Henry A. Kiker Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-57-BC
Scope and Content
The Henry A. Kiker papers are organized into two series. The first series consists of court cases arranged alphabetically by client's name. The second series contains legal and personal correspondence, arranged by date, 1879-1934, with undated correspondence at the beginning of the series. Series I and Series II overlap in that both maycontain correspondence relating to the same particular court cases.
The majority of the correspondence relates to legal cases that Kiker was involved with while he was a lawyer and a judge in Raton, N.M. There are a few letters in Spanish including letters from Juan B. Leyba about an accident at the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company in Madrid. (Corresponding information on this case can be found in the court cases series under Leyba's name.) Other correspondence and cases cover such New Mexico entities as the Maxwell Land Grant Company, Maxwell Irrigated Land Co., the town of Maxwell, Wooton Land & Fuel Company, and Floersheim Mercantile Company. The types of cases that Kiker was involved with include divorce, mental health, adoption, probate, real estate, and water rights.
Personal correspondence relates to Kiker's political involvements, including recommendations for political appointments, and comments on the political environment in New Mexico. A significant portion of the correspondence is between Kiker and C. L. Collins. The collection also includes letters from Howard L. Bickley, Kiker's partner in the law firm, Bickley & Kiker. Case related correspondence can be found in both series, although the court cases series predominantly consists of court and legal documents.
The majority of the correspondence relates to legal cases that Kiker was involved with while he was a lawyer and a judge in Raton, N.M. There are a few letters in Spanish including letters from Juan B. Leyba about an accident at the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company in Madrid. (Corresponding information on this case can be found in the court cases series under Leyba's name.) Other correspondence and cases cover such New Mexico entities as the Maxwell Land Grant Company, Maxwell Irrigated Land Co., the town of Maxwell, Wooton Land & Fuel Company, and Floersheim Mercantile Company. The types of cases that Kiker was involved with include divorce, mental health, adoption, probate, real estate, and water rights.
Personal correspondence relates to Kiker's political involvements, including recommendations for political appointments, and comments on the political environment in New Mexico. A significant portion of the correspondence is between Kiker and C. L. Collins. The collection also includes letters from Howard L. Bickley, Kiker's partner in the law firm, Bickley & Kiker. Case related correspondence can be found in both series, although the court cases series predominantly consists of court and legal documents.
Dates
- 1879-1934
- Majority of material found within 1901-1934
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biography or History
Henry Alexander Kiker was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia on April 25, 1881. He was a lawyer and a judge in Raton, New Mexico (1900-1934) and later in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He served as the New Mexico Eighth Judicial District Judge from 1928-1934. He was a partner in the law firm of Bickley & Kiker in Raton, and later Kiker, Bickley and Voorhees in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Kiker served as New Mexico State Supreme Court Justice from 1954 until his death on March 26, 1958 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Extent
4 boxes (3.45 cu. ft.)
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to legal cases of Henry A. Kiker, and the law firm of Bickley & Kiker, 1879-1934.
Separated Material
One strip of contact prints has been transferred to CSWR Pictorial Collections.
- Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company
- Bickley & Kiker
- Colfax County (N.M.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Courts -- New Mexico
- Judges -- New Mexico
- Kiker, Henry A.
- Land titles -- New Mexico
- Lawyer
- Lawyers -- New Mexico
- Letters
- Leyba, Juan B.
- Maxwell (N.M.) -- History
- Maxwell Land Grant Company
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- Probate records -- New Mexico
- Raton (N.M.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Water rights -- New Mexico
- Title
- Inventory of the Henry A. Kiker Papers, 1879-1934
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by T. S. Reinig
- Date
- ©2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
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