Governor Bruce King Papers, 1st Term,
Collection
Identifier: 1972-009
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official and personal papers of Governor King's first term. Includes legislative, judicial, federal and penal papers, as well as correspondence, reports and other materials from a variety of state agencies and private organizations. Some of the materials involve issues such as the very large array telescope; Space Shuttle Program; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; Vietnam War; a port of entry at Anapra, New Mexico; and the activities of Reies Tijerina. Collection also includes correspondence with Santa Fe artist Tommy Macaione, President Richard Nixon, and the New Mexico congressional delegation, including Senators Pete Domenici, Joseph Montoya, and Clinton Anderson, and Representatives Harold Runnels and Manuel Lujan. Documents from the Four Corners Regional Commission, Federation of Rocky Mountain States, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education are also part of the collection.
Dates
- 1971-1974
Creator
- New Mexico. Governor (1971-1974 : King) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note
Bruce King served as Governor of the State of New Mexico for three non-consecutive terms: first term, 1971-1974; second term, 1979-1982; and third term, 1991-1994.
Extent
78 Linear Feet
Organization
Collection is organized into 13 series:
- I. Executive papers
- II. Legislative papers
- III. Judicial papers
- IV. State agencies, boards, committees, commissions and institutions
- V. State institutions
- VI. Federal papers
- VII. State government papers
- VIII. Private organizations
- IX. Special issues
- X. Political papers
- XI. Penal papers
- XII. Governor's office and personal files
- XIII. Private Organizations
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
- Addresses
- Administrative agencies -- New Mexico
- Alianza Federal de las Mercedes
- Anapra (N.M.)
- Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975
- Annual reports
- Domenici, Pete
- Extradition -- New Mexico
- Governors --New Mexico
- Land tenure --New Mexico
- Lujan, Manuel, Jr., 1928-2019
- Montoya, Joseph Manuel, 1915-1978
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Pardon --New Mexico
- Ports of entry --New Mexico--Anapra--Planning
- Proclamations
- State government records
- Tijerina, Reies
- Very large array telescopes --New Mexico
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (N.M.)
- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Creator
- New Mexico. Governor (1971-1974 : King) (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Governor Bruce King Papers, 1st Term, 1971-1974
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Katherine Dorman
- 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::1972-009::Governor Bruce King Papers, 1st Term)//EN" "nmar1972-009.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