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Herb Stacher, 9/7/1982

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27

Scope and Contents

Summary of notes: Mr. Stacher tells about his ancestors coming from Holland to Pennsylvania. His father and family moved from Ohio to Oklahoma in an immigrant railroad car, including animals and children. Herb relates stories about his father’s and mother’s hard life and work at the Indian Agency in Oklahoma, where they knew Jim Thorpe, the Indian athlete, and at the Ute Agency in Navajo Springs. Later Herb recalls his own life as a painter for a gallery in Gallup, serving in the Navy in World War II and working in the office of the Southwest Mining Company.

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Dates

  • 9/7/1982

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes (.5 cu. ft. containing 49 CDs, transcriptions, and notes)

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