Stephen W. Dorsey collection, 1861-1977.

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Stephen W. Dorsey collection, 1861-1977.

Summary: Collection consists primarily of photocopies and original documents involving Dorsey. Photocopies include deeds and land conveyances from Colfax County, and a docket sheet from Dorsey's 1875 bankruptcy case in Arkansas. Original documents include Dorsey's military service record, the 1888 certificate of incorporation for Dorsey's Sierra Grande Ranch Company, and an undated typed description of the Chico Springs Resort Hotel (formerly the Dorsey Mansion). Collection also includes a folder of original correspondence involving officials from New Mexico State Monuments and the restoration of the Dorsey Mansion as a state monument.

.5 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7392909

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916

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Dorsey was a former railroad executive and U.S. Senator; from 1877 a New Mexico rancher. From the description of Stephen W. Dorsey dictation : Chico Springs, New Mexico, 1885. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 25903650 Dorsey was a rancher and businessman in Colfax County, New Mexico in the 1870s and 1880s. From the description of Stephen W. Dorsey collection, 1861-1977. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37396855 ...

Chico Springs Resort Hotel (N.M.)

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Sierra Grande Ranch Co.

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Museum of New Mexico. Monuments Division

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