Albert B. Fall family papers 1905-1941.

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Albert B. Fall family papers 1905-1941.

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New Mexico lawyer, rancher, and politician. Political and personal correspondence, reports, press clippings relating to Fall's public career as United States Secretary of the Interior, including his role in United States Naval petroleum reserves, and his prosecution and trial. Some material relates to Fall's tenure in the U.S. Senate, Mexican mineral interests, and politics during the World War I era. Also included are materials created and received by Fall's wife and daughters.

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Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944

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Albert B. Fall arrived in N.M. in 1883, and began prospecting at Kingston. He moved to Las Cruces to practice law and became active in Democratic politics. In 1902, he switched his affiliation to the Republican party and continued his climb through various elective and appointive offices. In 1921, Fall was appointed Secretary of the Interior. While in this position Fall was instrumental in transferring the Navy oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyo. and Elk Hills, Calif. from the Navy Dept. to the In...