Box 8

Scope and Contents Includes document titled Generation 7 which mentions that Pat Garrett gave Levin Stewart one of the guns taken off Billy the Kid, family tree of Henrietta Wheeler Stewart, a photocopy of school age children most identified by name, photocopies of Stewart family photos, and other research materials.

Scope and Contents Includes research material on Jones Taliaferro prominent business man, miner investor, and prospector, photocopy of 1899 bylaws for the Ancient Order of United workmen Lodge No. 9, information On Stanley Taliaferro and attorney, brother of Jones Taliaferro, original letter on Jones Taliaferro Probate Court Recorder Nov 1886 to Mrs. [Augusta] Bitter, original letter from Augusta Bitter to Whom it May Concern about the brand of her 160 head of cattle and other research materials.

Scope and Contents Includes research on Belle La Marr known as Madam Varnish because of her card dealing skills, chapter titled the Legend of Madam Varnish written by Roberta Haldane for the Gold Mining Boomtown book, and other research materials.

Scope and Contents Includes research on Weed, a Santa Fe trader, owner of the “New Big Store” in White Oaks, original ledger pages from W.H. Weed General Merchandise, news articles, and other research materials.

Scope and Contents Includes typed documents titled Memories-Sam Wells, Edith Wells Palmer, correspondence to and from Robert Haldane regarding Peaker family, photocopy of letter from Lincoln County Jail from Oliver Peaker to Ben Fothergill Aug, 1895, and other research material.

Scope and Contents Includes printout from WPA Life Histories webpage about Marcus Whiteman a mercantile owner in White Oaks and Roswell, copies of newspaper articles and other research materials

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

Scope and Contents Includes copies from “Winter at White Oaks 1880-1881 by Frank Big Foot Wallace, newspaper articles, copy of location certificate of Homestake mine, and other research materials.

Scope and Contents Includes research on Young an early White Oaks mercantilist specializing in dry goods, boots, shoes, and miner’s supplies, document states Billy the Kid purchased a $25.00 hat paid with a promissory note, years later the promissory note was thrown in the fire by Ella Young, obituary for George Richard Young, copy of telegram from Young to Cordell Hull, June 1928 “give me a dry man” regarding election. Photocopies of images of the Young family members, and other research materials

Scope and Contents Includes research material on Albert Ziegler and his brother Jacob Ziegler German Jewish immigrants who opened the Ziegler Brothers store in Carrizozo, includes correspondence to and from Roberta Haldane with Ziegler descendants, periodical and journal articles about the Ziegler family including one titled Social Event of the Season Aug 1891 describing the reception ball given in honor of Albert and his bride by his brother Jacob, mentions of prominent people who attended and what the wives...