Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
E. G. Raffety Letters
Collection
Identifier: AC 557-p
Scope and Content
Two letters from E. G. Raffety concerning passenger service on the Southern Pacific Lines and oil drilling near Oscuro, NM Letter requesting continuing passenger service for Oscuro, NM from the El Paso Passenger Agent, 1926 Letter requesting assistance in securing oil drilling leases near Oscuro, NM, 1930
Dates:
1926; 1930
Edna McClellan Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 568-p
Scope and Content
Collection contains correspondence of Edna McClellan of New York City to collect money through chain letters to build a home in Washington D. C. for Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, commander of the USS Brooklyn and the “Hero of Santiago” of the Spanish-American War. Collection also contains correspondence between the Admiral and McClellan, legal documents concerning Schley, and a number of newspaper clippings about McClellan and the “Endless Chain” letters. Also part of the collection are...
Dates:
1867-1918; Majority of material found in 1900-1903
Edward Gray Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-004
Abstract
Edward Gray became president of the University of New Mexico in April 1909. His collection contains primarily correspondence between Gray and UNM faculty members.
Dates:
1909-1913
Edward L. Robb Letters
Collection
Identifier: AC 537-p
Scope and Content
Collection contains family letters from Lima, Ohio, to Edward L. Robb (Confederate)who was stationed during the Civil War in various places in Texas and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [Information pertains to affairs in Ohio, nothing about Santa Fe, New Mexico].
Dates:
1860-1874; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text
Elmer Martinez Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1004-BC
Abstract
The collection deals with the career of Elmer Martinez and his various activities to teach about the Hispanic heritage of New Mexico and the Southwest. It includes correspondence, articles, photographs, maps and posters. Among them are his papers about the Spanish Village at the State Fair, the Colonial Infantry of Albuquerque color guard unit, the Spanish History Museum, a run for New Mexico State Representative, and his views and commentaries. It also contains material from others, including...
Dates:
1959-2015
Elmo Williams Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1019-BC
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, interviews, personal history, newspaper clippings and movie scripts, and materials related to developing a motion picture.
Dates:
1950-1980
Ethnic Studies Centers Review Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-034
Abstract
The Committee was created in 1992 to review the plan of merging three different student services centers (African American, Hispanic/Chicano, and American Indian Student Services) together to create a single multicultural center. The boxes contain correspondence, agendas, memoranda, minutes, and reports.
Dates:
1992-1993
Ferrel Heady Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNMA 096
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of former UNM President Ferrel Heady. Materials include records of his presidential tenure, transcripts of various off-campus speeches delivered by Heady, and a scrapbook detailing the history of the President’s House on campus, also known as University House.
Dates:
1940-2003
Frank V. Ortiz Collection,
Collection
Identifier: AC 362
Scope and Content
The collection consists of Frank Ortiz's personal and diplomatic papers. The bulk of the material deals with his diplomatic and political career . Classified materials had been removed from the Frank V. Ortiz Collection in September 2006 by the U.S. State Department. In 2008 all but 18 documents have been declassified and returned to the Frank V. Ortiz Collection. A review of those remaining documents (either redacted or denied) will be requested in May of 2010. NOTE:...
Dates:
1930s-2005
Fred Harvey Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 520
Scope and Content
Collection contains correspondence, notes, ephemeral items, financial materials, and legal documents of the Fred Harvey company as well as personal papers of Fred Harvey and his extended families. The papers originated from three Fred Harvey great-grandchildren (Steward, Dagget, and Helen). While assembled as one collection, the three entities have mostly been retained.
Dates:
1858-1990; Majority of material found in 1900-1985
Gendron Jensen Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1068-BC
Abstract
The collection primarily contains correspondence, illustrated letters, projects, and publications about Jensen's work.
