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Anthropological Evidence Supporting the Land Claim of the Pueblos of Zia, Santa Ana, and Jemez, Florence Hawley Ellis; Ward Allan Minge notes and comments, 1956

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The Ward Alan Minge Papers contain legal documents, such as depositions, reports, exhibits, and opinions, as well as other primary and secondary sources concerning New Mexico’s Pueblo Indians. Primary sources include translations and transcriptions of Spanish and Mexican era sources, as well as documents from the territorial and modern era. Unpublished reports by Donald C. Cutter, Myra Ellen Jenkins, Florence Hawley Ellis, Lyman Tyler, and Sophie Aberle are in the collection as are correspondences, reports, maps, and articles related to the Pueblos, and documents related to various historical associations and commissions concerning Minge and New Mexico’s history, including materials related to Dr. Minge’s career as Chief Historian at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Acoma Pueblo contains legal, primary and secondary sources, as well as reports and photographs, and photocopies of documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. Included are translations and transcriptions of colonial era documents, records of Acoma’s land disputes, correspondences, and copies of legal records.

Jemez, Santa Ana, and Zia Pueblos contains documents common to these three Pueblos, as well as sources particular to the individual Pueblos. Agricultural and anthropological reports, translations and transcriptions of Spanish primary sources, articles, and correspondences are found in this series.

Sandia Pueblo contains translations and transcriptions of Sandia's 1748 Spanish grant as well as other colonial documents. There are also copies of various NARA documents that relate to Sandia Pueblo. Legal documents pertaining to boundary disputes are included as well.

San Felipe and Santo Domingo Pueblos includes notes on the 1770 grazing grant to the Pueblos, correspondences, maps, and reports. Additionally, there are legal and secondary sources on Santo Domingo’s boundary dispute.

Zuñi Pueblo contains legal documents, reports, articles, and correspondences. The legal documents include depositions, exhibits, and court opinions and responses related to Zuni’s Indian Claims Commission case.

Pueblos Generally contains primary and secondary sources including legal, reports, articles, brochures, maps, and correspondences relating to the New Mexico Pueblos in general, but also particular to Laguna Pueblo; San Juan Pueblo; Nambe, Pojoaque, Tesuque, and San Ildefonso Pueblos; and Taos, Cochiti, Isleta, Picuris, and Santa Clara Pueblos. There are also correspondences relating to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Documents pertaining to the Aamodt water rights case are included as are documents from the archives of the Audiencia de Guadalajara.

>Historical Associations contains articles, biographical information, photos, and correspondences related to Ward Alan Minge, Kirtland Air Force Base, historical preservation and economic planning organizations, the New Mexico Commission on Public Records, the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives and other general historical sources.

Dates

  • 1956

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 14 Boxes (13.34 cu. ft.)

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