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Agnes Morley Cleaveland Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-256-SC
Scope and Content
This is a small collection containing letters and manuscripts, including correspondence between Agnes Morley Cleaveland and Gertrude Hill about a "strange man," and a letter to George Stevens. The typed manuscripts, some of which are edited, are: "The Vanished American," which is about pioneers; "A Peculiar People: Tenderfeet;" "Incredible Montague," a story about an early pioneer, Montague Stevens of Silver City; and "Stories of Montague Stevens," as told by George Stevens. The collection also...
Dates:
1955-1958
Agnes Morley Cleaveland papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0025
Abstract
New Mexico author and rancher. The collection includes family correspondence, general correspondence, personal files, literary files, political files, publications, and photographs. Also included are a partial manuscript of No Life for a Lady and a complete manuscript of Satan's Paradise.
Dates:
1865 - 1954
Arlie F. Kennedy New Mexico Ranching Films
Collection
Identifier: MSS-796-SC
Abstract
The collection contains film of ranching life in New Mexico, with accompanying text describing the events on the film.
Dates:
circa 1935-1966
Bonnell family photographs
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0432
Abstract
Pioneer residents of White Oaks, New Mexico, and later operators of the Bonnell Ranch, a popular guest ranch near Glencoe in the Ruidoso Valley during the 1920s and 1930s. The collection consists primarily of images of the Bonnell Ranch operation, ca. 1915-1950s, and the Crow Indian Reservation, where Bert Bonnell was superintendent from 1911-1914. Photostatic copies were made from a scrapbook, a photograph album and loose photographs.
Dates:
ca. 1880s-1950s; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text
C. A. Brown Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-277-BC
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, business records, and other assorted items pertaining to Dr. Charles A. Brown and family, who resided in Colorado and New Mexico in the late 1800s.
Dates:
1827-1958
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
Charles M. O'Donel Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-495-BC
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence relating to the personal and business affairs of Charles O'Donel. It also contains genealogical and biographical information about the O'Donel, Kearny and Harral families. There are also some samples of Mexican pesos and Confederate dollars (1861-1914). Photographs have been transferred to CSWR Photoarchives.
Dates:
1860-1978; Majority of material found in 1919-1935
Clinton P. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-20-BC
Scope and Content
The collection is divided into 16 overlapping series, and also includes an oversized folder. There is some duplication of series, reflecting multiple processing efforts over time. The series breakdown is as follows: I. Historical documents of New Mexico and the West: diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, transcriptions, printed matter, business records and other papers, mostly relating to NM territorial history. Material from New Mexico Secretary of the Territory (MSS 25 SC)...
Dates:
1848-1975
Coe Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-480-BC
Scope and Content
The Coe family papers consist of manuscript materials and correspondence related to Louise Coe's, Lady and the Law Books and High Roads to Friendships, and Wilbur Coe's Ranch on the Ruidoso. Of special interest in Wilbur Coe's book is the history of the family's participation in the violent Lincoln County War. Wilbur Coe took down the stories told by his grandfather and great-uncles, who...
Dates:
1925-1984
Dalton C. Bergan research materials on Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell and François Xavier Aubry
Collection
Identifier: MSS-765-BC
Abstract
This collection is composed of Dalton C. Bergan's research notebooks, photocopied material and note cards on Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell and François Xavier Aubry. Bergan used some of this material to write a book on Aubry.
Dates:
1852-1978
David A. Remley Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-763-BC
Abstract
Collection consists of research material used for the book: Bell Ranch: Cattle Ranching in the Southwest, 1824-1947.
Dates:
1790-1991; Majority of material found within 1821-1947
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
George F. Ellis Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-694-BC
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence and personal papers of George F. Ellis, manager of the Bell Ranch from 1947-1970, general and subject correspondence files (1944-1945) of former manager Albert K. Mitchell, and records from the Bell Ranch, 1929-1970.
