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Alice Scoville Barry Collection of Historical Documents,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-016
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of official government documents from New Mexico's various historical governments: its Spanish colonial government (1684-1821), its Mexican government (1821-1846), and its American government (1846-1863). Subjects included are the reconquest of New Mexico, the collection of taxes, official appointments, Indian affairs, and religious matters. Items of note are Diego de Vargas' journal of the Reconquest (1694-1790), Commandante General Pedro de Nava's refusal of...
Dates:
1684-1863
Joseph K. F. Mansfield Report
Collection
Identifier: MSS-60-SC
Abstract
This collection is comprised of a typed copy and a photoprint of Joseph King Fenno Mansfield's report on local military posts and tribes in the New Mexico Territory and what is now Arizona and Texas, in 1853. It includes descriptions of present forts and their surrounding areas, maps and proposals for changes to be made to these, as well as proposals for new forts.
Dates:
1853
Narratives and Handbook Pertaining to 18th Century New Mexico Presidios
Collection
Identifier: MSS-658-BC
Abstract
This collection is comprised of narratives written by Spanish military explorers in the 1700s, as well as a handbook based upon the aforementioned explorations for the presidios of what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and parts of northern Mexico.
Dates:
1765-1990 (bulk 1765-1795)
Segesser Hide Paintings Documentation Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-208
Scope and Content
The collection documents course of initial inquiries, period of in-loan arrangements, purchase, and post-acquisition activities regarding the Segesser paintings. The acquisition of the two Segesser paintings done on buffalo hides was achieved after negotiations between officials of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, The Museum of New Mexico, and the Palace of the Governors, on the one hand, and Dr. Andre Segesser, on the other hand. The two hide paintings, designated as Segesser I...
Dates:
1959-1989
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
Seligman Collection,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-195
Scope and Content
Collection consists of New Mexico historical documents from the 19th century and the first decade of the twentieth century (1803-1910). Included in the collection are some of Governor Manuel Armjio's papers pertaining to the Texas invasion and political matters (1843-1848); a report by James Maloy concerning the theft of animals by the Mimbres Apaches (1870); an apologia from Culiacan, Sonora (1826); an official Mexican circular concerning education; several receipts and invoices from various...
Dates:
1803-1910
Spanish Archives of New Mexico II,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-200
Scope and Content
Collection consists of administrative, civil, military, and ecclesiastical records of the Spanish colonial government in New Mexico, 1621-1821. Records cover both the local and provincial levels, and include correspondence between officials in Santa Fe and Mexico. Few pre-Revolt documents are contained in this collection. Significant documents from the Pueblo Revolt period (1680-1693) include Antonio de Otermin's 1681 journal of the attempted reconquest of New Mexico, and various administrative...
Dates:
1621-1821
Walter Lowry Finley Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-083-p
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of typescript copies of 34 letters Walter L. Finely wrote, while stationed in the territory of New Mexico to his mother in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1879-1881. Letters depict the routine life of a young officer stationed at various posts in New Mexico and the military actions taken against Victorio and his Apache supporters. Also included are: typed newspaper transcripts from the Daily New Mexican and ...
Dates:
1879-1883; 1876-1881
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
William Denison Whipple Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-950-BC
Abstract
The collection contains military journals and account ledgers, maps, letters and other correspondence, photographs, an engraving and personal papers related to the military career and personal life of United States Army Major General William Denison Whipple.
Dates:
1853-1865; Majority of material found in 1853-1865
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- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
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- Vargas, Diego de, 1643-1704 2
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- Ellis, Bruce T., 1903- 1
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