Belen (N.M.)

Abstract The David Wilde Photograph Collection contains a variety of formats, including slides, photographs, proofs, negatives, postcards and some art work, as well as color and black and white xeroxed images. The material is related to his early life in England and later years in Albuquerque. It also includes images of art work by Arthur Charles Slawson and photographs gathered for his biography of Zeke Cortez.

Abstract Land records for Belen, New Mexico inherited, purchased, or sold by Julian Tafoya family.

Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. Ralph P. Brower (1920-2007), an osteopathic physician of Belen, New Mexico. After medical education and internship training, Dr. Brower initially arrived in New Mexico in 1951 and practiced 10 years in Vaughn. After a brief tenure in Denver, Dr. Brower returned to New Mexico and established a practice in Belen. Among the subjects discussed in the interview are Dr. Brower's personal and professional backgrounds; the nature of his practice over...

Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. Richard E. Brubaker (1915-1990), an osteopathic physician who practiced nearly 45 years in New Mexico, predominantly in Belen. Among the subjects discussed in the interview are the personal and professional backgrounds of Dr. Brubaker; his schooling, internship, and early practice years; his use of and views on manipulative therapy; the osteopathic community in New Mexico; relationships between osteopaths and MD's and osteopaths and...