Constitution, 1965
Item — Oversize: Folder 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection is divided into 16 overlapping series, and also includes an oversized folder. There is some duplication of series, reflecting multiple processing efforts over time. The series breakdown is as follows:
I. Historical documents of New Mexico and the West: diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, transcriptions, printed matter, business records and other papers, mostly relating to NM territorial history. Material from New Mexico Secretary of the Territory (MSS 25 SC) regarding school surveys, 1873, originally collected by Clinton P. Anderson, was returned to this series, 11/98.
II. Presidential correspondence and memorabilia: a commemorative collection of Anderson's letters and memorabilia from U.S. Presidents.
III. Public career: materials relating to Anderson's public offices. Included are papers of the New Mexico Public Health Association, 1919-20; New Mexico Emergency Relief Administration, 1935-36; the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission, 1937-40; and the Secretary of Agriculture, 1945-48. There is also collected information on Alaska, 1964, and Cuba, 1959-1960; original cartoon drawings by George M. Lichty, 1955-1965; a complete set of Anderson's newsletter to constituents, 1959-1972; testimonials and commendations to Anderson from numerous American and foreign statesmen; and university honorary degrees.
IV. Film and Audio Recordings: includes campaign and elections footage and interviews, 1948-1966, and the Clinton P. Anderson Day Dedication and Banquet, 1965.
V. Scrapbooks: newspaper clippings, dating between 1941-1975.
VI. Business career: correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, board minutes and legal documents from the New Mexico Insurance Agents Association, 1922-1926; Rotary International, 1929-1946; and the Consumer's Tobacco Company, 1925-1934.
VII. Miscellaneous correspondence, pamphlets, stamps, biographical information: correspondence regarding book collecting, Rooseveltania, the Michael Steck and Jedediah Smith papers, and the Lincoln County Commission. There is also a biography of Anderson by Tony Hillerman, memorial booklet from Anderson's funeral service, and various stamp sheets.
VIII. Awards, certificates, honors: received by Anderson from various organizations, institutions, clubs, and other groups.
IX. Newspapers: selected historical newspapers, primarily from New Mexico, from as early as 1853.
X. Autographs and official correspondence
XI. Miscellaneous personal and political papers: notes and correspondence regarding Senate bills, taxation legislation, the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico history, conservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs health program, and Middle Eastern politics. There are also articles written by Anderson on various political subjects.
XII. Democratic National Convention: guidebooks and programs, 1928-1964
XIII. Clinton P. Anderson book collection: index
XIV. Scrapbooks, Clippings, Yearbooks, Memorabilia: scrapbooks of Rotary International events, and personal and political travels. There are also newspaper clippings, yearbooks, and social registers. Memorabilia includes trophies, paperweights, campaign inking plates, medallions, models of space craft, Coronado Cuarto Centennial banners and flags.
XV: Record Albums: news broadcasts, reports, and speeches of Anderson and others.
XVI: Guide to Library of Congress material on microfilm.
I. Historical documents of New Mexico and the West: diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, transcriptions, printed matter, business records and other papers, mostly relating to NM territorial history. Material from New Mexico Secretary of the Territory (MSS 25 SC) regarding school surveys, 1873, originally collected by Clinton P. Anderson, was returned to this series, 11/98.
II. Presidential correspondence and memorabilia: a commemorative collection of Anderson's letters and memorabilia from U.S. Presidents.
III. Public career: materials relating to Anderson's public offices. Included are papers of the New Mexico Public Health Association, 1919-20; New Mexico Emergency Relief Administration, 1935-36; the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission, 1937-40; and the Secretary of Agriculture, 1945-48. There is also collected information on Alaska, 1964, and Cuba, 1959-1960; original cartoon drawings by George M. Lichty, 1955-1965; a complete set of Anderson's newsletter to constituents, 1959-1972; testimonials and commendations to Anderson from numerous American and foreign statesmen; and university honorary degrees.
IV. Film and Audio Recordings: includes campaign and elections footage and interviews, 1948-1966, and the Clinton P. Anderson Day Dedication and Banquet, 1965.
V. Scrapbooks: newspaper clippings, dating between 1941-1975.
VI. Business career: correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, board minutes and legal documents from the New Mexico Insurance Agents Association, 1922-1926; Rotary International, 1929-1946; and the Consumer's Tobacco Company, 1925-1934.
VII. Miscellaneous correspondence, pamphlets, stamps, biographical information: correspondence regarding book collecting, Rooseveltania, the Michael Steck and Jedediah Smith papers, and the Lincoln County Commission. There is also a biography of Anderson by Tony Hillerman, memorial booklet from Anderson's funeral service, and various stamp sheets.
VIII. Awards, certificates, honors: received by Anderson from various organizations, institutions, clubs, and other groups.
IX. Newspapers: selected historical newspapers, primarily from New Mexico, from as early as 1853.
X. Autographs and official correspondence
XI. Miscellaneous personal and political papers: notes and correspondence regarding Senate bills, taxation legislation, the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico history, conservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs health program, and Middle Eastern politics. There are also articles written by Anderson on various political subjects.
XII. Democratic National Convention: guidebooks and programs, 1928-1964
XIII. Clinton P. Anderson book collection: index
XIV. Scrapbooks, Clippings, Yearbooks, Memorabilia: scrapbooks of Rotary International events, and personal and political travels. There are also newspaper clippings, yearbooks, and social registers. Memorabilia includes trophies, paperweights, campaign inking plates, medallions, models of space craft, Coronado Cuarto Centennial banners and flags.
XV: Record Albums: news broadcasts, reports, and speeches of Anderson and others.
XVI: Guide to Library of Congress material on microfilm.
Dates
- 1965
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Original W. W. H. Davis "Private Journal at a Treaty with the Navajo Indians, New Mexico" is housed in high security area. Researchers should use the photocopy in Box 1, Folder 2.
Original W. W. H. Davis "Private Journal at a Treaty with the Navajo Indians, New Mexico" is housed in high security area. Researchers should use the photocopy in Box 1, Folder 2.
Extent
From the Collection: 58 boxes (50 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder
General
Constitution All Indian Pueblo Council, signed
Creator
- From the Collection: Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975 (Person)
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