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History of Virden, New Mexico, n.d.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Materials in this collection were collected by Eva Jane Robeson during research for her thesis, The Mormon Exodus from Mexico in 1912 and the Subsequent Settlement in Southern New Mexico. (NMSU, 1960). Included in the collection are transcripts of interviews with Joseph L. Carbine, Ivan T. Carbine, Mrs. Jesse Taylor, Bishop Parley P. Jones, Hiram Pace, Judge H. Verle Payne, Keith Romney and Ida Walser Skousen about their recollections of the exodus. There are also two histories of Virden, New Mexico and news stories from the El Paso Times concerning the exodus. Letters received by Robeson during the course of her research provide additional information.

Dates

  • n.d.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Branson Hall
PO Box 30006
MSC 3475
Las Cruces New Mexico 88003 USA