Dates:
1916-2019; Majority of material found within 1972-2010
George Washington Letter
Collection
Identifier: AC 546-p
Scope and Content
Handwritten and signed letter from George Washington to James Mercer concerning a land purchase. Letter was written at Mount Vernon on August 25, 1784
Dates:
August 25, 1784
Guy Robert Johns Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-923-BC
Abstract
The Guy Robert Johns Papers pertain to landscape architecture projects in Minnesota, California, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Dates:
1957-2010
HABS Photographs and Documentation of St. Anthony’s Orphanage Classroom-Dormitory, Auditorium, and Chapel
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2005-020
Abstract
The collection consists of 36 black and white photographs of St. Anthony’s Orphanage in Albuquerque, NM. Photos document the classroom-dormitory, auditorium, and chapel additions to the original structure. Also included is an index to the photos, an historical narrative, and correspondence regarding HABS documentation.
Dates:
1930-1989; Majority of material found within 1988-1989
Hanzawa Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: AC 547
Scope and Content
The collection contains three sets of materials: five censored letters written by Tetsuji Hanzawa to his mother Shin and his sister-in-law Koto in Hawaii from the Santa Fe Detention Station between 1944 and 1945; letters and cards written by Taichiro Hanzawa to his wife Koto, his mother Shin and his daughter Mrs. E. Omuro in Hawaii from the Lordsburg and Santa Fe, NM Detention Camps between October, 1942 and September, 1945. Additional materials include a copy of Taichiro Hanzawa's Application...
Dates:
1942-1946
Harwood Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-075
Abstract
The Harwood Foundation operates the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico. This collection contains the meeting minutes of the Harwood Advisory Board and the Taos Country Project.
Dates:
1923-1988
Helen Gentry Printing Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 567
Scope and Content
Collection of personal documents and papers; printing catalogs; drawings; newspaper clippings; miscellaneous ephemera, and the business and personal correspondence of Helen Gentry, the Gentry Press, and the Amaranth Press.
Dates:
1939-1976
Hindi Brothers Business Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1030-BC
Scope and Content
This collection of papers partially documents the Hindi Brothers' business enterprises, particularly ranching interests, from 1919-1944. It consists of letters, wool contracts, bills of sale, invoices, receipts, canceled checks, and other documents. Some Arabic writing is present in the documents.
Dates:
1918-1944; Majority of material found within 1929-1937
Jane C. Sanchez Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-872-BC
Abstract
This collection contains papers of Jane C. Sanchez, a historian and playwright in New Mexico. The materials relate to her research primarily regarding land grants, colonial history, Spanish and Mexican law, and storylines for theatrical and movie productions.
Dates:
1663-2004; Majority of material found within 1966-2004
Japanese American Internment Letters
Collection
Identifier: AC 548-p
Scope and Content
Collection consists of one letter from Shodo Kanamura to Tokuichi Niimi (Arizona), 1944 (with translation) and Postcard from Miyazawa Yasutaro to Marian White, (Washington), no date. Postcard is in English; writer is an American of Japanese descent, who was at the detention station in Santa Fe, New Mexico during World War II.
Dates:
1944
Jesusita Acosta Perrault Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 508
Scope and Content
The collection contains personal and political correspondence, historical research notes, essays, religious and political ephemera, embroidery stencil sketches and samples. Collection also contains materials of her children and other family members.
Dates:
1853-1960; Majority of material found in 1910-1960
José E. Anduaga Letter Copy Book
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1027-BC
Abstract
Bound copy book with 270 transfer sheets containing letters written by "El Comandante" José E. Anduaga to military personnel and Mexican officials involved with the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).
Dates:
1911-1912
Joseph Foster Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1052-BC
Abstract
Collection contains writer and author Joseph Foster's correspondence and manuscript drafts.
Dates:
1920s - 1980s
Katherine Hagerman Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 607
Scope and Content
The collection contains recipes, holiday cards and miscellaneous correspondence.
Dates:
1970s - 1980s
Kendyl Monroe Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1049-BC
Abstract
The collection centers on New Mexico State Register nominations for the Goodson School and D.D. Monroe Civic Building/Clayton Public Library in Union County, NM, as well as genealogical research pertaining to the Sayre and Monroe families.
Dates:
1997-2010