Box 1

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Nicolas T. Armijo family papers is a somewhat disparate collection of correspondence and documents relating to the Armijo familys personal and business dealings. At one time, this material was compiled in a scrapbook. The collection provides an interesting glimpse into 19th and early 20th century Mexico (Chihuahua) and New Mexico (Albuquerque), from the business and social perspectives of the upper class. Wedding invitations, funeral announcements, gossipy letters, genealogical...

Scope and Contents Mercedes is suffering from neuralgia and wants Barbara to buy pills for her, re. buying marble or stone facings for the corners of her mother's grave, possibly to be bought by Barbara in France., etc.

Scope and Contents Discusses Teresa (Armijo) Symington who when others are dressed in mourning at the time of Mercedes' mother's death, Teresa came in a multi-colored outfit and was her flighty and haughty self. Gossipy: Beatriz [Otero de Armijo] is more like a Chavez, and relates at length her opinion of her relative, Archbishop Lamy - highly critical

Scope and Contents Re. the Phelan case and that against Salvador Baca et al. apparently Armijo was blaming Childers for delays in getting to trial, etc.