Letter to George P. Hammond, University of New Mexico, from Aileen Nussbaum, Acting State Director of the Federal Writers' Project, J. H. Connelly was given as State Administrator, Works Progress Administration, in Santa Fe, about transmitting to Hammond copies of 46 English translations of documents from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico. List gives only document numbers. Signature., March 17, 1939
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of 7 miscellaneous typed items, perhaps never sent to the Library of Congress during the New Deal era. Item 3 was removed and cataloged - See Separated Materials. These papers provide a small sample of the work done in the state under two of the New Deal Federal Work Progress Administration programs. Included are five undated submissions by New Mexico researchers to the Historical Records Survey Division. There is a translation of the 1760s document for the donation of land for the Our Lady of Light Chapel in Santa Fe and a retelling of local traditions about the 1847 Taos Revolt and Massacre. Others are a report of the 1863 raids by Navajo bands on cattle ranches around Las Vegas, Indian depredations, and a story from the 1890s of mining, ranching, cattle rustling and Apaches around Deming, New Mexico. The last is a 1919 letter about missionary work among the Hispanic New Mexicans in Santa Fe and Sororro. There are two letters from 1938 and 1939 referring to the English translations of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico that were completed in the state. One letter comments on some of the interesting topics in the documents.
Dates
- March 17, 1939
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 folder (7 items)
Creator
- From the Collection: New Mexico Historical Records Survey (Organization)
- From the Collection: Federal Writers' Project. New Mexico (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