Prologue-Draft 1C, 1957-2003
File — Box-Folder: 1:3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rudy S. Apodaca Papers detail the life of a well-known southern New Mexico attorney, author, and businessman. The Apodaca family was active in Las Cruces politics and business affairs throughout the 1960s, and rose to prominence within the state of New Mexico in 1974 after Rudy Apodaca's brother Jerry was elected as Governor.
The collection includes book manuscripts, manuscript correspondence, legal case files and correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other printed material that outlines Rudy Apodaca's professional career. The Apodaca Papers are classified into sixteen series. These are Manuscripts, Book Correspondence, Academics, Case Files, Clippings, Correspondence, Court of Appeals, Extracurricular, Financial Records, General Legal, Notes, Personal Papers, Printed Materials, Supreme Court, Oversize, and Photographs.
Book Manuscripts, the bulk of the collection, are classified according to the title of the book, its chapter, and the draft edition number. In some drafts, the author has crossed out the typed chapter and reinserted a different chapter number in its place during the editing process. Researchers should be aware that the numbers listed will change between different draft editions. This single series contains the largest amount of material in the Apodaca papers.
Book Correspondence consists of inquiries to publishers and letters to solicit reviews on manuscripts and published material. Correspondents include Rudolfo Anaya, John Ehrlichman, Desi Arnaz, Jerry Apodaca, Leon Metz, Hugh Milton II, and Gerald Thomas.
The Academic series contains notes from Mr. Apodaca's university studies, including classes taken at New Mexico State University (1957-1961) and the Georgetown University School of Law (1961-1964). Other material pertains to Mr. Apodaca's legal career. The first of these are Legal Case Files. This includes material from Mr. Apodaca's career as a private attorney in Las Cruces, and includes material from his tenure as the town attorney for the village of Mesilla. It contains material covering the years 1966-1979. Following legal conventions, it is arranged alphabetically by case name, and omits any reference to the year of trial. Other legal related series include Clippings and Correspondence. Correspondents in these series include prominent state and national figures, including Jerry Apodaca, Jim Baca, Jeff Bingaman, David F. Cargo, Jimmy Carter, John E. Conway, Jack Daniels, Ray Powell, and Pete Domenici.
Besides the Book Manuscript series, the largest amount of material contained within the Rudy S. Apodaca Papers pertains to Mr. Apodaca's term as a Judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals (1987-2001). As with legal Case Files, the Court of Appeals series is arranged by case name in alphabetical order. Smaller quantities of material that follow are divided into Extracurricular, Financial Records, General Legal (papers not pertaining to Case Files or Court of Appeals), Notes, Personal Papers, and Printed Materials. The final set of papers contain three series: Supreme Court, Oversize Materials, and Photographs. Supreme Court files pertain to specific cases and are arranged alphabetically by name. The Oversize series contains Awards that Apodaca garnered during his term as an Appellate Judge in the late 1980s and 1990s. Photographs are arranged by subject; not all images have captions. Most were arranged according to their original order.
Restricted Materials
One box of correspondence from the New Mexico State University Board of Regents is closed at the donor's request.
The collection includes book manuscripts, manuscript correspondence, legal case files and correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other printed material that outlines Rudy Apodaca's professional career. The Apodaca Papers are classified into sixteen series. These are Manuscripts, Book Correspondence, Academics, Case Files, Clippings, Correspondence, Court of Appeals, Extracurricular, Financial Records, General Legal, Notes, Personal Papers, Printed Materials, Supreme Court, Oversize, and Photographs.
Book Manuscripts, the bulk of the collection, are classified according to the title of the book, its chapter, and the draft edition number. In some drafts, the author has crossed out the typed chapter and reinserted a different chapter number in its place during the editing process. Researchers should be aware that the numbers listed will change between different draft editions. This single series contains the largest amount of material in the Apodaca papers.
Book Correspondence consists of inquiries to publishers and letters to solicit reviews on manuscripts and published material. Correspondents include Rudolfo Anaya, John Ehrlichman, Desi Arnaz, Jerry Apodaca, Leon Metz, Hugh Milton II, and Gerald Thomas.
The Academic series contains notes from Mr. Apodaca's university studies, including classes taken at New Mexico State University (1957-1961) and the Georgetown University School of Law (1961-1964). Other material pertains to Mr. Apodaca's legal career. The first of these are Legal Case Files. This includes material from Mr. Apodaca's career as a private attorney in Las Cruces, and includes material from his tenure as the town attorney for the village of Mesilla. It contains material covering the years 1966-1979. Following legal conventions, it is arranged alphabetically by case name, and omits any reference to the year of trial. Other legal related series include Clippings and Correspondence. Correspondents in these series include prominent state and national figures, including Jerry Apodaca, Jim Baca, Jeff Bingaman, David F. Cargo, Jimmy Carter, John E. Conway, Jack Daniels, Ray Powell, and Pete Domenici.
Besides the Book Manuscript series, the largest amount of material contained within the Rudy S. Apodaca Papers pertains to Mr. Apodaca's term as a Judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals (1987-2001). As with legal Case Files, the Court of Appeals series is arranged by case name in alphabetical order. Smaller quantities of material that follow are divided into Extracurricular, Financial Records, General Legal (papers not pertaining to Case Files or Court of Appeals), Notes, Personal Papers, and Printed Materials. The final set of papers contain three series: Supreme Court, Oversize Materials, and Photographs. Supreme Court files pertain to specific cases and are arranged alphabetically by name. The Oversize series contains Awards that Apodaca garnered during his term as an Appellate Judge in the late 1980s and 1990s. Photographs are arranged by subject; not all images have captions. Most were arranged according to their original order.
Restricted Materials
One box of correspondence from the New Mexico State University Board of Regents is closed at the donor's request.
Dates
- 1957-2003
Access and Use Restrictions
This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the Search Room.
Restricted Materials: One box of correspondence from the New Mexico State University Board of Regents is closed at the donor's request.
Restricted Materials: One box of correspondence from the New Mexico State University Board of Regents is closed at the donor's request.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 733 folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository