Governor Lionel A. Sheldon Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-086
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Sheldon. Includes letters sent and received, appointments, reports, proclamations, and penal papers. Some reports and letters concern the construction of the territorial penitentiary in 1884. There is also an 1884 report from the Governor to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Dates
- 1881-1885
Creator
- New Mexico. Governor (1881-1885 : Sheldon) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
Access to original materials restricted; Use microfilm only (Territorial Archives of New Mexico).
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biography
Sheldon was appointed Governor in 1881 by President Garfield. Sheldon served as a congressman for Louisiana before becoming Governor of New Mexico. He was born in New York in 1831.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
Organization
Organized into seven series:
- I. Letters received
- II. Letters sent
- III. Appointments
- IV. Proclamations
- V. Report of the Governor to U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- VI. Reports to Governor
- VII. Penal papers
Alternate Format
Available on microfilm as part of the Territorial Archives of New Mexico (Rolls 99-100).
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
- Addresses
- Administrative agencies -- New Mexico
- Annual reports
- Extradition -- New Mexico
- Governors --New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- Pardon --New Mexico
- Prisons --New Mexico--Santa Fe--Design and construction
- Proclamations
- Territorial records
Creator
- New Mexico. Governor (1881-1885 : Sheldon) (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Governor Lionel A. Sheldon Papers, 1881-1885
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by 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 "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1959-086::Governor Lionel A. Sheldon Papers)//EN" "nmar1959-086.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 New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository