Lee C. Myers papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0024
Scope and Content
The Lee C. Myers collections spans the years 1907-1995, with the bulk of the materials falling between 1956-1993. The collection includes photocopies of historical documents, copies of Myers's articles, notes, correspondence, and photographs.
The materials have been divided into six series: Correspondence, Manuscripts, Organizations, Research Files, Photographs, and Tapes.
The Correspondence series includes communications between editors, fellow writers and researchers. This series spans the years 1956-1993, although the years 1968-1978 are not represented in the Correspondence. Correspondents include Pete Domenici, Myra Ellen Jenkins, Leon Metz, Robert Mullin, and Marc Simmons.
The Manuscript series includes drafts in various stages, as well as publications of Myers's writings. Included at the beginning of this series is a complete bibliography of Myers's works. Myers assembled three books of notes taken from the Eddy Argus while compiling "The Pearl of the Pecos." These notebooks are included in the Manuscript portion of the collection.
The Research Files series consists of notes, photocopies of documents, publications and correspondence. There are extensive files on Myers's research of Seven Rivers, New Mexico, and individual families from that area. Also among the Research Files are notes on paper towels written by Myers while working for the mines. Apparently, during his breaks Myers would interview the old-timers of the mines to compile an early history of the area.
The Photographs series contains original photographs, negatives and copy prints. Included are images of forts, ghost towns, ruins, and excavations, as well as reenactments and dedications. Also included are copies of photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The final series, Tapes, is comprised of oral histories and speeches. This series is restricted pending preservation.
The materials have been divided into six series: Correspondence, Manuscripts, Organizations, Research Files, Photographs, and Tapes.
The Correspondence series includes communications between editors, fellow writers and researchers. This series spans the years 1956-1993, although the years 1968-1978 are not represented in the Correspondence. Correspondents include Pete Domenici, Myra Ellen Jenkins, Leon Metz, Robert Mullin, and Marc Simmons.
The Manuscript series includes drafts in various stages, as well as publications of Myers's writings. Included at the beginning of this series is a complete bibliography of Myers's works. Myers assembled three books of notes taken from the Eddy Argus while compiling "The Pearl of the Pecos." These notebooks are included in the Manuscript portion of the collection.
The Research Files series consists of notes, photocopies of documents, publications and correspondence. There are extensive files on Myers's research of Seven Rivers, New Mexico, and individual families from that area. Also among the Research Files are notes on paper towels written by Myers while working for the mines. Apparently, during his breaks Myers would interview the old-timers of the mines to compile an early history of the area.
The Photographs series contains original photographs, negatives and copy prints. Included are images of forts, ghost towns, ruins, and excavations, as well as reenactments and dedications. Also included are copies of photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The final series, Tapes, is comprised of oral histories and speeches. This series is restricted pending preservation.
Dates
- 1907 - 1995
- Majority of material found within 1956 - 1993
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.
The copyrights to these materials have not been transferred to New Mexico State University.
The copyrights to these materials have not been transferred to New Mexico State University.
Biographical Sketch
Lee C. Myers was born in Chanute, Kansas on June 28, 1902. During World War I, at age sixteen, he joined the Kansas National Guard. In the 1920s Myers continued his military service in the United States Army.
Myers came to the southwest and worked as a machinist in the late 1920s and early 1930s, employed by the Kennecott Copper Corporation. He lived in Hurley, New Mexico, for nine years while working for the mines. In 1928, Myers married Daisy Fooshee of Hurley. The Myers had three children: Ted Lee Myers, Karen Pomroy, and Jackie Forsyth. Daisy Myers died in 1976.
Myers served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He and his son Ted served together in ship repair shops in Asia during the Korean War.
In 1940, Myers moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he worked as a machinist for United States Potash Company until his retirement in 1967. He also opened his own business, The Carlsbad Grinding Works, which he operated until 1957.
Myers moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1977. By this time Myers's history research had become a full-time pursuit. He started researching New Mexican history in the 1950s by conducting oral histories of the old-timers from the mines. He researched local history and frontier military forts. He authored more than a hundred articles and booklets. In 1974, Myers compiled a six year project about the creation of Eddy, New Mexico (now Carlsbad), entitled "The Pearl of the Pecos."
Myers was involved in several area historical societies, including the Historical Society of New Mexico, Southwestern New Mexico Historical Society, and the Rio Grande Department of the Council on Abandoned Military Posts. Myers was also a charter member of the Council on America's Military Past and received its award for outstanding service in historic journalism in 1976. In 1989, Myers was inducted into Doa Ana County Historical Society's Hall of Fame.
Myers married Christine Buder of Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1982. He died on November 8, 1994, in Las Cruces after a long illness. He was 92 years old.
Myers came to the southwest and worked as a machinist in the late 1920s and early 1930s, employed by the Kennecott Copper Corporation. He lived in Hurley, New Mexico, for nine years while working for the mines. In 1928, Myers married Daisy Fooshee of Hurley. The Myers had three children: Ted Lee Myers, Karen Pomroy, and Jackie Forsyth. Daisy Myers died in 1976.
Myers served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He and his son Ted served together in ship repair shops in Asia during the Korean War.
In 1940, Myers moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he worked as a machinist for United States Potash Company until his retirement in 1967. He also opened his own business, The Carlsbad Grinding Works, which he operated until 1957.
Myers moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1977. By this time Myers's history research had become a full-time pursuit. He started researching New Mexican history in the 1950s by conducting oral histories of the old-timers from the mines. He researched local history and frontier military forts. He authored more than a hundred articles and booklets. In 1974, Myers compiled a six year project about the creation of Eddy, New Mexico (now Carlsbad), entitled "The Pearl of the Pecos."
Myers was involved in several area historical societies, including the Historical Society of New Mexico, Southwestern New Mexico Historical Society, and the Rio Grande Department of the Council on Abandoned Military Posts. Myers was also a charter member of the Council on America's Military Past and received its award for outstanding service in historic journalism in 1976. In 1989, Myers was inducted into Doa Ana County Historical Society's Hall of Fame.
Myers married Christine Buder of Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1982. He died on November 8, 1994, in Las Cruces after a long illness. He was 92 years old.
Extent
21 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Undetermined
English
Abstract
Correspondence, research files and manuscripts of a New Mexico and military history enthusiast. Included are a bibliography of Myers's published articles, drafts of some of his articles and a typescript of his manuscript, "The Pearl of the Pecos." Additional information on the Pecos Valley and its pioneer families are contained in Myers's local history notes.
Acquisition
- Gifts of Lee C. Myers
- A73-64
- A73-79
- A75-27
- A76-43
- A76-92
- A77-58
- A77-92
- A77-115
- A77-128
- A77-144
- A77-145
- RG78-8
- RG78-19
- RG78-67
- RG79-2
- RG79-43
- RG79-44
- RG79-47
- RG80-13
- RG80-28
- RG80-90
- RG81-149
- RG82-10
- RG82-37
- RG83-136
- Gifts of Christine Myers
- RG95-57
- RG95-103
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
- Register of the Lee C. Myers papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Merleen Dilbert, Marah deMeule, and Christine Moreland-Bruhnke
- Date
- 2000
- 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