New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Prisoners of War in New Mexico Agriculture Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0411
Scope and Content Note
The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Prisoners of War in New Mexico Agriculture Oral History Project collection contains the oral history interviews of former POWs; farmers (or their descendants) that utilized the POW labor; townsfolk and children's perspectives of the POWs; guards, civilian camp employees, and adjunct workers; and program administrators. Topics cover the work and daily life of the POWs; the farmer's assessment of the work of the POWs and of the program; and the administration of the program by state and local government officials.
This list of oral history consultants is divided into categories based on the consultant's role during the time period when the prisoners of war (POWs) were in New Mexico. The categories of interviews are former POWs; farmers (or their descendants) that utilized the POW labor; townsfolk and children's perspectives of the POWs; guards, civilian camp employees, and adjunct workers; and program administrators. Some of the collections have a brief scope and content note for the interview and an abstract and further information can be found at http://archives.nmsu.edu/rghc/index/pow/
This list of oral history consultants is divided into categories based on the consultant's role during the time period when the prisoners of war (POWs) were in New Mexico. The categories of interviews are former POWs; farmers (or their descendants) that utilized the POW labor; townsfolk and children's perspectives of the POWs; guards, civilian camp employees, and adjunct workers; and program administrators. Some of the collections have a brief scope and content note for the interview and an abstract and further information can be found at http://archives.nmsu.edu/rghc/index/pow/
Dates
- 1997/2001
Language of Materials
English
Access and Use Restrictions
This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the Search Room.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with copyright and other applicable statutes.
Copyrights associated with this collection have not been transferred and assigned to New Mexico State University.
Copyrights associated with this collection have not been transferred and assigned to New Mexico State University.
Project History and Description
Labor shortages during World War II caused the federal government to seek labor from sources outside the norm. One of the solutions to the labor shortage was to use prisoners of war. Both Italian and German POWs were housed in New Mexico and some worked as laborers harvesting and planting mostly commercial crops. Two large camps were located near Roswell and Lordsburg, New Mexico, and there were many smaller base camps established (usually in refurbished Civilian Conservation Corps camps) throughout southern and eastern New Mexico.
Extent
94 interviews
Abstract
This collection of audio and videotapes documents the use of prisoners of war (POWs) in New Mexico agriculture during World War II.
Acquisition
- RG97-152
- RG97-157
- RG99-005
- RG99-013
- RG2000-006
- RG2000-011
- RG2000-012
- RG2000-019
- RG2000-020
- RG2000-021
- RG2000-022
- RG2000-023
- RG2000-024
- RG2000-025
- RG2000-061
- RG2000-064
- RG2000-065
- RG2000-067
- RG2000-069
- RG2000-070
- RG2000-071
- RG2000-073
- RG2000-074
- RG2000-075
- RG2000-090
- RG2000-091
- RG2000-092
- RG2000-094
- RG2000-095
- RG2000-096
- RG2000-097
- RG2000-099
- RG2000-100
- RG2000-101
- RG2000-102
- RG2000-103
- RG2000-104
- RG2000-105
- RG2000-106
- RG2000-107
- RG2000-108
- RG2000-109
- RG2000-110
- RG2000-111
- RG2000-112
- RG2000-113
- RG2000-114
- RG2000-115
- RG2000-117
- RG2000-119
- RG2000-120
- RG2000-141
- RG2000-143
- RG2000-144
- RG2000-145
- RG2000-147
- RG2000-148
- RG2001-026
- RG2001-027
- RG2001-028
- RG2001-029
- RG2001-031
- RG2001-126
- RG2001-129
General
Contact Information
- Archives and Special Collections
- New Mexico State University Library
- P.O. Box 30006
- Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8006
- Phone: (575) 646-3839
- Fax: (575) 646-7477
- Email: archives@nmsu.edu
- URL: https://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/
General
- Title
- Finding guide for the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Prisoners of War in New Mexico Agriculture Oral History Project, 1997-2001
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Portia Vescio with Cecelia Carrasco
- Date
- © 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository