L. Wood Correspondence and Material, 1901-1911
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Wood Family collection consists of the Owen L. Wood section, the Laura Wood section, and a miscellaneous section. The Owen L. Wood section consists of a very extensive body of correspondence (boxes 1-23; primarily with students and former students from the Allison-James School in Santa Fe), National Guard material, college notes and material, and miscellaneous tax/financial and organization memberships material. Among his papers, were also a set of Spanish-American War letters written by a soldier [Hugh A. Owen] to his mother [Lucinda Bland] in Ohio.
The Laura Wood section contains her correspondence with family and friends, greetings card, Ottawa University (KS) material, material pertaining to organizations in which she maintained memberships, newspaper clippings of Santa Fe social events, and a collection of comic sheets. This section also contains her diaries and one scrapbook.
The miscellaneous section contains certificates and other material of their father James A. Wood, issues of the POLICE GAZETTE, and a poster of "Chariot Race" (1894, adapted from Lew Wallace's Ben Hur).
The Laura Wood section contains her correspondence with family and friends, greetings card, Ottawa University (KS) material, material pertaining to organizations in which she maintained memberships, newspaper clippings of Santa Fe social events, and a collection of comic sheets. This section also contains her diaries and one scrapbook.
The miscellaneous section contains certificates and other material of their father James A. Wood, issues of the POLICE GAZETTE, and a poster of "Chariot Race" (1894, adapted from Lew Wallace's Ben Hur).
Dates
- 1901-1911
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 18 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository
Contact:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us