Governors --New Mexico
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Governor Abraham Rencher Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-079
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Rencher: documents concerning the supplying of New Mexican militia companies during Rencher's administration. These items are the only extant records in official custody.
Dates:
1858-1861
Governor Bruce King Papers, 1st Term,
Collection
Identifier: 1972-009
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official and personal papers of Governor King's first term. Includes legislative, judicial, federal and penal papers, as well as correspondence, reports and other materials from a variety of state agencies and private organizations. Some of the materials involve issues such as the very large array telescope; Space Shuttle Program; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; Vietnam War; a port of entry at Anapra, New Mexico; and the activities of Reies Tijerina. Collection also includes...
Dates:
1971-1974
Governor David Meriwether Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-078
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Meriwether. Includes three letters received and one proclamation by Meriwether, and the papers of William Messervy and William Watts Hart Davis, both of whom were acting Governors in periods when Meriwether was out of the state. Messervy's papers consist of one proclamation and one letter received, both from 1854. Davis's papers include official letters received and one personal account book.
Some materials in Spanish.
Some materials in Spanish.
Dates:
1853-1857
Governor Donaciano Vigil Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-071
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the official papers of Governor Vigil. Includes proclamations and letters sent and received. Most of the letters received are from the following Prefects of New Mexico counties: Francisco Sarranco (Bernalillo), Francisco Sandoval (Santa Ana), Manuel Antonio Baca (San Miguel), Salvador Lucero (Rio Arriba), and Vicente Martinez (Taos).
In Spanish.
Partial finding aid.
In Spanish.
Partial finding aid.
Dates:
1847-1848
Governor Edmund Ross Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-087
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official and personal papers of Governor Ross. Includes letters sent and received, a letterpress book, appointments, proclamations and circulars, legislative papers, reports to the Governor, reports from the Governor to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, expense reports, and penal papers. Materials relating to public lands in New Mexico, taxation of Pueblo Indian lands, conflicts between cattle and sheep interests in Rio Arriba County, construction of a new state...
Dates:
1885-1889
Governor George Curry Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-092
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Curry. Includes letters sent and received, appointments, resignations and removals, proclamations, letterpress books, reports, and penal papers. Some materials relate to Curry's unsuccessful attempt to secure the return of Spanish archives of New Mexico that were transferred to the Library of Congress in 1903. Collection also includes official correspondence of J.W. Raynolds, who served as Interim Governor from April to August 1907, the period...
Dates:
1907-1910
Governor Henry Connelly Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-080
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Connelly. Includes letters sent and received, proclamations, one death warrant, and an 1866 message to the Legislative Assembly from William F.M. Arny, who served as Interim Governor from December 1866 to March 1867 while Governor Mitchell, who succeeded Connelly, was in Washington D.C.
Dates:
1861-1866
Governor Herbert J. Hagerman Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-091
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Hagerman. Includes letters sent and received, appointments, resignations and removals, a letterpress book, proclamations, reports, and penal papers. Some of the materials relate to issues such as public lands, the Las Vegas Reclamation Project, and the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad. Also within the collection are materials concerning charges against Quay County District Attorney M.C. Mechem and Socorro County District Attorney Elfego Baca,...
Dates:
1906-1907
Governor James S. Calhoun Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-075
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Calhoun. Includes letters sent and received, two proclamations by Calhoun, and one proclamation by Col. Edwin V. Sumner, who was in charge of the executive office from May to September 1852, the period between Governor Calhoun's departure and Governor Lane's arrival in New Mexico.
Some materials in Spanish.
Some materials in Spanish.
Dates:
1851-1852
Governor John M. Washington Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-073
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Washington: one proclamation by Washington, and one letter received by Washington regarding the registration of Valencia County residents who chose to remain Mexican citizens following the annexation of New Mexico by the United States.
The letter is in English. The proclamation is in Spanish.
The letter is in English. The proclamation is in Spanish.
Dates:
1848-1849
Governor John Munroe Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-074
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Munroe: one proclamation announcing a constitutional convention in New Mexico. This item is the only extant record in official custody.
In Spanish.
In Spanish.
