Bonito City, New Mexico, 1900 - 1976
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Various items relating to the history of Carrizozo and White Oaks, New Mexico were collected by Johnson S. Stearns, President of the Citizens State Bank in Carrizozo. Included in this collection is an article clipped from Colliers (Oct. 6, 1934) describing the Cow Pasture Pool. In addition to the article, there is a score card from the Cow Pasture and notes on the Colliers story written by Stearns. Correspondence concerning a Masonic fifty-year award presented to George Ferguson is also included in the collection. Of a more historical nature is a xerox copy of a typescript describing the settlement and commercial development of the White Oak and Carrizozo areas. With this reproduction is a clearer typed version of an account sponsored by Paul Moyer, proprietor of the White Oak and Carrizosa Stage lines. A letter from Floyd Stadmein to Johnson Stearns contained in this collection refers to the aforementioned account.
Dates
- 1900 - 1976
Access and Use Restrictions
This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the Search Room.
Extent
From the Collection: .25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository