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Press Clippings: Albuquerque Journal, , Jan-July 1987.

 Archival Record — Box: 19, Folder: 5

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The majority of the Toney Anaya papers contain documents accumulated during his tenures as New Mexico Attorney General (Jan. 1975-Dec. 1978), Governor of New Mexico (Jan. 1983-Dec. 1986), and his involvement in national minority issues and NAFTA legislation. The collection is divided into five series: Attorney General Papers, 1974-1978; Gubernatorial Papers, 1982-1987; Social and Political Activities, 1987-1995; Memorabilia; and Audio and Video Recordings, 1977-1985.

Series I, the Attorney General papers, contains campaign records, speeches, background files, press clippings and materials relating to his 1978 run for the U.S. Senate. The Gubernatorial papers, in Series II, contain campaign materials including election petitions by county, campaign finance records, and press clippings. Records of the governor's office include policy manuals, budgets, correspondence, press clippings, agency reports, legislation, and background files on education, energy, economic development, and capital punishment. Series III, Social and Political Activities, 1987-1995, is the largest series. The bulk of it relates to economic, labor, and environmental aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, 1987-1995. It contains social and economic studies on Mexico, publications, background files, clippings, and daily reports/updates issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Also included here are records of the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, 1992, and records of the Democratic National Committee, 1990-1991. Series IV contains memorabilia such as awards, recognitions, and souvenirs from Anaya's career. Finally, Series V houses recordings of speeches, interviews, and campaign advertisements.

An addition was processed in December 2011. Materials added are organized into the following series: Biographical, Death Penalty, Education, Events/Speaking engagements, Hispanic American Institute, Hispanic Issues, Santa Fe Home Rule Commission, Jessie Jackson Presidential Campaign and National Rainbow Coalition, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Latin America, NAFTA, Newspaper Clippings Scrapbooks and Political Cartoons, Organizations and Causes, and Press Releases/Policy Statements.

Biographical includes correspondence about Anaya's early career along with photos of family and friends, early newspaper clippings of the Anaya family and work in Moriarty, N.M., featured articles and memorabilia. Death Penalty includes correspondence and informational material. Education includes reports, summaries, and correspondence regarding Governor's Task Force on Higher Education. Events/Speaking engagements includes correspondence, printed and handwritten public speeches and publications. Hispanic American Institute includes organizational and grant writing material. Hispanic Issues include correspondence, publications and informational material. Home Rule Commission materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, plans, etc. materials related to Santa Fe city charter. Jessie Jackson Presidential Campaign and National Rainbow Coalition includes unique manuscripts, photos, and ephemera not available elsewhere about Anaya's and New Mexicos contribution and involvement in the Jackson campaign and Rainbow Coalition. Los Alamos National Laboratory includes primarily material related to Procurement Task Force and small business. Latin America contains distinctive material related to Latin America during the Reagan era. NAFTA includes similar material found in series III of this collection. Newspaper Clippings Scrapbooks and Political Cartoons contains clipping gathered from various newspapers throughout New Mexico related to Anaya. It also contains one box of large original cartoon drawings. Organizations and Causes and Press Releases/Policy Statements series contain notes, correspondence, and publications related to Anaya's involvement with various public institutions and political issues.

An unprocessed addition of twelve boxes was added to the collection in May 2024. The addition includes personal materials related to Governor Anaya's time as Attorney General and Governor, as well as related campaign materials for Attorney General, Governor, US Senate, the Reverend Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign and other similar matters. Please consult with CSWR Reference staff for access to this addition and for any questions.

Dates

  • Jan-July 1987.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 59 boxes (57 cu. ft.) plus oversize folder

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