Bergere Family Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1975-024
Scope and Content
Collection consists of land records (1829-1929) and personal, financial, and professional papers of the A.M. Bergere family and its extended families, the Oteros and the Lunas of Los Lunas, New Mexico (1855-1967). Land records include conveyances and information regarding the Bartolome Baca Land Grant, the Antonio Sandoval Land Grant, the Perea Land Grant, the Tome Land Grant, and the Chilili Land Grant. Financial records contain deeds, correspondence regarding the estate of Eloisa Luna de Bergere, and the records of various family members. Family professional papers include the papers of Adelina Otero-Warren during her tenure as a New Mexico Indian Inspector (1923-1924), Santa Fe Superintendent of Schools (1929-1941), New Mexico State Supervisor of Literacy, W.P.A.( Works Progress Administration), and Director of the W.P.A. Adult Education Program in Puerto Rico (1941). Also included are Otero-Warren's New Mexico folklore and social customs research files for her publication on the Spanish heritage of New Mexico. Bergere family papers, scrapbooks, and bible contain family correspondence, and biographical and genealogical notes. A scrapbook of New Mexico and national political news is also included (1930).
Some materials in Spanish with English translations.
Some materials in Spanish with English translations.
Dates
- 1829-1974
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note
The A.M. Bergere family was a socially and politically prominent family during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Extent
6 linear ft. + 8 v.
Organization
Collection is organized into eight series:
- I. Land records (1829-1929)
- II. Financial records (1888-1967)
- III. Family professional papers (1855-1941)
- IV. Family personal papers (1874-1956)
- V. Newsclippings (1919-1967)
- VI. Publications (1930-1974)
- VII. Family Bible (n.d.)
- VIII. Scrapbooks (1883-1940)
Existence and Location of Copies
Collection also available on microfilm.
Separated Material
Photographs received with collection are housed and cataloged separately. Consult archivist regarding related maps.
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
- Adult Education -- Puerto Rico
- Antonio Sandoval Land Grant (N.M.)
- Bartolome Baca Land Grant (N.M.)
- Chilili Land Grant (N.M.)
- Education -- New Mexico
- Indians of North America -- New Mexico
- Land Grants -- New Mexico
- Land Titles -- Registration and transfer -- New Mexico
- Los Lunas (N.M.) -- History
- Luna family
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- New Mexico -- Social life and customs
- Otero Family
- Otero-Warren, Nina, 1881-1965
- Perea Land Grant (N.M.)
- Santa Fe (N.M.) -- History
- Tome Land Grant (N.M.)
- Title
- Inventory of the Bergere Family Papers, 1829-1967
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Al Regensberg
- 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::1975-024::Bergere Family Papers)//EN" "nm-ar#1975-024.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