Ranch life -- New Mexico
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Agnes Morley Cleaveland papers
New Mexico author and rancher. The collection includes family correspondence, general correspondence, personal files, literary files, political files, publications, and photographs. Also included are a partial manuscript of No Life for a Lady and a complete manuscript of Satan's Paradise.
Agnes Morley Cleaveland Papers
Bonnell family photographs
Pioneer residents of White Oaks, New Mexico, and later operators of the Bonnell Ranch, a popular guest ranch near Glencoe in the Ruidoso Valley during the 1920s and 1930s. The collection consists primarily of images of the Bonnell Ranch operation, ca. 1915-1950s, and the Crow Indian Reservation, where Bert Bonnell was superintendent from 1911-1914. Photostatic copies were made from a scrapbook, a photograph album and loose photographs.
Cattle Brand Books Collection
The books appear to have been created by J. L. Dow, Deputy U. S. Marshal. The two small bound red books list ear marks, cattle brands, the name and the ranch to which they belong. The post office in which the ranch resided is also listed. The first page of each book lists abbreviations used in the brands. Some entries are in read and they describe number of cattle sold and to which ranch and whether or not they were rebranded.
Charles M. O'Donel Papers
The collection contains correspondence relating to the personal and business affairs of Charles O'Donel. It also contains genealogical and biographical information about the O'Donel, Kearny and Harral families. There are also some samples of Mexican pesos and Confederate dollars (1861-1914). Photographs have been transferred to CSWR Photoarchives.
Clinton P. Anderson Papers
Cowland; a boy's story of New Mexico Ranch life. Howard N. Thorp, collector., 1936-1940
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.
Engle and Watrous (N.M.) Photograph Collection
Collection of bromide prints, mostly mounted on board, depicting frontier life around Watrous and Engle (N.M.).
E.W. Lyon Ranchman and hunter. Howard N. Thorp, collector., 1936-1940
Account of Ranch life in New Mexico. 5/24/1938.
George F. Ellis Papers
This collection contains correspondence and personal papers of George F. Ellis, manager of the Bell Ranch from 1947-1970, general and subject correspondence files (1944-1945) of former manager Albert K. Mitchell, and records from the Bell Ranch, 1929-1970.
John Angus MacDonald Memoirs
John L. Sinclair Papers
Joseph R. Skeen Papers,
Long Canyon Ranch Collection
The Long Canyon Ranch Collection is focused on the ranch near Taiban, New Mexico owned by the Herlihy family.
Montague Stevens Papers
This collection contains papers related to Englishman-turned-pioneer Montague Stevens. The papers reflect his life as a sheep rancher, bear hunter, author, and friend to historical figures such as General Leonard Wood, General Nelson A. Miles, painter Frederic Remington, and President Theodore Roosevelt.
O.D. Espinoza Collection
Collection contains letters, some addressed to O.D. Espinoza of Espinoza, Colorado regarding his business and payment of debts; letters to Mrs. O.D. Espinoza regarding family matters and some letters responding to a request she had made asking for monetary donations to build a church. Included are letters from Dr. Bertha C. Day to aMrs. Amanda Garcia regarding medical advice and payment for treatment
Oral History Interviews of the Abo Canyon Oral History Project for the BNSF Railroad
Parametrix conducted the cultural resource survey and mitigation of adverse effects for the BNSF's Second Track Project, near Belen, NM as a major component of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 compliance process. Shawn Kelley, a cultural anthropologist and ethnographer interviewed scores of individuals, recording their oral histories related to the railroad, Abo Canyon, and the surrounding area.
Oral History Interviews of the New Mexico Department of Transportation Oral History Mitigation Projects
The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Shawn Kelley for Paramatrix, under contract with the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The interviews were designed to mitigate adverse effects of various projects, including US 82 (Riley Homestead) Data Recovery Project (Eddy County, NM) and Cambray Bridge Replacement Mitigation Project (Luna County, NM).
Quentin Hulse Collection
The collection is materials on Quentin Hulse collected by Nancy Coggeshall for research for the book on Quentin Hulse, titled "Gila Country Legend: the Life and Times of Quentin Hulse. The collection consists of Hulse's personal papers, ranching materials, WWII war records, financial documents, correspondence, articles, and interviews with people who knew him.
Red River Valley Company Photograph Collection
Collection consists of one album, formerly the property of C. M. O'Donel, of mounted prints related to life on the Bell Ranch, New Mexico.
Red River Valley Company Records
Stephen W. Dorsey Research Collection
The Old Barber House. W.L. Patterson, collector., 1936-1940
Brief essay on Susan McSween Barber "The Cattle Queen of New Mexico." (Aug. 17, 1936)
William French, Ranchman. Howard N. Thorp, collector., 1936-1940
Personal account of ranch life in New Mexico. 6/1/1938.