JOURNAL NOTES FOR "ON THE MESA", 1982
File — Box: 136, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
95 typed pages. True pagination at top center of page. This folder contains my typed journal/diary notes for January 19, 1982 (pages 1-4), and from June 30, 1982 to August 9, 1982 (pages 5-15), and from November 1, 1982 to December 20, 1982 (pages 16-95). Over many pages I was describing the mesa west of Taos with a book in mind. I wandered and photographed the mesa between 1981 and 1986 when On The Mesa (see ARCHIVAL BOXES 28-30) was published. In this folder many paragraphs are crossed out or checked as I transferred them into my book. This journal describes a great adventure in my life on the sparse mesa. (SEE 1991 KNME VIDEO DOCUMENTARY "THE SKY'S THE LIMIT," BASED ON MY MESA PHOTOGRAPHS.) In this folder, on page 16 (November 1, 1982), I discovered tiny clam shells in the bottom of a dry stock pond that triggered my intense desire to really learn about life in that barren area (more clamshells on p. 29!). Many of my mesa wanderings were shared by my girlfriend Sylvia Landfair.
Dates
- 1982
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 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
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