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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.

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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.

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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 The collection consists of published and unpublished works, field notes, lecture notes, project proposals and reports, general and project correspondence, biographical and job-related materials, political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.

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,...

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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.

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...

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Radio play based on the U.S. taking New Mexico in 1846.

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...

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.

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...

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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.

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Account of Las Vegas vigilantes who hung robbers and thieves on the windmill in the town plaza.

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This collection contains photographs taken by Theodore A. Rosenwald, son of Emanuel Rosenwald.

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Collection consists of photos of Waldo H. Rogers, his family and friends.