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Transcription of interview (See CD 10 A in Box 5). Tape 10 A, Side 2. , 10/27/2008

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Scope and Contents

Notes taken from transcription. Lee and Ramona. Lee is talking about tax break for selling his collection to CSWR UNM, cost of sixty years of work, IRS. Lee and Ramona look at the box of documents Lee has, July 1885 Indian soldiers’ payments New Mexico Volunteers from his grandfather, who was commissioned as first lieutenant, G. Marmon, letter from Department of Indian Affairs 1938 S. D. Aberle?, Sophie Aberle, agreement with Robert G. Marmon to survey the Laguna land for the Santa Fe railroad 1879, 1923 letter from railroad supplying water for irrigation to Marmon, 1895 letter railroad and the surveyor crew, Marmon, Pratt and Walker, who lived at Laguna in rooms behind Lee’s darkroom. Lee said Billy The Kid stayed with them three days. Marmon trying to get pensions for soldiers 1924, names of some of them. Another man named Willard is talking on the tape

Dates

  • 10/27/2008

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 7 boxes (3.5 cu. ft., plus 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

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