Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Mora County,
Collection
Identifier: 1976-020
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the territorial and New Mexico district court records for Mora County, New Mexico (1860-1936). The bulk of the material covers the years 1860-1912. Included are record books (1860-1919), case files (1863-1936), some naturalization records, and unprocessed court records (1908-1933). Record books consist of various dockets (1867-1911), court proceedings record books (1863-1911), and a fee book (1863-1867). Dockets include criminal (1880-1885, 1888-1905), civil (1882-1911), bar (1912-1919), and judgement (1874-1875) volumes. Court proceedings record books cover criminal and civil (1863-1888, 1893-1911) hearings. Case files contain criminal cases 1-1577, 2102 (1860-1916, 1936) and civil cases 1-3426 (1863-1929).
Some materials are in Spanish.
Gaps may exist between case files.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Gaps may exist between case files.
Dates
- 1860-1936 (bulk 1860-1912)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
Oversize record books are extremely fragile. Use microfilm when available.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
Mora County, New Mexico was established in 1860 and formed part of the 1st Judicial District of the United States Territorial Courts in New Mexico. In 1887 Mora County was transferred from the 1st to the 4th Judicial District. Upon statehood in 1912 the Territorial Courts became the New Mexico District Courts.
Extent
18.5 linear feet + 54 v. + 7 microfilm rolls
Organization
Collection is organized into five series:
- I. Docket Books
- II. Record Books and Journals
- III. Miscellaneous Records
- IV. Criminal Case Files
- V. Civil Case Files
Alternate Format
Portions of the collection are also available on microfilm
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
- Criminal procedure -- New Mexico -- Mora County
- Dockets
- Judicial records
- Legal files
- Mora County (N.M.) -- History
- Mora County (N.M.) -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- Naturalization -- New Mexico -- Mora County
- Naturalization records
- State government records
- Territorial records
- Trial and arbitral proceedings
- Title
- Inventory of the Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Mora County, 1860-1936 (bulk 1860-1912)
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Melissa 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::1976-020::Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Mora County)//EN" "nmar1976-020.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