Box 2

Scope and Contents Loose articles and political cartoons.

Scope and Contents Political matters in New Mexico. Includes clippings of several political cartoons from the Albuquerque newspapers, news clippings and Progressive and Democratic tickets for Bernalillo County offices.

Scope and Contents Contains clippings about the dispute between Burg and the Albuquerque City Commission regarding the lighting franchise given to the Albuquerque Gas and Electric Company. Also contains clippings from Colorado concerning lighting franchises there.

Scope and Contents Contains Burg's election campaign for district attorney in Valencia County for the Seventh Judicial District (Valencia, Catron, Sierra and Socorro counties). Also contains correspondence and transcript of political speech by Burg. Letters include endorsements by labor and education groups (one from Nina Otero-Warren), constituent correspondence and invitation to rallies along with congratulatory letters from Democratic Party officials, Governor Clyde Tingley and Senator Dennis...

Scope and Contents Contains newspaper articles by Burg entitled "Valencia County, Its Past History."

Scope and Content From the Collection: The John Baron Burg collection contains Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia County land, property and business records from the Burg and Otero families. It also contains political and personal correspondence dealing with family matters and Burg’s campaign for Albuquerque Post Master and New Mexico District Attorney. The collection also contains three scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, letters, voting ballots, political cartoons and ephemera. One scrapbook contains clippings of a column series...