Garrett family papers

Dates

• 1870 - 1950

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet

ca. 350 Photographic Prints

Inventory

Box 1. Sterling silver cigarette case with initials PG on front, interior engraving reads "From Mrs. Spear in Grateful Remembrance of your Kindness, 1904," (probably made by Colen Hewer Cheshire, Birmingham silversmith, Northampton Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England); Metal slate braille writer; Small wooden box made in Italy; Books (to be transferred or discarded): The Saga of Billy the Kid, by Walter Noble Burns; The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid by Frazier Hunt; The Fabulous Frontier by William A. Keleher; Murder and Mystery in New Mexico by Erna Fergusson; The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid by Pat Garrett (1954 Univ of Okla edition); A treatise on the Law of Sheriffs and Other Ministerial Officers by William L. Murfree, 1884 (stamped "Library of Pat F. Garrett, Las Cruces, N. Mex." and "S.B. Newcomb"); Poetical Works of Thomas Moore; Out of the Dark by Helen Keller; The Etiquette of Letter Writing; Communion Prayers compiled by Rev. John A. Kalvelage; The Secretary's Handbook by Sarah Augusta Taintor; Gems of Thought by Miss Leona A. Knight; The Good Old Days by Mary Meek Atkeson; The Secret of Keeping Friends by Emily Post; Manhood: The Facts of Life Presented to Men by Clarence Thompson; Full and By by Harvey S. Bissell; Barnum by M.R. Werner; Wild Animal Verses by A.M. Castello; Little Key of Heaven Containing Catholic Prayers. Box 2. Papers and correspondence relating to business ventures in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, some addressed to Pat F. Garrett, 1904-1906; correspondence of Garrett family - Pauline, Jarvis, Patsy, 1920s-1950s; Papers and correspondence of Edward Garrett Montgomery, especially with Pauline Garrett, 1930s-1940s; Correspondence and contracts Pan American Petroleum and Transport Co., 1927-1931; Papers related to entertainment productions about Billy the Kid, including royalty statements to Apolinaria Garrett for Authentic Life of Billy the Kid; Correspondence, etc. related to Pat Garrett in the popular press, 1920s-1940s; Other correspondence of Garrett children, 1920s-1940s; Pat F. Garrett Jr. materials related to career in petroleum in Mexico; Condolence letters and telegrams to Pauline Garrett on the death of her mother, Apolinaria Garrett, 1936; Letters to Apolinaria Garrett from her children, 1913-1934. Box 3. Correspondence of Pat Garrett Jr. and Pauline Garrett, 1918-1925; Religious cards; Book "Estos Asombrosos Mormones..!" by Joseph H. Weston; Pauline Garrett correspondence, 1930s-1940s; Family correspondence, 1930s-1950; Condolence letters and estate administration on the death of Pat Garrett Jr., 1927-1928; Essay titled "The Mythology of New Mexico," by Mary C. Prince, read before the Fifteen Club, February 8, 1900, at the residence of Mrs. Boyle, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Correspondence of Pat F. Garrett Jr. regarding employment in El Salvador and Mexico1919-1920; Pat Garrett Jr. employment with Huasteca Petroleum Company, Tampico, Mexico, 1920s; Financial papers of Pauline Garrett, 1935-1957; Papers of Elizabeth Ann Montgomery, daughter of John Montgomery and Ann Garrett, 1924-1945; Papers regarding the acquisition by the Garrett family of the gun used by Pat F. Garrett Sr. in killing Billy the Kid, 1933-1937, and offers to purchase the gun, 1960; Address given by Pat F. Garrett Sr. appealing to voters to elect him sheriff, undated (ca. 1900); Pat Garrett Jr. papers relating to employment in Rome, Italy, 1918-1920; Papers related to transfer of copyright of "O Fair New Mexico" from Elizbeth Garrett to the state of New Mexico (Gov. Clyde Tingley), 1938; Various sheet music scores, 1898-1910; Sheet music scores by Elizabeth Garrett, early 1900s; Press releases regarding Elizabeth Garrett music career, 1920 and undated. Box 4. News clippings and press notices related to Elizabeth Garrett; Programs, announcements of concerts and recitals, and news clippings related to Elizabeth Garrett, 1905-1947; financial papers of Elizabeth Garrett; Papers relating to Garrett family protesting depictions of Pat Garrett in movies and books, 1927-1946; Papers regarding copyright of "O Fair New Mexico" by Elizabeth Garrett, 1915-1947; Correspondence of Pat Garrett Jr. 1918; Correspondence Elizabeth Garrett and Shirley Thomas, 1936-1945; Royalty statements to Elizabeth Garrett from Gamble Hinged Music Co., 1931-1947; Correspondence Elizabeth Garrett and Gamble Hinged Music Co., 1919-1948; Elizabeth Garrett correspondence, 1913-1947; Papers related to Elizabeth Garrett's companion dog, 1930s-1940s; Pauline Garrett correspondence, ca. 1910-1950; File of songs and poetry, 1910-1950; Pages written in Braille; Copyright and contract information for "O Fair New Mexico," Elizabeth Garrett, State of New Mexico, Gamble Hinged Music Co., 1930s-1940s; Establishment and programs for Elizabeth Garrett residence hall at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (NMSU) and the Elizabeth Garrett Music Library in Roswell, New Mexico, 1948-1949 Box 5. Approximately 350 photographs, many mounted portraits, including Garrett family members, Pat Garrett Sr., Elizabeth Garrett, many unidentified portraits from Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana, photographs of unidentified places, one envelope of original negatives, pages from photo albums, bulk date from 1880-1930. Box 6 . Oversize photographs - Pat Garrett, Sr., Jarvis Garrett