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Personal correspondence, . Includes: letters from NicolÁis F. Armijo; Frances Sandoval; José Baca y Salazar; Manuel Otero concerning the Civil War; Anatacio SandovÁil; notes written by order of Confederate General H.H. Sibley; Felix Gouret and others., 1860's

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The José Felipe Chaves collection is made up of 3 boxes containing family and business correspondence; business and political papers; indexed letter books, business journals, as well as miscellaneous books and journals; account books, school attendance books, and legal documents. The time span covered by this collection is 1739-1937. Many of the important names of Chaves' time are contained within the collection including correspondence with Bishop Lamy. The collection is divided into general and overlapping series.

Personal, business, political, and legal correspondence and documents pertaining to José Felipe Chaves and the Chavez family are contained in Box 1 of the collection. Box 2 contains letter press books (1881-1890), a day book (1877-1878), bank books, journals, various teachers' registers and class records from the Felipe Chaves Academy, and miscellaneous reports, catalogs, bulletins, and reviews. Box 3 contains ledgers (1852-1894), account books, check books, documents, and correspondence. Box 3 also contains miscellaneous papers, some of which belonged to Felipe's son, José E. Chaves' father-in-law, William M. Berger, who was also a prominent New Mexican.

Much of the collection is in Spanish. The name of Don José Felipe Chaves may also be found as Felipe Chaves, José Felipe Chavez, Felipe Chavez.

Dates

  • 1860's

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 boxes (2.5 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451