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Scope and Contents About personal finances, national and local politics and a fair amount of correspondence with Gen A J Ryan and others in the Mexico land and cattle deals, etc.

Scope and Content From the Collection: The materials in the collection document Holm O. Bursum's personal life as well as his business and political careers. Correspondence, documents, and news clippings chronicle Bursum's ranching activities, his tenure as warden at the New Mexico State Penitentiary, various election campaigns, Republican Party involvements, and legislative activities. It includes documents relating to the controversial Indian Lands Bill, commonly known as the Bursum Bill. Albert B. Fall, Bronson Cutting and Elfego...