Showing Collections: 1 - 2 of 2
Dennis Chávez Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 394 BC
Scope and Content
The Dennis Chávez Papers are comprised of material from Chávez' career as a politician. This includes his tenure in the New Mexico State Legislature, as well as in the United States Congress, where he was involved in such areas as Indian affairs, labor, the Post Office, the Defense Department, Latin American issues, and New Deal programs. The collection contains personal and congressional papers and correspondence (including materials relating to Senator Joseph McCarthy), photographs, news...
Dates:
1921-1963; Majority of material found in 1930-1962
Holm O. Bursum Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-92-BC
Scope and Content
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...
Dates:
1873-1936
Filtered By
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States 1
- Electioneering -- New Mexico 1
- Hispanic American politicians--New Mexico 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- Indians of North America--Government spending policy 1
- Latin America--Foreign relations--United States 1
- Legislation -- New Mexico 1
- Legislation -- United States 1
- New Deal, 1933-1939 1
- New Mexico -- History -- 1848- 1
- New Mexico -- Politics and government 1
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1951- 1
- New Mexico's Digital Collections 1
- Political campaigns -- New Mexico 1
- Politicians -- New Mexico 1
- Prison wardens -- New Mexico 1
- Pueblo Indians -- Land tenure 1
- Pueblo Indians -- New Mexico 1
- Ranch life -- New Mexico -- Socorro County 1
- Socorro County (N.M.) -- History 1
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 1
- United States--Foreign relations--Latin America 1
- Water resources development--United States 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Baca, Elfego, 1864-1945 1
- Chavez, Dennis, 1888-1962 1
- Cutting, Bronson M., 1888-1935 1
- Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944 1
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 1
∨ more