Governor Arthur T. Hannett Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-100
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Hannett. Includes correspondence with and reports from various state agencies concerning a broad range of issues such as mining, railroads, and natural resource conservation. Most of the conservation materials relate to reclamation projects involving the Canadian, Cimarron, San Juan, Colorado, Rio Grande, Gila, and Pecos rivers. Also within the collection are materials concerning the impeachment of Judge Reed Holloman; the removal of George Ulrich and Martin Chavez from the State Tax Commission; and correspondence with Arizona Senator Carl Hayden regarding water rights and the Gila River; and correspondence with New Mexicos congressional delegation, including Senators A.A. Jones and Sam Bratton, and Representative John Morrow.
Dates
- 1925-1927, bulk 1925-1926
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note:
Arthur T. Hannett was born at Lyons, N.Y. on February 17, 1884; the son of William and Mary McCarthy Hannett. After completing high school he entered Syracuse University, where he was graduated in 1910. Hannett came to Gallup, New Mexico in 1911, where he began to practice law. His first public office was City Attorney and he also served as Mayor of Gallup for four years. Hannett married Louise Westfall, daughter of William and Estella (Saunders) Westfall, at Clyde, NY on August 13, 1913. He was an alternate delegate from New Mexico to the Democratic National Convention at Baltimore in 1912, and chairman of the New Mexico delegation at the Democratic National Convention at San Francisco in 1920. After serving as a member of the State Highway Commission from March 1923, until December 1924, Hannett was elected Governor of New Mexico and served from January 1, 1925 until January 1, 1927.
Extent
7 Linear Feet
Organization
Organized into eight series:
- I. Correspondence
- II. Speeches
- III. Appointments, resignations, proclamations
- IV. Legislative papers
- V. Reports to the Governor
- VI. Special reports and issues
- VII. Conservation and reclamation
- VIII. Pardons and penal papers
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
- Bratton, Sam Gilbert, 1888-1963
- Conservation of natural resources--New Mexico
- Extradition -- New Mexico
- Foot-and-mouth disease--New Mexico
- Governors--New Mexico
- Jones, Andrieus Aristieus, 1862-1927
- Mines and mineral resources--New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- Pardon--New Mexico
- Proclamations
- Prohibition--New Mexico
- Railroads--New Mexico
- State government records
- Water resources development -- New Mexico
- Title
- Inventory of the Governor Arthur T. Hannett Papers, 1925-1927, bulk 1925-1926
- 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::1959-100::Governor Arthur T. Hannett Papers)//EN" "nmar1959-100.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