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Scope and Content From the Collection: The Blazer Family Papers document a century (1864-1965) of varied activities by a pioneerfamily living on land in the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in southern New Mexico. In1867, Joseph H. Blazer took over the operation of a sawmill which was important economicallyto the region, and in 1878 was the scene of one of the battles of the Lincoln County War. Thesignificance of this collection is enhanced by the family's proximity to the Mescalero Apaches,its ties with New Mexico College of...