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This collection contains construction and working drawings from projects created by Arthur Dekker from 1959 to 1970. These projects mainly document buildings constructed in the State of New Mexico, many of which were located in Albuquerque. Many of these structures were located along historic Route 66 and the surrounding area.

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This collection is comprised of the manuscript titled, "The Deserving and the Lucky" by Bertha S. Dodge. Following minimal changes, this manuscript was published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1980 under the title, The Road West, Saga of the 35th Parallel, which recounts reports of those who have passed by what is now El Morro National Monument.

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Contains personal papers and family history from David Wilde's life in England and others related to his life and writings in Albuquerque.

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The David Wilde Photograph Collection contains a variety of formats, including slides, photographs, proofs, negatives, postcards and some art work, as well as color and black and white xeroxed images. The material is related to his early life in England and later years in Albuquerque. It also includes images of art work by Arthur Charles Slawson and photographs gathered for his biography of Zeke Cortez.

Scope and Contents List of interviews/interviewees as transcribed from tapes:Stewart, Charles and Gazell Stewart. (Businessowners, Stewart’s Rock Shop; Adamana, AZ) Hughes, Jerry. (Server, Frontier Cafe; Truxton, AZ) Mildred (Server, Frontier Cafe; Truxton, AZ) Delgadillo, Angel. (Businessowner, Delgadillo’s Snow Cap; Seligman, AZ) Gallegos, Alice. (Joe and Aggie’s Cafe; Holbrook, AZ) [Unnamed] (Businessowner?, Wigwam Motel; Holbrook, AZ)...

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List of interviews/interviewees as transcribed from tapes:

Hill, Linda. (Server, Ludlow Cafe; Ludlow, CA)

Evans, Dixie. (Businessowner, Exotic World Burlesque Museum; Helendale, CA)

Long, Elmer. (Bottle Tree Artist; Old Rt 66, between Victorville and Barstow, CA)

Scope and Contents List of interviews/interviewees, transcribed from the tapes:Farmer, Lee Martin. (Caretaker of “Our Lady of the Highway” Shrine; Raymond, IL) Barker, Jack. (Metal artist; Essex, IL) Funk’s Grove Maple Syrup (Shirley, IL) Trucker, Dixie. (Resident; McLean, IL) Harville, Shawn. (Mustang Corral; Edwards, IL) Thanas, Heleen. (Server, Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant; Chicago, IL) Henry, Rich. (Henry’s Old Rt 66 Rabbit...

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Walker, Dean. (Resident; Riverton, KN)

Nelson, Scott. (Eisler Brothers Store; Riverton, KN)

Scope and Contents List of interviews/interviewees as transcribed from tapes:Gallagher, Ginger. (Businessowner, Red Cedar Inn; Pacific, MO) Smith, Katherine. (Businessowner, Red Cedar Inn; Pacific, MO) Armstrong, Pauline. (Wagon Wheel Motel; Cuba, MO) Lehman, Ramona. (Munger Moss Hotel; Lebanon, MO) Wrinkle, Glen. (Businessowner, Wrink’s Market; Lebanon, MO) Young, Wanda. (Enchanted Valley Interskate*; Lebanon, MO) Magnin,...

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Billy’s Barber Shop (Billy’s Barber Shop; Clinton, OK)

Jobe’s Drive-In (Jobe’s Drive-In; El Reno, OK)

P.J.’s Bar-B-Que (P.J.’s Bar-B-Que; Chandler, OK)

Breger, Butch. (Round Barn; Arcadia, OK)

Irwin, Larry. (Coleman Theater; Miami, OK)

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Jones, Loren. (Jones’ Honey; Lela, TX)

Lee Brothers (The Big Texan; Amarillo, TX)

Hody, Bobby and Becky Hody. (The Big Texan; Amarillo, TX)

Gordon and Jane. (Cactus Inn; McLean, TX)

Leavitt, Dot. (Dot’s Mini Museum; Vega, TX)

Houser, Fran. (Midpoint Cafe; Adrian, TX)

Victorian, Gene. (Amarillo, TX)

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This collection contains photographs taken by Lee Marmon throughout his life. These include images of elders and community members from Laguna and Acoma Pueblos, visual documentation of uranium mines and mills throughout New Mexico, photos of fashion and social life in 1960s and 1970s Palm Springs, CA, among other things.

Scope and Contents Series 2 (Photo Slides and Working Prints) contains three boxes of slide carousels, contact sheets, and working prints from Jane Bernard and Polly Brown. Box 1 has eight folders of color photo slides from Jane Bernard, organized by state in 'east to west' order (IL-CA). Box 2 contains one folder of color slides and one black and white contact sheet folder from Polly Brown, one folder of black and white contact sheets from Jane Bernard. Box 2 also contains three working prints (color, black...

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Commercially reproduced and distributed postcards. Some are black & white photographs, others are tinted or printed from color film.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 4 contains one box of collected Route 66 visual ephemera and one box containing 2 book proofs for Bernard and Brown’s photobook: “American Route 66: Home on the Road”. In Box 7, visual ephemera is divided into eight folders, by state, and includes postcards, commercial business flyers, maps, tourist guidebooks, pamphlets, and informational flyers for niche landmarks. In Box 8, there are two book proofs that are divided by content (Illinois to Oklahoma, Texas to California). Along with...

Scope and Content From the Collection:

Collection consists of typed documents produced by employees of the W.P.A. and its subdivision the Federal Writer's Project in New Mexico. Most of the collection is made up of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with New Mexicans, and folklore and stories about New Mexico and Hispanic culture in particular.