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Luna County (N.M.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

J.W. Johnson ranch papers

 Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: RG-2021-006

Luna County, N.M. Records,

 Collection
Identifier: 1978-021
Scope and Content Collection consists of the records of Luna County, New Mexico (1901-1970). The bulk of the materials cover the years 1901 to 1924. Materials consist of records of the county clerk (1901-1970, bulk 1901-1918), sheriff (1910-1913), county commissioners (1908-1924), justice of the peace (1901-1919, 1929), probate court (1901-1932), treasurer (1902-1913), assessor (1901-1912), and road board (1912-1917). Clerks records include registers of applications for marriage licenses, chattel mortgages,...
Dates: 1901-1970 (bulk 1901-1924)

Oral History Interviews of the New Mexico Department of Transportation Oral History Mitigation Projects

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-953-BC
Abstract 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).
Dates: 2011

Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Luna County,

 Collection
Identifier: 1978-022
Scope and Content Collection consists of the territorial and New Mexico district court records for Luna County, New Mexico (1901-1921). Included are criminal cases 1-664, 1182 (1901-1916, 1921) and civil cases 1-318 (1901-1911). Large gaps may exist between case files. Many of the cases after 1911 are not part of this collection. Also included are applications to practice law.
Dates: 1901-1921