Estate Papers - Legal documents, financial and related papers, 1986-1987
File — Box: 276, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection contains business records of the commercial firm Gross, Kelly &Co., 1902-1954, and its predecessors, Otero, Sellar &Co., 1867-1882, and Gross, Blackwell &Co., 1882-1902. Records include correspondence, ledgers, account books, stock books, invoices, receipts, deeds, legal documents, and stock certificates. The collection is divided into five series: I. Otero, Sellar &Co. records; II. Gross, Blackwell &Co. records; III. Gross, Kelly &Co. records; IV. Subsidiary Company records; V. Receivership or Trusteeship company records. There is some overlap of material within each series.
The largest series, Gross, Kelly &Co. records is divided into the following subseries: Administrative records; General accounts; Production; Wool business; Sheep and lamb business; Timber and lumber business; Produce business; Miscellaneous and Mixed records. Most of the correspondence and legal documents in the Gross, Kelly series is from two long-term company presidents, Harry W. (Henry) Kelly, president, 1902-1932, and Daniel T. Kelly, president, 1936-1953. Records of subsidiary companies include the Jackson Cattle Co. (Scottsbluff County, NE and Goshen County, Wyoming); Kemper, Kelly and Kitch Feeding Co. (Denver, CO); and K &S Fruit Co. (Las Vegas, NM.)
Gross, Kelly &Co., primarily through the agency of Clarence Iden, president, 1932-1936, acted as receiver or trustee for a number of New Mexico companies that ran into financial difficulties during the years of the Great Depression. Records of these companies found in this collection are: Las Vegas Land and Water Co.; Reinken &Reynolds (Watrous, NM); Floersheim Mercantile Co.; Piggly Wiggly (Las Vegas, NM); David H. Womack (Mountainair, NM); and Big Chief Lumber Co. (Grants, NM).
An addition to the collection, processed in 2003 is divided into 3 series: Business/Liquidation/Sale of Gross Kelly & Company, Family Papers/Estates, and Scrapbooks. The business records primarily contain financial records, reports, and correspondence regarding the ultimate liquidation of Gross Kelly & Company. Family papers, primarily concern estates, financial records, and correspondence of family members, including Henry W. Kelly, Ellis T. Kelly (wife of Henry W. Kelly), Mabel Thomas (sister-in-law of Ellis T. Kelly), Helen Kelly Kane (daughter of Ellis T. and H. W. Kelly) Daniel T. Kelly (son of Henry W. and Ellis T. Kelly), Margaret Gross Kelly (wife of Daniel T. Kelly, daughter of Jacob Gross and Caroline Linton), Caroline L. Kelly (sister of Daniel T. Kelly), and Caroline Linton Gross. Personal diaries of Margaret Gross Kelly and scrapbooks of family and Santa Fe history are contained in the final series. An oversized folder contains Santa Fe Fiesta posters; maps, plats, and blueprints; newspapers, certificates, and awards; advertising materials, and Caroline Kelly's sketchbook.
In November 2013, the name of the collection was changed from Gross, Kelly & Company Records to Gross, Kelly & Company Records and Family Papers to better reflect the contents of the collection.
The largest series, Gross, Kelly &Co. records is divided into the following subseries: Administrative records; General accounts; Production; Wool business; Sheep and lamb business; Timber and lumber business; Produce business; Miscellaneous and Mixed records. Most of the correspondence and legal documents in the Gross, Kelly series is from two long-term company presidents, Harry W. (Henry) Kelly, president, 1902-1932, and Daniel T. Kelly, president, 1936-1953. Records of subsidiary companies include the Jackson Cattle Co. (Scottsbluff County, NE and Goshen County, Wyoming); Kemper, Kelly and Kitch Feeding Co. (Denver, CO); and K &S Fruit Co. (Las Vegas, NM.)
Gross, Kelly &Co., primarily through the agency of Clarence Iden, president, 1932-1936, acted as receiver or trustee for a number of New Mexico companies that ran into financial difficulties during the years of the Great Depression. Records of these companies found in this collection are: Las Vegas Land and Water Co.; Reinken &Reynolds (Watrous, NM); Floersheim Mercantile Co.; Piggly Wiggly (Las Vegas, NM); David H. Womack (Mountainair, NM); and Big Chief Lumber Co. (Grants, NM).
An addition to the collection, processed in 2003 is divided into 3 series: Business/Liquidation/Sale of Gross Kelly & Company, Family Papers/Estates, and Scrapbooks. The business records primarily contain financial records, reports, and correspondence regarding the ultimate liquidation of Gross Kelly & Company. Family papers, primarily concern estates, financial records, and correspondence of family members, including Henry W. Kelly, Ellis T. Kelly (wife of Henry W. Kelly), Mabel Thomas (sister-in-law of Ellis T. Kelly), Helen Kelly Kane (daughter of Ellis T. and H. W. Kelly) Daniel T. Kelly (son of Henry W. and Ellis T. Kelly), Margaret Gross Kelly (wife of Daniel T. Kelly, daughter of Jacob Gross and Caroline Linton), Caroline L. Kelly (sister of Daniel T. Kelly), and Caroline Linton Gross. Personal diaries of Margaret Gross Kelly and scrapbooks of family and Santa Fe history are contained in the final series. An oversized folder contains Santa Fe Fiesta posters; maps, plats, and blueprints; newspapers, certificates, and awards; advertising materials, and Caroline Kelly's sketchbook.
In November 2013, the name of the collection was changed from Gross, Kelly & Company Records to Gross, Kelly & Company Records and Family Papers to better reflect the contents of the collection.
Dates
- 1986-1987
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 124 bound vol., 65 packages, 85 boxes (130 linear ft.)
Creator
- From the Collection: Gross, Kelly & Company, Inc (Organization)
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