Las Vegas (N.M.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Alex Traube photographs, "Prom Night"
Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1996.03.B-MNM.1996.633.10
Dates:
1981
"Chapman Lodge No. 2” (2 pages), 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 6-64-15
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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
DeWitt Reynolds papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0121
Abstract
Contains assorted items belonging to Las Vegas, New Mexico state senator DeWitt C. Reynolds. Included in the collection are notebooks, a Directory of the Thirteenth State Legislature of New Mexico, a horse notebook, livestock contract and vouchers. Also includes two photographs, several ration stubs and a few receipts.
Dates:
1918-1962
Frances Léon Quintana Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-768-BC
Abstract
This collection documents the life and career of anthropologist, Frances Léon Quintana, in the Southwest, mainly between 1960 and 1999. The collection consists of published and unpublished works, field notes, lecture notes, project proposals and reports, general and project correspondence, biographical and job-related materials, political petitions, statements, testimonies, and some news clippings.
Dates:
1705-2012; Majority of material found within 1960-1999
Frank Allen and Carrie Hadley correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0507
Abstract
Letters from Calvin Francis (Frank) Allen to Caroline (Carrie) Hadley written during their courtship, 1884-1887. The 163 letters mostly were sent from Allen in New Mexico to Hadley in Indiana. Frank Allen worked as a railroad engineer and attorney during his time in New Mexico. The letters discuss personal and family matters, but also provide a unique look into social life in territorial New Mexico. Allen lived in Las Vegas and Socorro, New Mexico during the time the letters were written, but...
Dates:
1884-1887; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text
Andrieus A. Jones Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: PAAC-0081
Abstract
The Andrieus A. Jones Family Photographs collection includes images related to the personal and public life of United States Senator Andrieus A. Jones (1868-1927) and his family.
Dates:
circa 1865-1934; Majority of material found in 1909-1927
Junius A. Evans oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 128
Scope and Contents
This interview surveys the two careers of Dr. Junius A. Evans as a physician in New Mexico. From 1946 until 1959, Dr. Evans served a large general practice in Las Vegas, New Mexico, until serious illness forced a career change. After a residency in dermatology, Dr. Evans returned in 1962 to New Mexico, this time to Roswell, and practiced his specialty for an additional quarter century. This interview provides detailed information on both these careers, including appraisals of the physician...
Dates:
1984 April 8
Kearney takes Las Vegas. Aurora Lucero White, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-4-8 3
Scope and Contents
Radio play based on the U.S. taking New Mexico in 1846.
Dates:
1936-1940
New Mexico Highlands University Foundation Collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives 54.0
Scope and Content
President John Aragon established the New Mexico Highlands University Foundation in 1983. It was incorporated under the laws of the state of New Mexico in 1984. Its primary function is to provide critical resources for scholarships and other needs of the university that are not provided by state funding. As of 1999, the Foundation had assets of approximately $1.7 million. During the academic year 1977–1998, it generated revenues of approximately $800,000. This collection includes...
Dates:
1984–1999; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text
"Norman L. King Stadium” (1 page). Collector – L. Raines, 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 6-64-14
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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
Robert and Jodie Phillips collection of photographs of Las Vegas, New Mexico and other New Mexico locations
Collection
Identifier: PAAC-0091
Content Description
Box 86.1 contains circa 284 loose prints and negatives; prints and negatives previously filed with other two other accession records; five miniature size print portfolios (4" x 3 1/4"). Box 86.2 Folder 8 contains images of New Mexico. Subjects include images of Las Vegas residences, businesses, schools, and cultural and religious institutions; building fires; floods; other New Mexico locations. Some of the prints were found by the donors in the basement of their Las Vegas residence, presumed to...
Dates:
circa 1890s - circa 1960s
Photographs, Views of New Mexico and the West
Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1995.11-MNM.1995.527
Southwest Files
Collection
Identifier: SC 9999-2
Scope and Content
The contents of this collection are from former vertical files in the reference collection and donations from Lynn I. Perrigo. Contents include items of interest primarily related to New Mexico and the Southwest.
Dates:
1887-; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text
Found in:
New Mexico Highlands University
/
Southwest Files
The old windmill, Las Vegas Plaza. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940
File
Identifier: 5-5-50 27
Scope and Contents
Account of Las Vegas vigilantes who hung robbers and thieves on the windmill in the town plaza.
Dates:
1936-1940
Theodore A. Rosenwald Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-220
Abstract
This collection contains photographs taken by Theodore A. Rosenwald, son of Emanuel Rosenwald.
Dates:
1910-1950
View of Las Vegas, New Mexico
Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1979.29-MNM.1979.063-MNM.PA.509
Waldo H. Rogers Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-214
Abstract
Collection consists of photos of Waldo H. Rogers, his family and friends.
Dates:
1890-1950