Manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Adolph Bandelier Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-012
Scope and Content
The Bandelier collection consists of artifacts, documents, illustrations, maps, and photographs. For the most part all are in stable condition. The bulk of the collection came to the library upon the death of Mrs. Fanny Ritter Bandelier in accordance with the terms of her will. Other Bandelier memorabilia and artifacts were donated by various persons who were friends of the Bandeliers. Journals Of the document portion of the collection,...
Dates:
August 28-December 15 -
Anne Hillerman Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-960-BC
Scope and Content
Collection contains manuscripts of Anne Hilleman's second and third Navajos mystery novels, Rock with Wings (2015) and Song of the Lion (2017), along with publisher correspondence.
Dates:
2015-2016
Anne M. Smith Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 213
Scope and Content
Collection contains records, interview transcripts, brochures, studies, and writings pertaining to public health and other aspects of Native American tribal lives.
Dates:
1961-1965
Beatrice Chauvenet Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-038
Scope and Content
The following is a list of principal categories.
I. A summary of Beatrice Champion Chauvenet.
II. Tsianina Evans - Jennie Avery Correspondence.
III. Other biographical material.
IV. Material relating to Edgar Lee Hewett, Ph.D.
V. Bandelier National Monument.
VI. Old Santa Fe Association.
VII. Historical...
Dates:
1918-1991
Buckner Collection of Elizabeth Garrett Materials,
Collection
Identifier: 1992-025
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials relating to the career of Elizabeth Garrrett, a blind singer and daughter of Sheriff Pat Garrett. Elizabeth Garrett served on the faculty of the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped and wrote "O Fair New Mexico," which was adopted as the official state song in 1917. In addition to various typed manuscript drafts of Buckner's unpublished biography of Garrett, the collection also contains articles and newspaper clippings about Garrett; letters about...
Dates:
1893-1992 (bulk,
1965-1966)
Charles H. Lange Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 394
Scope and Content
Collection contains drafts/transcriptions for the Adolph Bandelier diaries covering 1885 - 1892 (published in four volumes by the University of New Mexico Press). Included are transcripts of Bandelier material from 1880 - 1891 prepared by A. J. O. Anderson and Fanny Bandelier. A file of approximately 820 index cards with names is also included.
Dates:
1950-1980
Chellis Glendinning Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 477
Scope and Content
Collection consists of books, articles, poetry, audio recordings and short stories by New Mexico author Chellis Glendinning. Also included are various interviews, correspondence and magazine articles on Glendinning's work in the areas of psychology, feminism, environmentalism, ecopsychology and political activism.
Dates:
1972-2009
Clark S. Knowlton Collection,
Collection
Identifier: 1980-027
Scope and Content
Collection contains the 18 linear feet of correspondence between Dr. Knowlton, colleagues, students, and publishers. Dr. Knowlton's manuscripts relating to his field of research are included, some of which have been published in professional journals. Professor Knowlton also collected manuscripts written by colleagues and students on subjects relating to Mexican-Americans, Bilingual Education and Native American issues. Also within the collection are 23 linear feet of reports, committee...
Dates:
1912-1989
Corina A. Santistevan Collection
Collection
Identifier: TCHS-CAS
Abstract
This collection comprises the papers, ephemera, photographs, and publications assembled by or created by Corina A. Santistevan, educator, author, resarcher and historian of Taos, New Mexico.
Dates:
1610-2014, bulk 1939-2014
Dan Chavez Papers on the History of New Mexico Government
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1033-BC
Abstract
The collection contains the research and manuscript of Dan D. Chavez for his book on Soledad Chacon. Included are documents related to her and her family, letters to her, and an interview with her daughter, Lena Ward. There are also materials by and about the writer, Felipe M. Chacon, a relative of Soledad. Further, it has annotated lists of New Mexico political and judicial officials researched by Chavez. In addition, the collection has some of Chavez's preliminary work on Octaviano Larrazolo...
Dates:
1872-2016; Majority of material found within 1970-1999
Edgar L. Hewett Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 105
Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of archaeologist and educator Edgar Lee Hewett (1865-1946). The collection includes materials from 1861-1992, with the bulk of the materials from 1897-1947. The types of materials include correspondence, manuscripts by Hewett and others, publications, archaeological notes and reports, financial records, personal documents, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, account books and ledgers, visitor registers, maps, and other miscellaneous...
