Buckner Collection of Elizabeth Garrett Materials,
Collection
Identifier: 1992-025
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials relating to the career of Elizabeth Garrrett, a blind singer and daughter of Sheriff Pat Garrett. Elizabeth Garrett served on the faculty of the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped and wrote "O Fair New Mexico," which was adopted as the official state song in 1917. In addition to various typed manuscript drafts of Buckner's unpublished biography of Garrett, the collection also contains articles and newspaper clippings about Garrett; letters about Garrett sent and received by Buckner; transcripts of interviews with Garrett and her associates; and the lyrics, music and a 45 rpm record of "O Fair New Mexico. Collection also includes materials on Billy the Kid, and the Garrett family as pioneers in Chaves County and Roswell, New Mexico.
Dates
- 1893-1992 (bulk, 1965-1966)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note
Goldie R. Buckner collected these materials in preparing a biography of Elizabeth Garrett that was never published.
Extent
1 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
- Title
- Inventory of the Buckner Collection of Elizabeth Garrett Materials, 1893-1992 (bulk, 1965-1966)
- 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::1992-025::Buckner Collection of Elizabeth Garrett Materials)//EN" "nmar1992-025.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