Collection consists of the correspondence and miscellaneous materials of Richard C. Dillon, 1927-1935. The bulk of the collection consists of Dillon's official correspondence as Governor of New Mexico, 1927-1930. Subjects discussed are appointments, Republican State politics and various other political issues. Some of these issues are: Bronson M. Cutting's re-election as U.S. Senator, 1934; the political influence of the Ku Klux Klan; David L. Geyer's proposed Homestead Law; W.C. Davidson's and Charles Springer's controversial appointments to the New Mexico Highway Dept.; and the alleged inappropriate spending of state funds by Isabel L. Eckles, New Mexico Superintendent of Public Instruction. Miscellaneous materials include business cards, clippings, addresses, and a small notepad of genealogical information.