Francis C. Wilson Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1981-017
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a broad range of materials from the legal and business practices of Francis C. Wilson. Most of the collection is made up of case files, but also includes correspondence, ledgers, contracts, newspaper clippings, publications, land conveyances, and speeches. Case files are from both civil and criminal proceedings and involve issues such as insurance, bonding, taxes, divorces, bankruptcy, mortgages, debts, estates, and suits. Most of the cases concern business in the areas of oil, mining, utilities, banking, and real estate. There is also correspondence, legislation and litigation regarding Pueblo Indian lands in New Mexico. Collection also includes ledgers and annual reports from the law firm Wilson and Watson from 1935 to 1941, and business correspondence and records of Wilson Oil Co. from 1935 to 1952.
Dates
- 1876-1954
Creator
- Wilson, Francis Cushman, 1876-1952 (Person)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note
Francis C. Wilson was a prominent attorney in Santa Fe where he was in private practice from 1907-1942. Throughout his career he also served on numerous government boards and commissions related to interstate water compacts, public domain, and Pueblo Indians. In addition to his law practice, Wilson had extensive oil interests in the area around Hobbs, New Mexico, through the Wilson Oil Co.
Extent
63 Linear Feet
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
- Account books
- Addresses
- Associations, institutions, etc.--New Mexico
- Banks and banking--New Mexico
- Clippings
- Contracts
- Conveyances
- Estate records
- Insurance companies--New Mexico
- Land grants--New Mexico
- Land titles--Registration and transfer--New Mexico
- Lawyers--New Mexico
- Legal documents
- Legal documents--New Mexico
- Legal files
- Mining corporations--New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Commerce
- Petroleum industry and trade--New Mexico
- Petroleum leases
- Professional associations--New Mexico
- Public utilities--New Mexico
- Publications
- Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Land tenure
- Real property--New Mexico
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--Commerce
Creator
- Wilson, Francis Cushman, 1876-1952 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Francis C. Wilson Papers, 1876-1954
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Darlene Torres and Shan Sutton
- 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::1981-017::Francis C. Wilson Papers)//EN" "nmar1981-017.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