Dolores Goddard Collection of Elfego Baca 1884-1961

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Dolores Goddard Collection of Elfego Baca 1884-1961

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This is a collection of correspondence, photos, newspaper clippings and articles about Elfego Baca as retained by his family after his death and collected in subsequent years. They provide a view of Baca’s political, business and family life beyond the well-known 1884 gunfight in Socorro County.

2 boxes (1.7 cu. ft.) + 2 oversize folders

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The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch

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Baca, Elfego, 1865-1945.

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Goddard, Dolores McGuinness

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While Elfego Baca’s early days are probably well-known, his later achievements are less familiar. After the shootout, he moved to Albuquerque, married, raised six children, served as deputy sheriff, deputy U.S. marshal, and belonged to the local militia. He studied law, participated in Republican politics, and in 1892 began investing in the Albuquerque Spanish-language newspaper, La Opinion Publica . Baca was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1895 and had law offices in Socorro, Alb...