Dates:
1929-1970
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
John Angus MacDonald Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-485-BC
Scope and Content
The manuscript, handwritten by John Angus MacDonald, describes five decades of his life in Colorado and New Mexico from the 1870s to the 1920s. It is not a detailed autobiography and is not in chronological order. There is a brief family history beginning on page 240. MacDonald reminisces about his boyhood in the San Luis Valley in Colorado, describing the customs of the Indians, the different ethnic groups that settled the area and the coming of the railroad. The manuscript contains...
Dates:
1917-1954
John L. Sinclair Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-461-BC
Scope and Content
The Sinclair Papers, consisting of fiction and non-fiction manuscript materials from the inception of an idea to the published form, comprise an essentially complete record of John Sinclair's long writing career. Additionally, the Sinclair collection is significant for its attention to regional subject matter--the history and lore of the Southwest. Covering the gamut of New Mexico's multicultural heritage from historical facts to tall tales to spiritual realms, Sinclair's writings reflect his...
Dates:
1849-1993
John L. Sinclair Pictorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-461
Abstract
Photographs of cowboy author John Sinclair, his wife Evelyn, their friends, and various places in New Mexico where they lived, photographed, or that figured in their writings. There are photos related to Sinclair's family in Scotland and ranching activities in the Southwest.
Dates:
1902-1989
Joseph R. Skeen Papers,
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2003-01
Abstract
The collection consists of the congressional papers of U.S. Congressman Joseph R. Skeen (R-NM, 1981-2003). Having completed eleven terms, Congressman Skeen became the longest serving U.S. House of Representatives member for New Mexico to date. His legislative service to the state was founded on strong beliefs in states' rights, protecting private property rights, and supporting initiatives that affected small landowners and ranchers throughout the state. Further, he provided legislative...
Dates:
1972-2003 (bulk 1981-2002)
Found in:
New Mexico Tech Joseph R. Skeen Library
Lillie Ranch Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-793-SC
Abstract
This small collection of letters illuminates life at the Lillie Ranch in Kelly (Socorro County), N.M. in the late 1800s. The letters detail problems on the ranch and with the Indians.
Dates:
1885-1889
Long Canyon Ranch Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-989-BC
Abstract
The Long Canyon Ranch Collection is focused on the ranch near Taiban, New Mexico owned by the Herlihy family.
Dates:
1860-2018; Majority of material found in 1910-1929
Long Canyon Ranch Pictorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-989
Abstract
The Long Canyon Ranch Pictorial Collection is focused on the ranch in Taiban, New Mexico, but includes other locations traveled to by the Herlihy family.
Dates:
1860-1989; Majority of material found within 1910-1929
Martha Ellis Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 635
Scope and Content
The collection contains letters from previous employees and visitors to the Bell Ranch. Additional files contain galley proofs, notes, artist and publisher letters concerning books about the history of the Bell Ranch and its neighboring areas written by Martha, aka Mattie, Ellis, George Ellis [husband], and Eugene Price [father]. Two folders concern the establishment and cancellation of the Bell Ranch Post Office.
Dates:
1907-1970
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
Montague Stevens Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-33-BC
Abstract
This collection contains papers related to Englishman-turned-pioneer Montague Stevens. The papers reflect his life as a sheep rancher, bear hunter, author, and friend to historical figures such as General Leonard Wood, General Nelson A. Miles, painter Frederic Remington, and President Theodore Roosevelt.
Dates:
1894-1950
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
Oral History Interviews of the Abo Canyon Oral History Project for the BNSF Railroad
Collection
Identifier: MSS-952-BC
Abstract
Parametrix conducted the cultural resource survey and mitigation of adverse effects for the BNSF's Second Track Project, near Belen, NM as a major component of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 compliance process. Shawn Kelley, a cultural anthropologist and ethnographer interviewed scores of individuals, recording their oral histories related to the railroad, Abo Canyon, and the surrounding area.
Dates:
2007-2009; Majority of material found within 2008
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