Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-546-BC
Scope and Content
The Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company collection consists of general records associated with the operation of the company and the town of Madrid, N.M. The records span the entire duration of operation of the coal mines between 1880 and 1961, but are comprised primarily of records generated between 1924 and 1945.
The bulk of the records in this collection are financial in nature and are associated with the day to day business operations at the Madrid coal mines. Other records include employee and workman's compensation records, correspondence between the A&CCC and other businesses and individuals, as well as between George Kaseman and Oscar Huber, and information associated with the mining operations. Records associated specifically with mining activities include information on mine conditions; coal analyses, sales, and prices; coal contracts; mining laws and regulations; yardage accounts; national and local publications regarding coal mining; and relationships between mining companies and labor unions. Information on social activities in Madrid include the general store, softball and tennis teams, Christmas, Easter, and the 4th of July celebrations. General retail catalogs associated with mining, Oscar Huber's personal businesses (Huber Auto Dealership and Huber Insurance Agency), maps (town layout, mines, and buildings), and photographs are also present in the collection.
A portion of the maps and blueprints, primarily larger sized pieces pertaining to the layout of Madrid and individual mines, have been microfilmed. Other maps and blueprints are housed in oversized folders. Photographs have been transferred to CSWR Pictorial Collections. Oversized payroll and miscellaneous (primarily shipping and billing) ledgers are housed off-site.
The A&CCC manuscript collection shows potential for research in a variety of fields including social history, general history on local, regional and national levels, mining and labor, economics, occupational health and safety, education, cultural geography, and cultural anthropology.
The collection is divided into 9 series, with corresponding subseries.
The bulk of the records in this collection are financial in nature and are associated with the day to day business operations at the Madrid coal mines. Other records include employee and workman's compensation records, correspondence between the A&CCC and other businesses and individuals, as well as between George Kaseman and Oscar Huber, and information associated with the mining operations. Records associated specifically with mining activities include information on mine conditions; coal analyses, sales, and prices; coal contracts; mining laws and regulations; yardage accounts; national and local publications regarding coal mining; and relationships between mining companies and labor unions. Information on social activities in Madrid include the general store, softball and tennis teams, Christmas, Easter, and the 4th of July celebrations. General retail catalogs associated with mining, Oscar Huber's personal businesses (Huber Auto Dealership and Huber Insurance Agency), maps (town layout, mines, and buildings), and photographs are also present in the collection.
A portion of the maps and blueprints, primarily larger sized pieces pertaining to the layout of Madrid and individual mines, have been microfilmed. Other maps and blueprints are housed in oversized folders. Photographs have been transferred to CSWR Pictorial Collections. Oversized payroll and miscellaneous (primarily shipping and billing) ledgers are housed off-site.
The A&CCC manuscript collection shows potential for research in a variety of fields including social history, general history on local, regional and national levels, mining and labor, economics, occupational health and safety, education, cultural geography, and cultural anthropology.
The collection is divided into 9 series, with corresponding subseries.
- Employee Records: Workers' Compensation; Miscellaneous
- Financial Records: Invoices, PO's with Invoices; PO's; Work Orders; Memorandum of Contents; Accounts Payable; Cash Receipts; Payroll Records; Albuquerque National Bank Statements and Records; Warehouse Inventories; Wage Schedules; Miscellaneous Financial Records; Ledgers
- Correspondence: Western Union Telegrams; Correspondence with Other Businesses; Correspondence with Individuals; General Correspondence between Oscar Huber and George Kaseman; Topical Correspondence; Correspondence about the Jones Mine; Miscellaneous Mining Correspondence
- Oscar Huber's Business Ventures: Madrid Company Housing; Huber's Home in Albuquerque; Huber's Auto Dealerships; Insurance Policies and Contracts
- Social Life: Christmas Festivals in Madrid; Publications regarding Madrid and Madrid Events; Madrid Employees' Club; Other Social Activities
- Publications: Mining Reports, National and Local; Catalogues regarding Mining Purchases
- Mine Operations: Journal Entries; Mining Yardage Books and Ledgers; Lamb Mine; New Bituminous Mine: Number 8 Mine; Number 9 Mine; Terrell Mine; Waldo/Gulch Mine; Number 12 Anthracite Mine; Number 1 Mine; Cook and White Ash Mine; Miller Gulch Mine; Number 3 Mine; Cook and White Number 4 Mine; Morgan Jones Mine; Number 32 and 33 Mines; Madrid Mining Production (Jones Mine); Coal Analyses; Coal Industries, Suppliers, Laws, Bylaws, Codes, and Rules and Regulations; Coal Business, Production, Sales, Analyses, Purchases, Royalties, and Associated Financial Records; Labor Issues
- Maps and Blueprints: Layout; Mines; Buildings/structures; White Ash Mine; Jones Mine; Lamb Mine; Cook and White Mine; Mine Number 1; Mine Numbers 3, 4, 5, and 6; Mine Numbers 8 and 9; Mine Numbers 32 and 33; Waldo Mine; Miscellaneous Maps and Blueprints
- Oversized Financial Ledgers
Dates
- 1880-1976
- Majority of material found within 1924-1945
Creator
- Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
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.
