Caroline Stras collection of Fall family papers 1808-1984 1915-1930

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Caroline Stras collection of Fall family papers 1808-1984 1915-1930

Letters and papers of Albert B. Fall, his wife Emma Fall, his daughter Jouett Fall Elliott and her husband Brant Elliott and their daughter Caroline Elliott Stras.

4.5 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6403161

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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...

Elliott, Jouett Fall - Archives.

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Fall family - Archives.

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Stras, Caroline Elliott, 1922-2004.

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Caroline Stras was the daughter of Jouett Adair Fall Elliott and Brant Elliott and granddaughter of Albert B. and Emma Fall. Jouett Fall and Brant were married November 20, 1919. Caroline was born January 25, 1922 in Fredericksburg, Virginia and. She was named after her Aunt Caroline Fall Everhart who died in the influenza epidemic of 1918. She spent her childhood in El Paso, Texas, living with her mother and grandparents after the death of her father in 1933. Caroline graduated fro...