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Royal A. Prentice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AC 225

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence and related materials of Royal A. Prentice dating from the 1930s. These literary materials consist of Prentice's correspondence relative to his avid hobby of Southwestern archaeology; which included a very close association with the Museum of New Mexico's Laboratory of Anthropology.

Dates

  • 1893-1955

Language of Materials

English.

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical Note

Royal A. Prentice was born in Norford, New York on 19 July 1877 and died on 4 March 1958 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the spring of 1898, Prentice enlisted in the United States Army so that he might join Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to fight in the Spanish-American War. Following participation in the "Cuban Campaign" and an honorable discharge, Prentice returned to Las Vegas to continue his employment as a stenographer. Except for a brief period of employment in Mexico with a railroad company, Prentice lived and worked in Las Vegas and then Tucumcari as an attorney at law.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

General

Contact Information

  1. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
  2. The Palace of the Governors
  3. P.O. Box 2087
  4. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087, U.S.A.
  5. Phone: (+)505.476.5090
  6. Fax: (+)505.476.5093
  7. Email: histlib@mnm.state.nm.us
  8. URL: www.palaceofthegovernors.org

General

Title
Guide to the Royal A. Prentice Papers, 1893-1955
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Processed by Library Staff
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 "-//Museum of New Mexico::Fray Angelico Chavez History Library//TEXT (US::NmSM::AC 225::Royal A. Prentice Papers)//EN" "nmsm1ac225.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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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