New Mexico Secretary of the Territory Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS-25-SC
Scope and Content
This small collection contains correspondence received in the office of the Secretary of the Territory, 1901, while J.W. Raynolds served as Secretary of the Territory. The correspondence includes requests for territorial documents and applications for charters, incorporation, licenses, etc.
Materials in this collection were transferred from the A.B. Fall Papers. Contents are dated 1901 and contain mostly letters stamped "filed in the office of the Secretary of New Mexico". In 1998, a portion of this collection consisting of school reports for 1873 was returned to the Clinton P. Anderson papers, from whence they came.
Materials in this collection were transferred from the A.B. Fall Papers. Contents are dated 1901 and contain mostly letters stamped "filed in the office of the Secretary of New Mexico". In 1998, a portion of this collection consisting of school reports for 1873 was returned to the Clinton P. Anderson papers, from whence they came.
Dates
- 1901
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
J. W. (James Wallace) Raynolds was born in Pueblo, Colorado, 1873, to Martha Cowan Raynolds and Jefferson Raynolds. The family relocated to Las Vegas, New Mexico where Jefferson Raynolds became an influencial banker.
J. W. Raynolds graduated from MIT in 1896 and returned to New Mexico. He was appointed assistant secretary of the territory under George H. Wallace. When Wallace died in 1901, Raynolds was appointed secretary by President McKinley, his father's childhood friend. Later he was reappointed by Theodore Roosevelt, serving in the position through 1907. Raynolds, a leader in the New Mexico Republican party, died of illness in March 1910.
J. W. Raynolds graduated from MIT in 1896 and returned to New Mexico. He was appointed assistant secretary of the territory under George H. Wallace. When Wallace died in 1901, Raynolds was appointed secretary by President McKinley, his father's childhood friend. Later he was reappointed by Theodore Roosevelt, serving in the position through 1907. Raynolds, a leader in the New Mexico Republican party, died of illness in March 1910.
Extent
1 Folder
- Title
- Finding Aid of the New Mexico Secretary of the Territory Correspondence, 1901
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Described by K. Ferris
- Date
- ©2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 25 sc::New Mexico Secretary of the Territory Correspondence)//EN" "nmu1mss25sc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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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
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