Contracts, Land 351-590, 1872-1966
Item — Box: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection documents the operations of the Maxwell Land Grant Company, primarily in New Mexico. It contains 75 bound volumes of letters; 83 bound volumes of ledgers, cash books, journals, etc., and 2 scrapbooks. There are 85 archival boxes containing bank statements, cancelled checks, land contracts, financial statements, correspondence, maps, leases, legal documents, vouchers, receipts, and annual reports of the Maxwell Land Grant Co. and its related business enterprises. The Maxwell Cattle Co., Aztec Mining Company; Cimarron Lumber Co.; Springer Cement Co.; Vermejo Ditch Co.; Electric Light Co. of Raton (N.M.); Springer and Moreno Valley Stage Co.; and St. Louis, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Railroad Co. are among the related business ventures documented in the collection. Most of the material in the collection was generated in New Mexico, however, there are items from New York (Board of Directors meeting minutes) and the Netherlands.
The bound volumes, followed by the boxes, are arranged chronologically, by genre. Genres are arranged alphabetically (cash books... day books... leases... ledgers, etc.). Miscellaneous items, including other ventures are last. Two scrapbooks, both of which focus predominantly on World War II, will be found at the end of the bound volumes. A third scrapbook has been disassembled; the contents are now located in Box 45. Oversize folder contains maps, newspapers, contracts, bonds.
Cash Books - Entries are made daily in chronological order, left hand page listing "Receipts," right hand page listing "Disbursements." In later dates "accounts," "particulars" and "banks" are also listed.
Cash Journals - Monetary transactions recorded under general subject heading,entries made daily but not necessarily in chronological order, "Receipts" and "Disbursements" listed on opposite pages.
Day Books - Monetary transaction recorded under general subject heading, entries made daily, in chronological order.
Ledgers - Alphabetical index at the front of each volume under which a name is listed with a number. This is a page where the accounts and transactions of this party can be found in that particular volume.
Monthly Reports - Monetary transactions recorded by the month, entered under a subject heading.
Annual Report of the General Manager - Reports from the various managers on the timber, crops, mines, and general land survey. (Water damaged).
Trial Balance - Reading from left to right, every month is listed and the transaction for that month and party is recorded in this respect.
Materials are written in English and in Dutch.
The bound volumes, followed by the boxes, are arranged chronologically, by genre. Genres are arranged alphabetically (cash books... day books... leases... ledgers, etc.). Miscellaneous items, including other ventures are last. Two scrapbooks, both of which focus predominantly on World War II, will be found at the end of the bound volumes. A third scrapbook has been disassembled; the contents are now located in Box 45. Oversize folder contains maps, newspapers, contracts, bonds.
Cash Books - Entries are made daily in chronological order, left hand page listing "Receipts," right hand page listing "Disbursements." In later dates "accounts," "particulars" and "banks" are also listed.
Cash Journals - Monetary transactions recorded under general subject heading,entries made daily but not necessarily in chronological order, "Receipts" and "Disbursements" listed on opposite pages.
Day Books - Monetary transaction recorded under general subject heading, entries made daily, in chronological order.
Ledgers - Alphabetical index at the front of each volume under which a name is listed with a number. This is a page where the accounts and transactions of this party can be found in that particular volume.
Monthly Reports - Monetary transactions recorded by the month, entered under a subject heading.
Annual Report of the General Manager - Reports from the various managers on the timber, crops, mines, and general land survey. (Water damaged).
Trial Balance - Reading from left to right, every month is listed and the transaction for that month and party is recorded in this respect.
Materials are written in English and in Dutch.
Dates
- 1872-1966
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Dutch
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 85 boxes (70 cu. f.t) + 160 bound volumes, plus 2 oversize folders
Creator
- From the Collection: Maxwell Land Grant Company (Organization)
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu