Pojoaque, July 15, 1892.
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence and documents relating to Indian affairs in New Mexico, during the Territorial Period. Most of the materials either originated in Santa Fe, or were sent to Santa Fe from Pueblos including Laguna, Cochiti, Isleta, Zia, Santa Ana, Sandia, San Felipe, Nambe, Jemez, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, and Taos. Thematically, land issues, specifically, boundary questions, predominate the collection. Controversies concerning water rights, livestock trespassing, and railroad right of ways (including issues between the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company and the Pueblos of Isleta and Santo Domingo) are documented via correspondence with Indian agents (N.C. Walpole, C.J. Crandall), legal petitions, original Spanish land grant documents (sometimes with English translations), records from the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims, and abstracts and translations from the archives of the Surveyor General of New Mexico. Complaints from various Pueblos and individuals concerning encroachments by Mexicans, other Indians, Italians, and Anglos form another significant part of the collection. A glimpse into the workings of the Indian schools, specifically, the Cochiti Day School, is seen through correspondence between the supervising teacher, the superintendent in Santa Fe, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.
Box 2, Folder 15 of this collection contains material which was stolen in 1972 and returned in 1989. The majority of these items pertain to Laguna, Nambe, Santa Clara, and Santo Domingo. There is also some miscellaneous correspondence with Indian agents.
Box 2, Folder 15 of this collection contains material which was stolen in 1972 and returned in 1989. The majority of these items pertain to Laguna, Nambe, Santa Clara, and Santo Domingo. There is also some miscellaneous correspondence with Indian agents.
Dates
- July 15, 1892.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
Researchers should use digital documents. Contents list contains links.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes
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
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