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Albuquerque Bicentennial - Diamond Jubilee Committee collection,

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Identifier: MSS-732-BC
Abstract This collection pertains to Albuquerque's observance of the Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary) of New Mexico Statehood, and the Bicentennial of the signing of the United States Constitution, both which occurred in 1987. Materials in this collection include municipal, state, and federal bills, correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas for the Albuquerque Bicentennial/Diamond Jubilee Committee, reports, handbills, press releases, news clippings, ephemera, and other documents.
Dates: 1983-1991

Marion Dargan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-120-BC
Scope and Content The collection primarily contains notes taken in preparation for writing, "New Mexico's Fight for Statehood, 1895-1912," which appeared in the New Mexico Historical Review from 1939 to 1943. It includes biographical data on Miguel Antonio Otero, Harvey Butler Fergusson, Thomas B. Catron, Herbert Hagerman, Shandon Bernard Rodey and others; excerpts from newspapers; quotations from documents; and correspondence with those involved in the statehood fight...
Dates: 1890-1943 (bulk 1890-1912)

New Mexico Constitution Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-171-BC
Abstract The New Mexico Constitution Collection consists of published New Mexico Constitutions. Included are Spanish copies of the 1850 and 1889 Territorial Constitutions, documents pertaining to the drafting of the 1910 Constitution, and several copies of the 1910 Constitution itself. The 1910 document formed the basis for New Mexico Statehood in 1912.
Dates: 1886-1969

William H. Andrews Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-19-BC
Scope and Content The collection contains 4 scrapbooks and 9 file folders reflecting Andrews' career as delegate to congress from New Mexico. Scrapbooks primarily contain news clippings and title pages from House Bills. The folders are comprised of correspondence, affidavits, telegrams, and news clippings. Two of the scrapbooks document House Bills that Andrews was involved in authoring and introducing, including hand written entries and House Bill title page clippings. One of these scrapbooks...
Dates: 1871-1912