Joanne Vogt Davis, Anita Davis et al, 5/9/1990
File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
Summary of notes: Joanne tells about her father, who came to New Mexico for his health and became a sheep rancher at Ramah and built his own house there. He joined in land and sheep ventures with several other businessmen on lands in the Navajo reservation checkerboard area, helped introduce the Rambouillet breed to the area and also worked in other interesting promotional jobs. She recalls letters and gifts from her father, the Depression, the sheep lost during the 1931 snow storm and her marriage and life on the ranch. He husband recalls his father being a blacksmith at Ramah and working in the logging camps and for the government at Zuni. He tells the story of his mother and Black Jack Pershing, who was serving at Fort Wingate.
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Dates
- 5/9/1990
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
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