Manuscripts, bulk: 1903 - 1946
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes the original 1903 thesis manuscript of A History of the Mesilla Valley by Maude McFie. The collection includes several stories and theatrical plays written by Maude McFie Bloom. Some are handwritten and some are typed. Her research notes were documented on interesting scraps of paper, old envelops, note cards and paper. Her stories and plays will be of interest to journalism and creative students, as the collections includes several revisions of drama plays and stories. The collection also includes rejection letters of manuscripts she had submitted for publication. The bulk of the material has clear titles and chapter titles. Very few are untitled.
Her fictionalized stories included real people or events she was acquainted with or researched. Her characters included Kit Carson, Pablo Melendres, James Kirker, and other historically known individuals. Events such as the settlement of the Dona Ana Bend Colony Grant, and the murder of territorial Governor Charles Bent were included in her stories or plays.
Her theatrical play "Tonita of the Holy Faith" was reviewed in the Nov 12, 1920 Albuquerque Morning Journal by New York critic Madam Ida Serven. She pronounced it as “one of the strongest plays she has reviewed and "a drama of great merit."
Three oversize maps were removed from the collection that referred to Maude McFie Bloom's research on James Kirker. They have been moved to the map case 10 Drawer 9. California Mt Diablo Quadrangle Map Department of the Interior. Albert B. Fall, Secretary. U.S. Geological Survey. George Otis Smith, Director 1896 reprinted 1922, Shell Map of San Francisco Oakland and Vicinity ci 1970’s,and National Automobile Club map San Francisco Bay Region and vicinity N.D.
Her fictionalized stories included real people or events she was acquainted with or researched. Her characters included Kit Carson, Pablo Melendres, James Kirker, and other historically known individuals. Events such as the settlement of the Dona Ana Bend Colony Grant, and the murder of territorial Governor Charles Bent were included in her stories or plays.
Her theatrical play "Tonita of the Holy Faith" was reviewed in the Nov 12, 1920 Albuquerque Morning Journal by New York critic Madam Ida Serven. She pronounced it as “one of the strongest plays she has reviewed and "a drama of great merit."
Three oversize maps were removed from the collection that referred to Maude McFie Bloom's research on James Kirker. They have been moved to the map case 10 Drawer 9. California Mt Diablo Quadrangle Map Department of the Interior. Albert B. Fall, Secretary. U.S. Geological Survey. George Otis Smith, Director 1896 reprinted 1922, Shell Map of San Francisco Oakland and Vicinity ci 1970’s,and National Automobile Club map San Francisco Bay Region and vicinity N.D.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1903 - 1946
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository