Arthur Olivas collection, 1850-1894.

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Arthur Olivas collection, 1850-1894.

Summary: Collection consists of photocopies of historical documents and three original bound volumes pertaining to New Mexico businesses, 1850-1934. Historical documents (1850-1894) include military orders and forms of the occupying United States Army (1850-1883) and Henry Jenkins' handwritten and typescript account of his capture by Confederate forces in Mesilla on the Rio Grande (1863). Bound volumes (1911-1934) include: a ledger from the Las Vegas Coal Company (New Mexico), 1922; a daybook from the Steven and Nahn store, Las Vegas, New Mexico; and a notary public record book from Simon F. Reurter, 1911-1934.

Papers. : 1 linear feet.Bound v. : 3.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7391413

Museum of New Mexico Library

Related Entities

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Las Vegas Coal Company (Las Vegas, N.M.)

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Olivas, Arthur

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Arthur Olivas, a member of the Las Vegas, NM, Historical Society, also serves as the curator of the Museum of New Mexico's photography collection. From the guide to the Arthur Olivas Collection, 1850-1894, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) Arthur Olivas, a member of the Las Vegas, New Mexico Historical Society, also serves as the curator of the Museum of New Mexico's photography collection. From the description of Arthur Olivas collect...

Jenkins, Henry E. (Henry Evan), 1911-

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Reurter, Simon F.

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Steven and Nahn store (Las Vegas, N.M.)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...