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Eugene A. Fiske Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC 085-P

Scope and Content

Collection consists of two items: one 1909 invitation to Fiske for a reception in El Paso, Texas for U.S. President William Howard Taft and Mexican President Porfirio Diaz; and one undated leather bound notebook containing an inventory of Fiske's personal library. The notebook has typed entries with handwritten corrections and additions.

Dates

  • 1909
  • 1878.
  • 1889
  • 1893.

Language of Materials

English.

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

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

Personal History

Fiske was a prominent attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He came to Santa in 1878. He was appointed U.S. Attorney for New Mexico in 1889 and served through 1893. Fiske was active in organizing the New Mexico Bar Association, the Santa Fe Board of Trade, and the first gas company in New Mexico.

Extent

1 Folder

Separated Material

Postcard collection has been transferred to the Photo Archives and is catalogued separately.

The bulk of the Fiske Collection was transferred to the State Records Centers and Archives in 1961.

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 Eugene A. Fiske Collection, 1909
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 085-P::Eugene A. Fiske Collection)//EN" "nmsm1ac085-p.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