Sandra Lynn Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-972-BC
Scope and Content
The collection contains Sandra Lynn’s research pertaining to historic lodgings throughout New Mexico. Research files include: Alvarado, La Posada (Albuquerque); Harvey House (Belen); Foster Hotel (Chama); St. James Hotel, Santa Fe Trail Inn (Cimarron); Eklund (Clayton); The Lodge and Texas Hotel (Cloudcroft); Gran Quivira, Hotel Clovis (Clovis); Hoover Hotel (Columbus); Mutz Hotel (Elizabethtown); Berkshire Hotel (Estancia); Folsom Hotel (Folsom); El Rancho (Gallup); Hermosa Hotel (Hermosa); Black Range Lodge, Victorio Hotel, Ocean Grove Hotel, Orchard Hotel (Kingston/Hillsboro); Amador Hotel (Las Cruces); Casteñeda, El Fidel, Montezuma, Plaza (Las Vegas); Wortley (Lincoln); Hotel Hidalgo (Lordsburg); Lamb Hotel (Madrid); Magdalena Inn (Magdalena); Shaffer Hotel (Mountainair); Traveler’s Inn (Portales); St. Francis (Santa Fe); Stratford and Grant House (Shakespeare); Bear Mountain Guest Ranch, Palace Hotel (Silver City); Valverde Hotel (Socorro); Sagebrush Inn, San Geronimo Lodge, Taos Inn (Taos); Vermejo Park Ranch; Santa Clara Hotel (Wagon Mound). This research culminated in the book, Windows on the Past: Historic Lodgings of New Mexico, published in 1999.
Included in the collection are research and site visit notes, brochures, clippings and articles, correspondence. Also included is a small collection of memorabilia and ephemera collected and/or purchased by Lynn, as well as audio recordings of oral history interviews with individuals directly associated with some of the historic lodgings. Many of the interviews have been transcribed; the transcriptions are filed in the research folder related most closely to the interview.
Included in the collection are research and site visit notes, brochures, clippings and articles, correspondence. Also included is a small collection of memorabilia and ephemera collected and/or purchased by Lynn, as well as audio recordings of oral history interviews with individuals directly associated with some of the historic lodgings. Many of the interviews have been transcribed; the transcriptions are filed in the research folder related most closely to the interview.
Dates
- 1948-2009
- Majority of material found within 1989-1999
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.
Biography / History
Sandra Dykes Lynn, born on September 16, 1944 in Longview, TX was a poet, teacher, historian, botanist, mother, and grandmother. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Texas and her M.A. in English from University of California at Berkeley. Sandra Lynn moved to New Mexico in 1988. She was a Professor of English, first at UNM and later at NMSU, Carlsbad. She travelled around New Mexico conducting historical research. A result of that research is her book, Windows on the Past: Historic Lodgings of New Mexico. Lynn passed away on July 16, 2013.
Extent
3 boxes (1.4 cu. ft.)
Abstract
The collection contains Sandra Lynn’s research documents pertaining to historic lodgings throughout New Mexico. Included are research and site visit notes, brochures, clippings and articles, correspondence, as well as a small collection of memorabilia and ephemera and oral history interviews.
Separated Material
Post cards have been transferred to CSWR Pictorial Collections.
Processing Information
The original recordings of the oral history interviews were reformatted from audio cassette to CD in August 2018. The master audio cassettes are housed on B3; the digital master file of the interviews is housed on the CSWR network drive.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Sandra Lynn Papers, 1948-2009
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2017
- 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
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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