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Spanish Archives of New Mexico Translations

 Collection
Identifier: AC 229

Scope and Content

Collection consists of typed English translations of selected documents from Series I and II of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico. Series I consists of land records, and Series II consists of government documents. For most of the documents, the W.P.A. translator is not identified.

Dates

  • n.d.

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

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

Agency History

The Works Progress Administration was a major New Deal program of the 1930s. In the mid to late 1930s, scholars under the W.P.A. in New Mexico translated into English many documents from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico that were first organized and indexed by Ralph E. Twitchell in 1914.

Extent

6 Linear Feet

Additional Finding Aid

WPA translations follow the numbering system used in Ralph Emerson Twitchell, The Spanish Archives of New Mexico. Copies of this two-volume set are available at the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library and at the other member libraries of the OANM consortium.

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
Title
Guide to the Spanish Archives of New Mexico Translations, n.d.
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 229::Spanish Archives of New Mexico Translations)//EN" "nmsm1ac229.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
  • Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.

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