Dates:
1850
Governor L. Bradford Prince Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-088
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the official papers of L. Bradford Prince (1889-1893). Reports pertain to various territorial agencies and institutions. Special reports and issues discuss the Indians of New Mexico, the White Caps of San Miguel County (a vigilante group that protested Anglo encroachment on the land), statehood, and other issues. Penal papers consist of rewards for wanted men, pardons, commutations, and extraditions.
Dates:
1889-1893
Governor Lew Wallace Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-085
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official and personal papers of Governor Wallace. Reports include one report from Wallace to the Secretary of the Interior discussing New Mexico's economy, agriculture, education, minerals, and problems (1879) and a second report from Wallace to the Legislative Assembly (1880). Penal papers consist of pardons, commutations, reprieves, remissions of fines, requisitions for extraditions to and from New Mexico, and death warrants. Wallace's personal papers include letters...
Dates:
1878-1926
Governor Lionel A. Sheldon Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-086
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Sheldon. Includes letters sent and received, appointments, reports, proclamations, and penal papers. Some reports and letters concern the construction of the territorial penitentiary in 1884. There is also an 1884 report from the Governor to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Dates:
1881-1885
Governor Marsh Giddings Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-083
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Giddings. Included are one report to the governor dated 1871 and penal papers. Penal papers contain pardons, requests for pardons, reprieves, and requisitions for extraditions.
Dates:
1871-1875
Governor Miguel A. Otero Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-090
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the official papers of Governor Otero. Correspondence includes several letterbooks of communications (1899- 1906). Messages to the New Mexico Legislative Assembly include the biannual reports of officials, agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions to the governor. Two of Otero's legislative messages have been published (1899, 1901). Special issues and investigations include documentation on the Thurston bill concerning territorial debt, the investigation of the...
Dates:
1897-1906
Governor Robert B. Mitchell Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-081
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Mitchell. Correspondence consists of letters received (one item) and letters sent. Penal papers consist of a request for extradition.
Dates:
1866-1869
Governor Samuel Axtell Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-084
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Axtell. Includes letters sent and received, and penal papers, and one proclamation.
Some materials in Spanish.
Some materials in Spanish.
Dates:
1875-1878
Governor Stephen Watts Kearny Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-069
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Kearny: two proclamations from September, 1846 announcing Kearny's appointments of government officials (one in English and one in English and Spanish), and one photocopy of Kearny's proclamation in Spanish announcing the annexation of New Mexico by the United States.
Some materials in Spanish.
Some materials in Spanish.
Dates:
1846
Governor Washington E. Lindsey Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-096
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Lindsey. Correspondence, appointments, resignations, proclamations, and executive orders involve various state agencies and institutions. Oaths consist of Lindseys oath of office. Reports concern the New Mexico Land Office and several New Mexico counties. Special reports and investigations include documentation on labor disputes in the Gallup area, a threatened strike in the Madrid mining district, the influenza outbreak in Rio Arriba County,...
Dates:
1917-1918
Governor William A. Pile Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-082
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Pile. Included are: correspondence (1 letter received, 2 letters sent); reports to the governor dated 1869; and penal papers (rewards for wanted men and a requisition for extradition).
Dates:
1869-1871
Governor William Carr Lane Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-007
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Lane. Includes letters sent and received, one proclamation, and a message from Carr to the Legislative Assembly.
Dates:
1852-1853
Governor William J. Mills Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-093
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Mills. Correspondence contains letters received and letterbooks of communications sent. Official papers include appointments, proclamations and orders. Reports to the governor contain those of territorial officers as well as of the Historical Society of New Mexico, St. Vincent Hospital and Orphanage, the Sisters of Loretto, and some local relief societies. Special reports contain files on the activation of the National Guard to Taos (1910), the...
Dates:
1910-1912
Governor William T. Thornton Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-089
Scope and Content
Collection consists of official papers of Governor Thornton. Includes letters received, appointments, resignations, proclamations, reports, and penal papers. Some of the materials relate specifically to mining accidents and water rights in New Mexico.
Dates:
1893-1897
L. Bradford Prince Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-174
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the personal papers and research materials of L. Bradford Prince. The political issues and elections series includes political cartoons and clippings, documentation on the governorship of Miguel A. Otero including the Otero-Burke-Sherman alleged public land fraud (1908), documentation on the removal of Governor Herbert Hagerman from office (1907), legislative bills (1892-1921), and clippings and notes pertaining to several New Mexico political elections. The contemporary...
Dates:
1744-1922