Albuquerque (N.M.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:
Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0050
Abstract
This collection includes posters from Albuquerque and other locations in New Mexico. The major part of this collection was graciously donated by Nancy Tucker.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1969 - 2014; 1735 - 2014
Ralph Freese Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0038
Abstract
Collections of clippings related to the career of Albuquerque choral musician Ralph Freese. The collection holds three major scrapbooks created by Freese which hold news clippings relating to Freese, choral clubs, and performances from the 1930s and 1940s.
Dates:
1937 - 1942
Ralph Jones Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0033
Abstract
Ralph Jones was the proprietor of Jones Motor Company on Central Avenue (now the site of Kelly's Brew Pub). The collection includes photos, correspondence, and memorabilia related to Jones's participation in civic affairs, particularly his participation in the Armed Forces Advisory Committee.
Dates:
1946 - 1969
Save Jonson Gallery Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-154
Abstract
Save Jonson Gallery Collection is comprised of petitions, letters of support, correspondence, related documents, and newspaper clippings regarding the 1998 campaign to preserve Jonson Gallery from new construction threats.
Dates:
1945-1999; Majority of material found within 1997-1999
T. M. Pearce Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0008
Abstract
The collection contains six scrapbooks devoted to reviews and correspondence related to books written or edited by T. M. Pearce. T. M. (Thomas Matthews) Pearce (1902-1986) was a professor at the University of New Mexico from 1939-1964 and an author and editor. Perhaps best known for New Mexico Place Names (1965), he also wrote biographies of Mary Austin, Oliver La Farge, and Alice Corbin Henderson. He edited several anthologies and served as the first editor for the...
Dates:
1936-1982
University of New Mexico. Oral History Projects and Video Recordings Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-821-BC
Abstract
This is a collection of oral history projects done in conjunction with the University of New Mexico. Project themes include community/local/family history, politics/government, veterans, labor, education, and events.
Dates:
1984-2006; Majority of material found within 1995-1998
University of New Mexico Police and Security Department Records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-171
Abstract
The Police and Security Department have the powers of peace officers and protect people and property within the exterior boundaries of lands under control of the Board of Regents. This collection includes photographs, negatives, news clippings, records, correspondence, and two uniforms.
Dates:
1922-1995
Youth Concerts of New Mexico Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0037
Abstract
Collection of correspondence, memos, meeting minutes and agendas, receipts, bank statements, financial statements, newspaper clippings, and publicity for the Youth Concerts of New Mexico programs. Majority of documents from mid 1960s-1970s.
Dates:
1966 - 1971
Yrisarri Family Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1985-092
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of land grant and land conveyance documents (Seriesi I and II) from the Albuquerque-Bernalillo area and surrounding communities in New Mexico (1697-1929). Included are deeds and records concerning the Alameda and Joseph Telles Jiron land grants, homestead lands, and the San Mateo Ranch. Series III (persons) includes the estate papers, estate inventories, and wills of various members of the related Perea family. Miscellaneous documents include Jacobo Yrisarri's...
Dates:
1697-1951