Alvin Ash Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 006
Scope and content
This collection of three scrapbooks and one folder of letters to Ash, includes an amalgamation of news clippings. One scrapbook of clippings belonged to Ash's relative, Viola Tennessee Ash, who homesteaded in Clovis, N.M. The rest of the collection belonged to Ash. Two scrapbooks are filled with news articles about people and events of interest to Ash.
Dates
- 1898-1984
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biography
Alvin Ash was born in Texas in 1869 but his family moved to the New Mexico Territory when he was very young.
A significant event in Ash's life was when he joined Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War in 1898. A great many of the clippings in this colletion pertain to the relationship he had with these men after the War. After leaving the ser Ash was appointed in 1906 to the United States Customs Service as a line rider for Texas and Territory of New Mexico on the Mexican-American border. He resigned his post in 1914 and later (1921) joined the police force in El Paso, Texas.
A significant event in Ash's life was when he joined Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War in 1898. A great many of the clippings in this colletion pertain to the relationship he had with these men after the War. After leaving the ser Ash was appointed in 1906 to the United States Customs Service as a line rider for Texas and Territory of New Mexico on the Mexican-American border. He resigned his post in 1914 and later (1921) joined the police force in El Paso, Texas.
Extent
.75 Linear Feet
Separated Material
Photographs of Ash, his family, and the Rough Riders are in the Photo Collecitons of the Museum of New Mexico.
General
Contact Information
- Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
- The Palace of the Governors
- P.O. Box 2087
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087, U.S.A.
- Phone: (+)505.476.5090
- Fax: (+)505.476.5093
- Email: histlib@mnm.state.nm.us
- URL: www.palaceofthegovernors.org
General
- Title
- Guide to the Alvin Ash Papers, 1898-1984
- 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 006::Alvin Ash Papers)//EN" "nmsm1ac006.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
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