Amador family papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0004
Scope and Contents
The papers consist largely of correspondence and financial records of individual family members. Evidence of the Amador's social connections, interest in the latest goods and fashion, religious and charitable affiliations, and concerns regarding Mexican politics are documented. Invitations to balls and other social events in Las Cruces and in Mexico are found throughout the collection. Mailings from various department stores, including Lane Bryant of New York and the White House in El Paso, Texas, are found in several of the Amador women's series. Daughters Emilia and Clotilde received considerable materials from religious organizations, such as Commissariat of the Holy Land and Apostleship of Prayer. Additionally, several of the daughters attended Loretto Academy and kept close connections to it after their time there.
Correspondence between Clotilde and husband Antonio Terrazas reveals some of the family's interest and involvement in the political movements of the time.
Business materials are found within the Martin Amador, Antonio Terrazas and Jesus Garcia series. Ledgers document the trading activities of Martin Amador's freight business both in Silver City and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Transactions of Compania Industrial Mexicana in Chihuahua, Mexico, are present in Antonio Terrazas's materials, as well as records of alfalfa sales. Jesus Garcia's business dealings include mining, Adams Express Company, and official business of Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
The Miscellaneous series contains unidentified correspondence, writings, and speeches. Some of the materials are political in nature with references to the Mexican Revolution and Benito Juarez.
The materials have been divided into 15 series: Martin Amador, Refugio Ruiz de Amador, Clotilde Amador de Terrazas, Antonio Terrazas, Corina Amador de Campbell, Emilia Amador de Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Francisco Amador, Juan Amador, Julieta Amador de Garcia, Maria Amador de Daguerre, Martin A. Amador, Jr., Miscellaneous, Advertisements and ephemera, Photographs.
The materials have been divided into 15 series: Martin Amador, Refugio Ruiz de Amador, Clotilde Amador de Terrazas, Antonio Terrazas, Corina Amador de Campbell, Emilia Amador de Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Francisco Amador, Juan Amador, Julieta Amador de Garcia, Maria Amador de Daguerre, Martin A. Amador, Jr., Miscellaneous, Advertisements and ephemera, Photographs.
Dates
- 1856-1949
Language of Materials
Bulk of the material is in Spanish.
Biographical / Historical
The Amador Family Papers span the years 1856-1949. Martin Amador and his wife Refugio Ruiz de Amador had eight children who survived to adulthood.
The Amadors operated several businesses in Las Cruces, including the Amador Hotel, a general store, a livery stable, and a business hauling freight and goods from Chihuahua, Mexico, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The hotel also housed a theater, the local jail, a courtroom, and post office. The Amadors owned several farms in the area.
Extent
40 Linear Feet (106 Boxes)
Abstract
Papers of the Amador family, entrepreneurs and community leaders of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Included in the collection are the personal papers of Martin Amador, Refugio Ruiz de Amador, their children, Emilia Amador de Garcia, Juan Amador, Francisco Amador, Martin A. Amador, Jr., Maria Amador de Daguerre, Clotilde Amador de Terrazas, Julieta Amador de Garcia, and Corina Amador de Campbell, and sons in law, Jesus Garcia and Antonio Terrazas. The papers include correspondence, financial, and legal records which detail both the Amadors’ business activities and their personal lives. The bulk of the materials are in Spanish. A large portion of the collection consists of trade catalogs from the Amador's mercantile business.
Processing Information
Processed by Shawn Aubitz, revised by Marah deMeule and Christine Moreland Bruhnke
Updated, with additional materials processed by Terry Reynolds, Misty Bargmann, Jennifer Olguin and Charles Stanford, 2012.
- Amador family
- Bernalillo County (N.M.) -- History
- Family-owned business enterprises--New Mexico--Las Cruces--History--Sources
- Hispanic American women -- New Mexico -- Las Cruces -- History -- Sources
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- History
- Merchants
- Mexico--Politics and government--1867-1910--Sources
- Mexico--Politics and government--1910-1946--Sources
- Women—New Mexico—Las Cruces—History—Sources
- Title
- Guide to the Amador family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Shawn Aubitz, revised by Marah deMeule and Christine Moreland Bruhnke Updated, with additional materials processed by Terry Reynolds, Misty Bargmann, Jennifer Olguin and Charles Stanford
- Date
- 2012
- 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