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Cattle Brand Books Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 446
Scope and Content
The books appear to have been created by J. L. Dow, Deputy U. S. Marshal. The two small bound red books list ear marks, cattle brands, the name and the ranch to which they belong. The post office in which the ranch resided is also listed. The first page of each book lists abbreviations used in the brands. Some entries are in read and they describe number of cattle sold and to which ranch and whether or not they were rebranded.
Dates:
1894-1894; 1894
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
Frank A. Strickland Ranch Journal
Collection
Identifier: AC 413-p
Scope and Content
Collection contains the 1913 ranch journal of Frank A. Strickland of Roswell, NM. Frank Strickland's ranch was located near Corona, NM. The ranch neighbored the Foster Ranch, which, in 1947, became the crash site of an aviation device, famously known as the "Roswell incident." Frank Strickland's diary was in Lyman Strickland's (son or grandson of Frank Strickland?) possession. The journal is handwritten in pencil and was maintained from January to December 1913. Strickland entered...
Dates:
1913
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
O.D. Espinoza Collection,
Collection
Identifier: AC 393-P
Scope and Content
Collection contains letters, some addressed to O.D. Espinoza of Espinoza, Colorado regarding his business and payment of debts; letters to Mrs. O.D. Espinoza regarding family matters and some letters responding to a request she had made asking for monetary donations to build a church. Included are letters from Dr. Bertha C. Day to aMrs. Amanda Garcia regarding medical advice and payment for treatment
Dates:
1909-1910
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
Stephen W. Dorsey Research Collection,
Collection
Identifier: AC 359
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the research materials gathered by Thomas J. Caperton while writing Rogue! Being an Account of the Life and High Times of Stephen W. Dorsey, United States Senator and New Mexico Cattle Baron (Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1978). Materials include copies of letters; news articles; copies of incorporations papers for Dorsey's business holdings; copies of lawsuits (including the "Star Route" mail fraud); as well as details...
Dates:
1861-1916
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
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