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Maps, Plats, Illustrations, Photographic Material, 1919-1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The collection consists of Virginia Kupferman’s accumulated research and resultant narrative about the property that began as part of La Villa de Albuquerque Grant and became the Murphey Sanatorium, then St. John’s Sanatorium, Hillcrest Sanatorium, Alta Vista Apartment Complex, and now, Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence. The research was conducted in the mid-late 1980s, after the building was taken over by the Shelter.

Notes from interviews with a couple of patients at Hillcrest illuminate daily life at the sanatorium. Interview notes with others shed light on the history of the property. Background research conducted by Kupferman and her volunteer assistants fleshes out the complicated history of the property and its owners from sanatorium to contemporary shelter. Background research consists mostly of duplicated materials and notes regarding research strategy.

Dates

  • 1919-1983

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box (.2 cu. ft.)

General

pre-1983 materials are photocopies

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