Organizational History
The Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company (A&CCC) managed a coal mining operation in the area east of the Sandia Mountains where they established the company town of Madrid, New Mexico in southern Santa Fe County between 1906 and 1954. The mines at Madrid were actually in operation continuously between 1880 and 1954. From 1880 to 1896, the Santa Fe Railroad leased the coal lands and associated mines. In 1896, they relinquished their lease rights to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I). CF&I operated the mines until 1906 when George Kaseman, an Albuquerque businessman, assumed their mining lease. Kaseman subsequently employed Oscar Huber as his general mine foreman to oversee the daily operations of the mines in Madrid until Kaseman's untimely death in 1938. At this time, Oscar Huber leased the property from the Kaseman estate and Santa Fe Railroad until his outright purchase of the coal lands and the town of Madrid, in 1947. The A&CCC ceased to operate in 1954, due primarily to decreasing demands for coal as use of natural gas skyrocketed. Oscar Huber remained in Madrid until 1961, when he returned to Albuquerque. After this time, the town of Madrid, including both homes and businesses that were owned by the A&CCC were sold, part and parcel. The collection contains records relevant to the operation of the A&CC, and by extension, the town of Madrid, throughout the duration of its existence. The collection was donated to the CSWR by members of the Huber family.
Extent
67 boxes (65 cu. ft.) + 101 oversized ledgers + 3 oversized folders
Abstract
The documents in this collection were generated by the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company between 1880 and 1954. The mine operated out of Madrid, New Mexico, a small company town located east of the Sandia Mountains in southern Santa Fe County. Records cover a variety of topics, including workman's compensation, finances, mining operations, and information on the various social activities in the town of Madrid.
Physical Location
Oversize ledgers are located on TL7.
Alternate Format
A portion of the maps and blueprints, primarily larger sized pieces pertaining to the layout of Madrid and individual mines, have been microfilmed and are located at ZIM CSWR Microfilm MSS 546 BC Maps.
Ledger #1 (October 1902-April 1903) and Ledger #2 (May 1903-December 1903) have been microfilmed and are located at ZIM CSWR Microfilm MSS 546 BC Ledger #1 and Ledger #2.
Ledger #1 (October 1902-April 1903) and Ledger #2 (May 1903-December 1903) have been microfilmed and are located at ZIM CSWR Microfilm MSS 546 BC Ledger #1 and Ledger #2.
Separated Material
Photographs and pictorial materials have been transferred to Albuquerque & Cerrilos Coal Company Pictorial Collection.
The following texts have been transferred to the UNM Health Sciences Center Library: Purdy, Charles W. Bright's Disease, and Allied Affections of the Kidneys. Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co., 1886 Baker, W. Morrant and Vincent Dormer Harris. Handbook of Physiology. NY: William Wood and Co., 1901. Cooperative Committee on Fractures. Illustrated Primer on Fractures. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1933. Osler, William, ed. Modern Medicine: Its Theory and Practice. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1910. Polk's Medical Register and Directory of North America. Detroit: R. L. Polk Co., 1912. Hirschman, Louis J. Handbook of Diseases of the Rectum. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Co., 1920. Warbasse, James Peter. Surgical Treatment: A Practical Treatise on the Therapy of Surgical Diseases. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1937.
The following texts have been transferred to the UNM Health Sciences Center Library:
- Purdy, Charles W. Bright's Disease, and Allied Affections of the Kidneys. Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co., 1886
- Baker, W. Morrant and Vincent Dormer Harris. Handbook of Physiology. NY: William Wood and Co., 1901.
- Cooperative Committee on Fractures. Illustrated Primer on Fractures. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1933.
- Osler, William, ed. Modern Medicine: Its Theory and Practice. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1910.
- Polk's Medical Register and Directory of North America. Detroit: R. L. Polk Co., 1912.
- Hirschman, Louis J. Handbook of Diseases of the Rectum. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Co., 1920.
- Warbasse, James Peter. Surgical Treatment: A Practical Treatise on the Therapy of Surgical Diseases. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1937.
The following maps have been transferred to MAGIC, Centennial Science and Engineering Library, UNM:
- Rand McNally Handy Railroad Map, Arizona and New Mexico
Showing Location of Sub-Districts and Market Area Boundaries, District Nos. 17 and 18; May 5, 1939
- The Oil and Gas Journals, Map of Oil and Gasoline Trunk Pipe Lines in the United States; 1936, The Petroleum Publishing Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- USGS: Geologic Map of the Walsenburg Area, Huerfano County, Colorado; 1955
- USGS, Geology and Fuel Resources of the Red Mesa Area, La Plata & Montezuma Counties, Colorado; 1954
Processing Information
Inquire with reference staff for access to unprocessed addition - 2 boxes, B3-13B.
- Bituminous coal
- Coal miners -- New Mexico -- Madrid
- Coal mines and mining -- Economic aspects -- New Mexico -- Madrid
- Coal mines and mining -- New Mexico -- Madrid -- History -- 20th century
- Coal mines and mining -- Safety measures
- Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- New Mexico -- Madrid
- Kaseman, George
- Labor unions
- Madrid (N.M.) -- Social conditions
- Madrid (N.M.) -- History
- Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- New Mexico
- Work environment
- Workers' compensation -- New Mexico -- Case studies
Creator
- Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company Records, 1880-1976 (bulk 1924-1945)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by K. Schmidt and R. Landavazo
- Date
- ©2001
- 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 546 BC::Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company Records)//EN" "nmu1mss546bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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