Letters
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 157 Collections and/or Records:
John Nichols Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-820-BC
Abstract
John Nichols' papers document a wide range of history and culture and personal connections in New Mexico (and elsewhere) over the last 55 years. The collection contains manuscripts, screenplays, correspondence, speeches, artwork, journals, photographs, slides, and videos.
Dates:
1957-2018
John Singel letters concerning Navajo attacks on Fort Defiance, N.M.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-881-SC
Abstract
The collection consists of 3 holographic letters with typed transcriptions, plus a fragment of another letter, written by John Singel from Fort Defiance, NM. The letters pertain to the U.S. Army and hostilities with the Navajo.
Dates:
1857-circa 2009; Majority of material found in April 1860-July 1860
Josephine Insley Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 182-p
Scope and Content
Collection consists of two items: a letter written to her by her aunt Josephine in honor of her birth [transfer 10828]and her Santa Fe High School diploma from 1948 [10830].
Dates:
1929; 1948
Julia Lohman letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0219-SC
Abstract
Letters to Julia Lohman, including condolence messages on the death of her son in 1893.
Dates:
1868-1939
Katherine S. Thompson collection of Agnes Morley Cleaveland letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0555-SC
Content Description
Letters to Katherine and Lowell Thompson from Agnes Morley Cleaveland relating mainly to literary works.
Dates:
1946 - 1952
Katherine S. Thompson collection of Agnes Morley Cleaveland letters
Unprocessed
Identifier: RG-2022-038
Dates:
1946 - 1952
Keep New Mexico Beautiful Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-733-BC
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence, news clippings, administrative materials and scrapbooks relating to Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc. It documents the organization's participation in civic beautification and environmental education.
Dates:
1952-1988
Kell Robertson collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-924-BC
Abstract
This collection contains papers and recordings of poet, singer, and song writer, Kell Robertson.
Dates:
1967-2021; Majority of material found within 1990-2011
Kenneth M. Kamerman Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-825-BC
Abstract
Ken Kamerman was the State Senator from the 20th District of New Mexico from 1987 to 1992. A local business administrator heavily involved in civic affairs and Republic Party politics, Senator Kamerman was a principled legislator who advocated against excessive taxation. The collection consists of legislation, memoranda, correspondence, press clippings, and business papers derived from Kamerman’s legislative and professional life.
Dates:
1956-1997; Majority of material found within 1989-1992
LaDonna Harris Papers and Americans for Indian Opportunity Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-862-BC
Abstract
The collection consists of documents from LaDonna Harris' life as an activist and from AIO's four decades of operation as a non-profit organization involved in advocacy and development projects related to the needs and rights of Native Americans.
Dates:
1953-2010; Majority of material found within 1970-2000
Laurence McGilvery collection of Paula Hocks
Collection
Identifier: MSS-914-BC
Abstract
Laurence McGilvery and his wife Geraldine owned and operated The Nexus bookshop and gallery in La Jolla, CA from 1960-1966. They expanded into antiquarian bookselling on art in 1965. The McGilverys knew Paula Hocks since the early 1960s and handled some of her publications. The papers consist of publicity and correspondence of a personal and business nature.
Dates:
1963-1995
League of United Latin American Citizens, Council #8003, Silver City, N.M. Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-749-BC
Abstract
LULAC Council #8003 in Silver City, New Mexico, was chartered in 1966. The organization has been concerned with improvement of the social, political, and economic status of the Hispanics of Grant County. The organization has focused on issues such as education, legal reform, citizenship, and the extension of civil and political rights to Hispanics.
Dates:
1981-2000
Letter to S. Omar Barker from Jesse Richardson
Unprocessed
Identifier: RG-2023-064
Dates:
1968-01-20
Letters to Wells Brothers (Coffeyville, Kan.) regarding the purchase and shipment of butter and eggs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-889-SC
Abstract
Collection consists of incoming letters to Wells Brothers, wholesale purveyors of butter and eggs, in Coffeyville Kansas from a variety of businesses in New Mexico, Arizona, Indian Territory, and Texas. A few letters are from businesses in Louisiana, Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, and Washington. Letters relate to orders for goods.
Dates:
1895-1896
Lillie Ranch Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-793-SC
Abstract
This small collection of letters illuminates life at the Lillie Ranch in Kelly (Socorro County), N.M. in the late 1800s. The letters detail problems on the ranch and with the Indians.
Dates:
1885-1889
Lisa Law Big Mountain Weaving Project and Santa Fe Big Mountain Defense Support Group Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-857-BC
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of activist, photographer, and documentary filmmaker Lisa Law pertaining to the Santa Fe Big Mountain Defense Support Group and the Big Mountain Weaving Project.
Dates:
1974-2007; Majority of material found within 1985-1989
Loewenstein, Strousse and Co. correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0228-SC
Abstract
Correspondence of a mercantile company, Loewenstein, Strousse and Co. from Mora, New Mexico.
Dates:
1872-1911
Long Canyon Ranch Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-989-BC
Abstract
The Long Canyon Ranch Collection is focused on the ranch near Taiban, New Mexico owned by the Herlihy family.
Dates:
1860-2018; Majority of material found in 1910-1929
Louis L. Sweeny Letters Describing Overland Journey to Silver City, NM, 1875
Collection
Identifier: MSS-871-SC
Abstract
The collection consists of three letters written by Louis Sweeny, describing his overland journey from Philadelphia to Silver City, NM, with stops in Denver and Santa Fe.
Dates:
1875
Maclovia Sanchez de Zamora papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-898-BC
Abstract
The collection documents the history of B. Ruppe Drugs and its resident curandera (healer) Maclovia B. Sanchez de Zamora through photographs, correspondence, articles and writings.
Dates:
1933-2010; Majority of material found within 1992-2010
Mahatma Gandhi letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0124-SC
Abstract
A letter written by Mohandas Gandhi to Dr. Narenda Gunaji's father in 1944.
Dates:
1944
Malcolm Farmer Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-920-BC
Abstract
Papers relate to Navajo research: ethnobotany, bear ceremonialism, pottery, rock art, as well as California archaeology, anthropology, museum issues, and other general topics. Includes field notes, manuscripts, letters, maps, photographs.
Dates:
1935-2001
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
Maximo Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-760-BC
Abstract
This collection primarily contains administrative and topical materials relating to national and regional LULAC events and concerns during the time that Maximo Martinez was LULAC's Vice President for the Elderly, Vice President for Youth, and State Director for New Mexico.
Dates:
1983-1997
Michael Blake papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-894-BC
Abstract
This collection primarily contains writings, research, and correspondence, spanning Michael Blake’s forty year career as a professional writer.
Dates:
1949-2010; Majority of material found within 1960-2010