Dates:
1861 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1897 - 1947
Ediciones Botas Pictorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2004-006
Abstract
The Ediciones Botas Pictorial Collection is comprised of book covers, original book cover art, illustrations, technical drawings, manuscripts, and photographs related to the Mexican book publisher Ediciones Botas.
Dates:
1916-1967
Frank W. Armstrong Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 485
Scope and Content
Collection consists of letters, cards, miscellaneous legal and fiscal documents, and various pieces of ephemera. The bulk of this collection is authored by Frank W. Armstrong of New Mexico. Also included within the collection are various documents pertaining to the Armstrong family business, the San Marcial Mercantile Company in San Marcial, New Mexico.
Dates:
1909-1929
Fray Angelico Chavez Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-040
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the personal papers of Chávez. Includes typed manuscripts, letters sent and received, certificates, biographical materials, and newspaper clippings. Among the letters are correspondence with various publishers and Chávez's friend Frederick L. Grillo, as well as letters received from individuals such as Thornton Wilder, Paul Horgan, Erna Fergusson, Peter Hurd, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Collection also includes materials concerning the publication of Chávez's poem...
Dates:
1929-1996
George Fitzpatrick Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 086
Scope and Content
Assorted papers including correspondence, memoranda, misc. documents and notes. Draft manuscripts on various New Mexico personalities and subjects. Eleven donated books integrated into museum collection. Articles and clippings were integrated into the libray's verticle files.
Dates:
1928-1982
Guide to the Bruce T. Ellis Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 075
Scope and Content
The Bruce T. Ellis Collection consists of various original and photostatic copies of the Spanish, Mexican and American period of New Mexico's history. Ellis, a former employee of the Museum of New Mexico's History Bureau, collected and saved many of these diverse documents from destruction. The collection is arranged topically and then chronologically.
Dates:
1712-1980
J.K. Shishkin Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 210
Scope and Content
In 1968, Ms. J. K. Shishkin was assigned by Mr. Carlos Nagel, the director of the Museum of New Mexico, to write a history of the Palace of the Governors. In 1972, Ms. Shishkin submitted this manuscript consisting of 405 typewritten pages and 28 handwritten pages of footnotes. Carl E. Rosnek, Museum Director of Publications, returned the manuscript to Ms. Shishkin with editorial comments and corrections. Although Ms. Shishkin agreed to rewrite the manuscript, she did not finish the project by...
Dates:
1972-1985
John Baptiste Salpointe Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: AC 417
Scope and Content
This collection is a series of handwritten manuscripts on Indians of the Southwest. Most pages are written in English, although some are in French (Salpointe's native language) and one essay is in Spanish. Topics covered include: dances, mythology, traits, and Indian wars. He focuses on the Apache, Navajo, Papago, Zuni, and Pueblo Indian tribes.
Dates:
1834-1889
Joseph Foster Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1052-BC
Abstract
Collection contains writer and author Joseph Foster's correspondence and manuscript drafts.
Dates:
1920s - 1980s
Julia Moore Collection
Collection
Identifier: TCHS-JM
Abstract
This collection comprises manuscripts (typescripts), correspondence and other materials related to the production of Taos: A Topical History by Julia Moore, co-editor (with Corina A. Santistevan) of the book.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2007-2014
Found in:
Taos County Historical Society
/
Julia Moore Collection
Louis Kraft Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 402
Scope and Content
The collection contains manuscripts for Louis Kraft's books (originals, edits, drafts); correspondence with friends, critics, writers, as it relates to Kraft's publications; magazine articles and lectures written by Kraft; his books; and photos of Kraft. Includes materials and script for the two-act play by Louis Kraft "An Evening with Ned Wynkoop."
Dates:
1982 - (open end)
Luther L. Lyon Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 141
Scope and Content
This collection contains historical film and photographic research material of photographic and related matter depicting Native Americans at tribal dances and celebrations. Most of the collection consists of photocopied items from other repositories. The topical organization of the papers is Luther Lyan's creation.
Dates:
1880-1988
Marta Weigle Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1096-BC
Abstract
The collection primarily contains scrapbooks, journals, and writings of a more personal and non-academic nature. Correspondence relates to personal as well as academic topics.
Dates:
1960-2018
Mexican Travelogue
Collection
Identifier: MSS-965-BC
Abstract
Samuel Dewalt Arner's unpublished typescript "Adventures in Mexico" is 500 pages long. Arner travelled to Mexico in 1951.
Dates:
ca. 1955