Mildred Eckert Barrett photographs
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0222
Scope and Contents
This collection is a mix of photographs collected before the establishment of the Rio Grande Historical Society or the Archives and Special Collections department at New Mexico State University. The subjects vary - the oversize pictures all focus on the college or the campus grounds, but there are pictures of Dona Ana and Tortugas and White Sands. There are also stereo cards, which include a picture of the Empire State Building in New York.
Dates
- 1890-1959
Biographical / Historical
This collection consists of gathered photographs that a former Reference and Circulation librarian, Mildred Eckert Barrett, kept before the Rio Grande Historical Society was established. Barrett was also a teacher in library science. She received her degree from Western Reserve University in library science in 1942 and 1945 and joined what was to become New Mexico State University in 1945. Nothing further is known about her.
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photograph collection from a former New Mexico State University Reference and Circulation Librarian, Mildred Eckert Barrett.
Processing Information
Updated by Cassie McClure, 2005
- Title
- Guide to the Mildred Eckert Barrett photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Cassie McClure
- Date
- Updated in 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository