Manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Ralph Emerson Twitchell Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 226
Scope and Content
The Ralph Emerson Twitchell Collection's first part consists of the papers of Ralph Emerson Twitchell (11-29-1859 to 10-26-1925), the attorney, public office holder and historian; Margaret Olivia Collins Twitchell (born circa 1868 to 1-29-1900), the first Mrs. Twitchell; Estelle Bennett Burton Twitchell (1-31-1872 to 10-13-1952), the second Mrs. Twitchell; and Waldo Collins Twitchell, the son of Margaret and Ralph who became an engineer and a writer. The second part of the Ralph...
Dates:
1896-1986
Rex C. Hopson Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 110
Scope and Content
Collection consists of clippings, magazines, pamphlets and research notes on adobe construction and solar and alternative energy. Materials includes a complete run of the Adobe News from the 1970s and a typed manuscript of Hopson's book "Adobe: A Comprehensive Bibliography" with annotations and corrections. The collection also contains clippings, pamphlets, directories, research notes, and oral history recordings concerning towns, hotels, inns, and opera...
Dates:
1959-1987
Richard W. Etulain Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-909-BC
Abstract
Richard W. Etulain’s papers document his prolific career as an educator, historian and writer, and also provide insight into methods and processes of researching, writing, reviewing, publishing, editing, critiquing and teaching Western literature and history.
Dates:
1639-2010; Majority of material found within 1963-1999
Rudy S. Apodaca papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0443
Abstract
Las Cruces-based attorney, New Mexico Court of Appeals judge, author, businessman, and former member of the New Mexico State University Board of Regents.
Dates:
1957 - 2012
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
Sheldon Reich Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 189
Scope and Content
A photocopy of Sheldon Reich's biography on Randall Davey. Collection also includes Reich's correspondence concerning his research for the Randall Davey biography and a fourteen page version of the biography. These papers were among the Randall Davey material the National Audubon Society donated to the Chávez History Library.
Dates:
1955-1973
Theron Marquis Trombeau Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 224
Scope and Content
The Theron Marquis Trombeau papers include manuscripts, publications, correspondence and journals written between 1927 and 1979. Trombeau wrote extensively about southern New Mexico. He also wrote fiction, poetry, newspaper columns and essays. Some of his works explore homosexuality.
Dates:
1927-1979
Thomas E. Chavez Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 581
Scope and Content
Collection consists of personal and professional papers of Thomas E. Chávez as well as some papers of his father Antonio Chávez. Included are letters, correspondence, newspaper articles pertaining to their careers, professional papers and notes. Additionally, collection contains Thomas E. Chávez's school and professional notes, manuscripts, and proofs of published works.
Dates:
1957 - 2009
Wiley Britton Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1047-BC
Abstract
The collection consists of Wiley Britton manuscripts concerning family history, the Civil War, and social thought during that era.
Dates:
1922-1927
William Blackmore Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 018
Scope and Content
The Blackmore Collection includes promotional and research material documenting his investment concerns. Blackmore was instrumental in publishing books about the Southwest, Spanish land grants, Mexican land law and United States Territorial law regarding land grants. 1932 Barbara Aitken, an anthropologist who worked with Edgar Lee Hewett, secured the Blackmore Papers for the Historical Society of New Mexico. The Charles D. Poston papers are part of the Blackmore Collection. Most of...
Dates:
1827-1890
Work Projects Administration Collection,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-232
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the administrative records, research files, and miscellaneous documents of the Work Projects Administration, the Writers' Program and their predecessors in New Mexico. Administrative records (series I, 1935-1943) include correspondence, typescript drafts of proposed sections for a guidebook and various other records. Research files from the Federal Writers' Project in New Mexico (series II-XII, 1909-1971) were created and collected under the direction of State Director...
Dates:
1909-1971 (bulk 1930-1946); (1935-1943); (1930-1942); (1936-1940); (1936-1939); (1909-1939); (1936-1937); (1934-1939); (1936-1938); (1936-1971); (1935-1939); (1936-1946); (1930-1933); (1938-1942); (1938-1941)