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Senate Subcommittee. U.S. Department of State. Correspondence and telegrams between staff in Mexico and the State Department (Includes correspondence from the government of Mexico. Significant topics: Oil production, leases, and oil land tax; currency; Caranza; nationalization of petroleum; property rights of foreigners; American oil and mining interests; descriptions of meetings with President Carranza. Significant authors: American Consul Bryan; Consul General Hanna; Canova; John R. Silliman; Lansing, Charles Parker, Henry P. Fletcher, George T. Summerlin; Frank L. Polk; Ernesto Garza Perez. Includes: Mexican Review, Vol. 1, No. 6, Washington D.C. March, 1917), 1914-06 - 1919-08

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: Albert B. Fall had a life long interest in Mexico. This subseries includes items related to Fall’s service in the Senate and as the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Mexican Affairs. It includes government documents, correspondence, press releases, consular reports, historical data, newspaper articles, and other materials related to the foreign relations between the United States and Mexico. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject. The folder contents are arranged chronologically. Significant topics and authors have been noted but this does not represent a complete listing of the folder contents. Letters and numbers which appear after the titles reflect the original foldering and indexing of the materials. Many of these labels correspond to the index cards included in the collection.

Dates

  • 1914-06 - 1919-08

Extent

From the Collection: 17 Linear Feet (40 Boxes)

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