Merchants--New Mexico--Lincoln County
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John M. and Ruth Tompkins Penfield family papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0556
Abstract
Papers of John M. and Ruth Tompkins Penfield and records of the Penfield Store of Lincoln, New Mexico. The Penfield Store was formerly the Tunstall-McSween store of Lincoln County War fame. John Penfied bought the store around 1900 and it was run by the Penfield family until being sold to the state of New Mexico around 1957. Also included are papers Ruth Tompkins Penfield's family, who were involved in mining in the White Oaks area in the latter 19th century.
Dates:
1890 - 1960
Lincoln County New Mexico Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 134
Scope and Content
The Lincoln County Collection consists of approximately ten feet of business, financial, and personal documents arranged topically and then chronologically after their transfer to the Museum of New Mexico from the Lincoln County, New Mexico Courthouse.
Dates:
1885-1976; 7-1-1887);