Children's drawings/projects, 1935-1940
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Loose prints in the collection deal with soil conservation and education in the Southwest from 1935 to 1940. Most depict classroom and outdooor projects undertaken by schoolchildren and communties. Farmers from the Estancia Valley are shown gathered around a table reading a document (folder 13). An album contains photos of the Tijeras Canyon - Moriarty area, including predominately Hispanic-American villages, summer residential and resort cabins, and farms. Includes a photograph of Selva's Dance Hall. Photographs accompanied a report prepared for the Rural Electrification Administration, Section of Human Surveys, Soil Conservation Service, Region 8. A hand-drawn map of the area is on the cover.
Dates
- 1935-1940
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 381 items (2 boxes) : 375 photoprints, 5 contact sheets, 1 album with uncounted photographs
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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