Roberta K. Haldane papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0563
Scope and Contents
This collection is an accumulation of several accessions gifted from Roberts K Haldane which includes her family research beginning with Ananias Green a pioneer in the Territory of New Mexico. Also included is her research for her book Gold-Mining Boomtown: people of White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico. This research on pioneering people of White Oaks, New Mexico details of the history of more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its boom. Included is correspondence with descendants who shared documents and photographs for Haldane’s book, including two CDs containing images. Also includes correspondence to descendants of those families, photographs, family bible of the Green/Gilmore families. Research material of the southeastern New Mexico community of White Oaks. The collection contains original photographs, tintypes as well as photocopied images. Handwritten accounts and legal documents were transcribed and are placed next to the document original document in most cases. Some brief mentions of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett are mentioned in the collection. Collection contains a long braid of human hair belonging to Anna Gilmore Green cut after her death in 1892. She was 44 years old when she passed away. The account of her saving her own children and her neighbors family before succumbing to the same illness is detailed in Box 9 binder 1. The collection was kept in the original order as accessioned. Photographs were removed from photo albums for preservation purposes. The photo folders were named as Haldane labeled them on tabs within the photo albums.
Dates
- 1904-2013
Conditions Governing Access
Open. All materials in this collection are available for research in the Caroline E. Stras Research Room.
Biographical / Historical
Roberta Haldane is the author of several books and articles including the book Gold-Mining Boomtown: People of White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory. She researched the southeastern New Mexico community of White Oaks detailed and the history of more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its boom.
A native of Lincoln County, New Mexico Haldane is the granddaughter of a pioneer Lincoln County ranching family. She was the recipient of the Historical center for Southeast Heritage Award winner in 1995 for the book she co-authored with Barbara Jeanne Branum titled Corralled in Old Lincoln County, New Mexico: The Lin Branum Family of Coyote Canyon and the I Bar X. Haldane said it took 18 months (about 1 and a half years) to author the book.
Haldane retired as a technical writer for the Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Haldane is the great granddaughter of Ellen Amanda Green Key and compiled the Green family history and photographs. As of this writing (2023) she resides in Tijeras, New Mexico.
A native of Lincoln County, New Mexico Haldane is the granddaughter of a pioneer Lincoln County ranching family. She was the recipient of the Historical center for Southeast Heritage Award winner in 1995 for the book she co-authored with Barbara Jeanne Branum titled Corralled in Old Lincoln County, New Mexico: The Lin Branum Family of Coyote Canyon and the I Bar X. Haldane said it took 18 months (about 1 and a half years) to author the book.
Haldane retired as a technical writer for the Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Haldane is the great granddaughter of Ellen Amanda Green Key and compiled the Green family history and photographs. As of this writing (2023) she resides in Tijeras, New Mexico.
Extent
8 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Research material of the southeastern New Mexico community of White Oaks. The collection contains details of the history of more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its boom. Included is correspondence with descendants who shared documents and photographs for Haldane’s book, including two CDs containing images. The collection holds original photographs, as well as photocopied images. Written histories of families and individuals. The collection also holds the family history of the Ananias Green family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- RG92-161
- RG93-202
- RG94-001
- RG99-056
- RG99-070
- RG2018-018
Condition Description
Good
Processing Information
Processed by Teddie Moreno, 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the Roberta K. Haldane papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Teddie Moreno
- Date
- October 4, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository