Lincoln County War Material, 1878-1984
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Ealy Family Papers at the University of New Mexico consist of a small number of diverse documents collected by Taylor F. Ealy's grandson, Lawrence O. Ealy. Supplementing the letters and memoirs in the Lawrence Ealy Collection of the University of Arizona, UNM's miscellany is most notable for the various items relating to the Lincoln County War, especially the first edition of Pat Garrett's The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid, published in 1882. Ealy, who treated Billy for a gunshot wound acquired during the ambush and murder of Sheriff William Brady, made the handwritten comments which appear throughout the text. Mary Ealy's recollection of her 1927 visit with Susan McSween, as recorded by her grandson Lawrence, is another interesting item. Other T.F. Ealy documents in the collection include his pastor's register which notes the funeral of John Henry Tunstall, the glossary which he compiled of the Zuni language, and the record of the clients of his baby powder company.
Ruth Ealy, who lived in Lincoln and Zuni as a young child, used her parents' letters and memoirs in her book, Water in a Thirsty Land, published in 1955. An incomplete manuscript of it, containing handwritten corrections, is included here, as is some correspondence showing Robert N. Mullin's effort to publish it in a new edition. There are also some religious writings and her notes on her trip to Japan before World War II.
Miscellaneous biographical and genealogical material constitutes the last group of items. Some deal with Taylor's family, some with Mary's, and some with the Honorable Rush Clark of Iowa, who was Taylor's uncle.
Although not a unified collection about a specific subject, the Ealy Papers provide a contemporary glimpse of the civilization; of the frontier and of the American Indian, both of which are important parts of the American experience.
Ruth Ealy, who lived in Lincoln and Zuni as a young child, used her parents' letters and memoirs in her book, Water in a Thirsty Land, published in 1955. An incomplete manuscript of it, containing handwritten corrections, is included here, as is some correspondence showing Robert N. Mullin's effort to publish it in a new edition. There are also some religious writings and her notes on her trip to Japan before World War II.
Miscellaneous biographical and genealogical material constitutes the last group of items. Some deal with Taylor's family, some with Mary's, and some with the Honorable Rush Clark of Iowa, who was Taylor's uncle.
Although not a unified collection about a specific subject, the Ealy Papers provide a contemporary glimpse of the civilization; of the frontier and of the American Indian, both of which are important parts of the American experience.
Dates
- 1878-1984
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
10 items
Creator
- From the Collection: Ealy family (Family)
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