Territorial Archives of New Mexico,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-293
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the records created and maintained by the territorial government of New Mexico. Included are reports, minutes, correspondence, appointments, legislative records, and penal papers. Also included is an incomplete 1885 census.
Most materials are in Spanish.
Note: Collection was created by repository.
Most materials are in Spanish.
Note: Collection was created by repository.
Dates
- 1846-1912
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Extent
189 rolls
Organization
Collection is organized in eleven series;
- I. Secretary (1851-1911)
- II. Treasurer (1849-1909
- III. Auditor (1851-1911)
- IV. Attorney General (Solicitor General) (1890-1912)
- V. Commissioner of Public Lands (1899-1911)
- VI. Superintendent of Public Instruction (1891-1911)
- VII. Adjutant General (1847-1911)
- VIII. Commission of Irrigation and Water-Rights, Irrigation Engineer, Engineer (1897-1911)
- IX. Mounted Police (1905-1911)
- X. Miscellaneous boards and commissions
- XI. Governors (1846-1912)
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
General
Table of Contents
Records of the Secretary of the Territory, 1851-1911
Records of the Treasurer of the Territory, 1849-1909
Records of the Auditor of the Territory, 1851-1911
Records of the Attorney General [Solicitor-General] 1890-1912
Records of the Commissioner of Public Lands, 1899-1911
Records of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1891-1911
Records of the Adjutant General, 1847-1911
Records of the Mounted Police, 1905-1911
Miscellaneous Territorial Boards and Commissions
Records of the Territorial Governors, 1846-1912
| Legislative Assemblies | Roll Numbers 1-20 |
| Executive Record Books, 1851-1912 | 21-24 |
| Letters Received | 25-26 |
| Letters Sent | 27-32 |
| Incorporations | 33-34 |
| Certification of Public Officials | 35-37 |
| Constitutional Conventions | 38 |
| Election Results | 39 |
| Reports of the Secretary of the Territory | 39 |
| Territorial Census of 1885 | 40-43 |
| Letters Sent | 44-45 |
| Annual Reports | 45 |
| Journals and Ledgers | 45-46 |
| Letters Received | 47 |
| Letters Sent | 47-48 |
| Annual Reports | 49 |
| Audited Reports of County Commercial Licenses | 49-52 |
| Letters Received | 53 |
| Annual and Special Reports | 54 |
| Letters Received | 55 |
| Letters Sent | 55-64 |
| Annual and Special Reports | 64 |
| Letters Received | 65 |
| Letters Sent | 66-71 |
| Annual Reports | 72 |
| Special Reports | 72 |
| Territorial Board of Education Minute Book | 72 |
| Record Books | 72 |
| Letters Received | 73-77 |
| Letters Sent | 78-83 |
| Annual Reports | 84 |
| Orders and Related Correspondence | 84 |
| Muster Rolls | 85 |
| Rosters | 85 |
| Commissioned Officers | 86 |
| Campaign Records | 87 |
| General Accounts | 88 |
| Miscellaneous Records | 88 |
| Records of the Commission of Irrigation and Water-Rights; Territorial Irrigation Engineer; Territorial Engineer, 1897-1911 | 89-90 |
| Letters Received | 91 |
| Letters Sent | 92 |
| Annual Reports | 92 |
| Appointments | 92 |
| Arrests and Investigations | 93 |
| Scrapbooks | 93 |
| Cattle Sanitary Board | 94 |
| Sheep Sanitary Board | 95 |
| Bureau of Immigration | 96 |
| Territorial Capitol Building Boards and Commissions | 97 |
| Board of Equalization | 97 |
| Military Occupation, 1846-1850 | 98 |
| Stephen Watts Kearny | 98 |
| Charles Bent | 98 |
| Donaciano Vigil | 98 |
| Sterling Price | 98 |
| John M. Washington | 98 |
| John Munroe | 98 |
| James S. Calhoun, 1851-1852 | 98 |
| William Carr Lane, 1852-1853 | 98 |
| David Meriwether, 1853-1857 | 98 |
| Abraham Rencher, 1857-1861 | 98 |
| Henry Connelly, 1861-1866 | 98 |
| Robert B. Mitchell, 1866-1869 | 98 |
| William A. Pile, 1869-1871 | 98 |
| Marsh Giddings, 1871-1875 | 98 |
| Samuel B. Axtell, 1875-1878 | 98 |
| Lew. Wallace, 1878-1881 | 99 |
| Lionel A. Sheldon, 1881-1885 | 99-100 |
| Edmund G. Ross, 1885-1889 | 101-102 |
| L. Bradford Prince, 1889-1893 | 103-124 |
| William T. Thornton, 1893-1897 | 125-127 |
| Miguel A. Otero, 1897-1906 | 125-155 |
| Herbert J. Hagerman, 1906-1907 | 156-163 |
| George Curry, 1907-1910 | 164-180 |
| William J. Mills, 1910-1912 | 181-189 |
- Title
- Inventory of the Territorial Archives of New Mexico, 1846-1912
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Myra Ellen Jenkins and J. Richard Salazar
- 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::1959-293::Territorial Archives of New Mexico)//EN" "nmar1959-293.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