Donald Waskey Notebook, 1970
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Notebook containing 16 original watercolor paintings by Donald Waskey. The paintings comprise the political platform of Waskey, also known as Ulysses S. Grant, who campaigned as an independent candidate for governor of New Mexico in 1970. Waskey gave the notebook to the Illing family for safe-keeping in 1970. Added to the notebook by the Illing family are a December 1970 newspaper clipping relating to two murders at a Placitas commune committed by Waskey and a photocopy of a 1988 newspaper article concerning the murder of Waskey and his wife in Idaho. The notebook was added to the collection in September 2023.
Dates
- 1970
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.45 cu. ft.) + 1 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
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