Cruz Richards Alvarez Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0301
Scope and Content
The Cruz Alvarez Papers comprise one linear foot and span the years 1918-1988. The papers include not only materials from Cruz Alvarez, but also from his son Ben, his parents Dionicio and Cecelia, and his wife's family, the Bermudes'. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. Unless noted, materials in the collection were created or collected by Cruz Alvarez. The correspondence has been arranged chronologically, with the exception of correspondence from Bronson Cutting, which has been placed in its own folder.
Dates
- 1918-1988
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.
Biographical Information
Cruz Alvarez was born in La Union, New Mexico on September 14, 1896. His grandfather, Jose Alvarez was one of the founders of La Union after the Gadsden Purchase. He married Fannie Bermudes and the couple had two children; Ben and Lucilla. Alvarez began attending the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, but was recommended by the college as a liaison officer attache as a translator for the United States embassy in Madrid, Spain. He attended the New Mexico State Teachers College and studied law at the National University in Washington, D. C. Alvarez was certification clerk in the State Department of Public Instruction in Santa Fe and was also Chief South American Correspondent for Wellman, Parker and Co. in San Francisco, California. He was court reporter for Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, worked as a notary public, and served as secretary to Albert Sims and Bronson Cutting. Alvarez was a member of the Las Cruces School Board in 1949. In 1945, he wrote The Land of Mystic Wonders, a description of New Mexico as viewed by Alvarez. Cruz Alvarez died in his Mesilla home on November 22, 1987.
Extent
1 linear foot
Abstract
Secretary to Bronson Cutting and Albert Sims, American translator at U.S. Embassy in Spain, and South American correspondent. Collection contains correspondence, photographs, family financial and legal documents, and a copy of Alvarez's The Land of Mystic Wonders.
Acquisition
- RG91-046 Gift of Mary Daniels Taylor
General
Contact Information
- Archives and Special Collections
- New Mexico StateUniversity Library
- P.O. Box 30006
- Las Cruces, New Mexico88003-8006
- Phone: (575) 646-3839
- Fax: (575) 646-7477
- Email: archives@nmsu.edu
- URL: https://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/
General
- Title
- Register of the Cruz Richards Alvarez Papers, 1918-1988
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Portia Vescio, with Roxanne Klunczyk
- Date
- © 2002
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
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Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository