Loose Documents IV.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection contains personal, business, political and legal papers of Thomas B. Catron, 1723-1930. Included is correspondence, legal documents, case records, maps, deeds, campaign literature, newspaper clippings, ledgers, reports and printed material. The collection contains records of 282 cases of the U. S. Court of Private Land Claims, Santa Fe District, 1891-1903, with considerable material on the Anton Chico Grant, Tierra Amarilla Grant, Maxwell Land Grant, and La Bajada Grant. The collection also contains records of U. S. Court of Private Land Claims, Arizona District, 1891-1903; Republican Central Committee of New Mexico, 1892-1916; New Mexico Legislative Assembly, 1890-1911; and Catron & Catron, 1888-1923. Personal and business papers of clients of the Catron & Catron law firm contarecords from mining, livestock and lumber companies in New Mexico such as the American Valley Company records, 1899-1902. Also included is correspondence of Robert C. Gortner, Stephen B. Elkins, Charles C. Catron, Julia Catron, G. W. Prichard, L. Bradford Prince, and Matt G. Reynolds, and papers relating to Adolph F. Bandelier, Diego de Vargas, Albert B. Fall and Miguel A. Otero.
All the Catron land grant files are available online or on microfilm. They contain materials of potential value to researchers from an enormously broad range of disciplines and interests, in addition to land grantees and legal scholars. Prospective users of the collection include, but are not limited to, genealogists, geographers, historians, anthropologists, and researchers interested in water issues. While principally addressing matters related to New Mexico, broader themes and patterns relevant to other times and placed can also be discerned in this rich and extensive collection.
All the Catron land grant files are available online or on microfilm. They contain materials of potential value to researchers from an enormously broad range of disciplines and interests, in addition to land grantees and legal scholars. Prospective users of the collection include, but are not limited to, genealogists, geographers, historians, anthropologists, and researchers interested in water issues. While principally addressing matters related to New Mexico, broader themes and patterns relevant to other times and placed can also be discerned in this rich and extensive collection.
Dates
- [ca. 1698-1939]
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English and Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Series 101 and 102 (Correspondence), Series 301-310 (Land Title Records), and Series 401-409 (Political Papers) must be accessed via microfilm.
Series 101 and 102 (Correspondence), Series 301-310 (Land Title Records), and Series 401-409 (Political Papers) must be accessed via microfilm.
Extent
From the Collection: 259 boxes, plus 105 volumes, plus 6 oversize folders
General
- 1. Cañon de San Diego Grant - Loose fragments. 1820-1829
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- 2. Unknown grant documents, Mora County - Juan Nepomuceno Trujillo vs. Pablo Abeita. 1882
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- 3. Land certification note by Bishop, Juan Bautista Lamy in favor of Thomas Gurule. 1881
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- 4. Broadside fragment - Public announcement in Spanish to recommend Capitan Don Jesus M. Sena y Baca as representative for Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico. Undated
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- 5. Senate publication fragments - Mesilla Land Tract. Undated
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- 6. Receipts (2) from Henry Whigham. 1875
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- 7. Account records of Joseph H. Teats, Post Master of Sherman Wyoming. 1873
Creator
- From the Collection: Catron, Thomas Benton, 1840-1921 (Person)
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