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Frank Allen and Carrie Hadley correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-0507
Abstract Letters from Calvin Francis (Frank) Allen to Caroline (Carrie) Hadley written during their courtship, 1884-1887. The 163 letters mostly were sent from Allen in New Mexico to Hadley in Indiana. Frank Allen worked as a railroad engineer and attorney during his time in New Mexico. The letters discuss personal and family matters, but also provide a unique look into social life in territorial New Mexico. Allen lived in Las Vegas and Socorro, New Mexico during the time the letters were written, but...
Dates: 1884-1887; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text

John M. and Ruth Tompkins Penfield family papers

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Identifier: Ms-0556
Abstract Papers of John M. and Ruth Tompkins Penfield and records of the Penfield Store of Lincoln, New Mexico. The Penfield Store was formerly the Tunstall-McSween store of Lincoln County War fame. John Penfied bought the store around 1900 and it was run by the Penfield family until being sold to the state of New Mexico around 1957. Also included are papers Ruth Tompkins Penfield's family, who were involved in mining in the White Oaks area in the latter 19th century.
Dates: 1890 - 1960

Rudy S. Apodaca papers

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Identifier: Ms-0443
Abstract Las Cruces-based attorney, New Mexico Court of Appeals judge, author, businessman, and former member of the New Mexico State University Board of Regents.
Dates: 1957 - 2012

Simon B. Newcomb papers

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Identifier: Ms-0232-SC
Abstract Papers of territorial New Mexico attorney, politician, and judge Simon B. Newcomb who lived in Las Cruces, law partner of H.B. Holt and one of the founders of the Las Cruces College.
Dates: 1841-1901