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Fray Angélico Chávez History Library's WPA New Mexico Collection
Collection
Identifier: NMU CSWR WPA
Abstract
Most of the New Mexico WPA stories were collected among Hispanic and Anglo Americans across the state. They contain folk tales, songs, customs, town histories and biographies of pioneer leaders. Some stories relate to Native American topics; a few materials pertain to African Americans and Chinese immigrants.
Dates:
1936-1940
Lucien A. File Research Files,
Collection
Identifier: 1971-006
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the research files of Lucien A. File. Included are research documents, index cards, maps, black and white photographs, and an unfinished manuscript pertaining to mining in New Mexico. A timetable of the history of New Mexico mining is contained within the manuscript. Subjects included are ghost towns, inhabited towns, counties, forts, mining history and locations, and New Mexican history. Also included are clippings pertaining to nearly 300 prominent New Mexicans. Related...
Dates:
1598-1960
New Mexico Territorial Bureau of Immigration Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-114
Scope and Content
Collection consists of records of the New Mexico Territorial Bureau of Immigration (1880-1911). Includes annual and biennial reports; publications; minutes of annual meetings (1907, 1911); reports from counties on climate, minerals, and agricultural and water resources; and reports from various towns giving population, geographical descriptions, transportation lines, water and fuel resources, industries, climate, schools, banks, and hotels.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates:
1880-1911
WPA New Mexico Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 228
Scope and Content
Collection consists of typed documents produced by employees of the W.P.A. and its subdivision the Federal Writer's Project in New Mexico. Most of the collection is made up of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with New Mexicans, and folklore and stories about New Mexico and Hispanic culture in particular.
Dates:
1936-1940
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
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- Cities and towns -- New Mexico 2
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- Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico 2
- Oral histories 2
- Administrative agencies -- New Mexico 1
- Agriculture -- New Mexico 1
- Annual reports 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Celebrities--New Mexico 1
- Cities and towns --New Mexico 1
- Cities and towns--New Mexico 1
- Clippings 1
- Economic development --New Mexico 1
- Federal Writers' Project. New Mexico 1
- Folklore 1
- Fortifications--New Mexico 1
- Ghost towns--New Mexico 1
- Governors--New Mexico 1
- Industries --New Mexico 1
- Mines and mineral resources --New Mexico 1
- Mines and mineral resources--New Mexico 1
- Mining districts--New Mexico 1
- Natural resources --New Mexico 1
- New Mexico -- Description and travel 1
- New Mexico -- History -- To 1848 1
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees 1
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950 1
- New Mexico -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes 1
- New Mexico – Ethnic relations 1
- New Mexico--Description and travel--Pictorial works 1
- Publications 1
- Tales -- New Mexico 1
- Territorial records 1
- Unfinished works 1
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