John L. Sinclair Papers 1849-1993

Sinclair, John L., 1902-1993

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Writer, born in New York City, 1902. Raised and educated in Scotland. Moved to New Mexico, 1923. Curator Lincoln County Museum, 1940-1942. Superintendent, Coronado State Monument, 1944-1962. From the description of John L. Sinclair papers, 1849-1990. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 21388924 John L. Sinclair. Part of the John L. Sinclair Pictorial Collection PICT 000-461 (Box 1, Folder 1). Southwest...

National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center

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Museum of New Mexico.

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The Museum of New Mexico and its Board of Regents were established by a legislative act in 1909 (1909 Laws of N.M., Chp. 4, Sec. 1- 9). During the early years the director served both the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Archaeology, later the School of American Research. Under the Cultural Properties Act of 1969, the Museum became responsible for administering all registered cultural properties belonging to the State of New Mexico (1969 Laws of N.M., Chp. 223, Sec. 6). In 1977 a ...

Waters, Frank, 1902-1995

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Frank Waters, writer and editor, was born July 25, 1902, at the foot of Pike's Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His father, who was part Cherokee died when Frank was 12 years old. It was his father who initially sparked Frank's interest in Indian culture. Waters attended Colorado College (Colorado Springs) from 1922-25 as an engineering student. He dropped out after his third year to take a job as a laborer in the Salt Creek, Wyoming oil fields. He later worked as an engineer for the Souther...

Western Writers of America.

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Western Writers of America was founded in 1953 to promote literature pertaining to the American West. Although the founders wrote mainly western fiction, other members included historians and non-fiction writers. The WWA presented annual Spur Awards for distinguished writing in several categories and an annual Owen Wister Award for lifelong contributions to the field of western literature. From the description of Western Writers of America records, 1956-2004. (University of Wyoming, ...