Zeb Conley collection of Charles Ilfeld papers, 1904-1927.

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Zeb Conley collection of Charles Ilfeld papers, 1904-1927.

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Summary: Collection consists of materials concerning Charles Ilfeld and the Charles Ilfeld Company, a New Mexican mercantile business with headquarters in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Includes one 1904 letter to Arthur Ilfeld from Max Nordhaus of the Charles Ilfeld Company concerning a flood of the Gallinas River and its impact on business; one program from a 1924 conference of salesmen from the Charles Ilfeld Company (featuring photographs of Charles Ilfeld and Max Nordhaus on the cover); and the texts of seven speeches given by Charles Ilfeld. Three of the speeches were given at meetings of Ilfeld Company employees (two of which are handwritten). The other speeches are typescripts of two presentations to Ilfeld's Masonic Lodge, one presentation at New Mexico Normal University (now New Mexico Highlands University), and one presentation at the Las Vegas Women's Club.

.1 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393193

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Charles Ilfeld Company

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Charles Ilfeld, born in Homburg, Germany in 1847, arrived in Santa Fe, N.M. in 1865. After working as a clerk for the mercantile business of Elsberg and Amberg he relocated to Taos to work for Adolph Letcher. In 1867 the Adolph Letcher and Company moved to Las Vegas, N.M., where Charles became a partner in the firm. Seven years later, Letcher sold his interest to Ilfeld, who changed the name of the business to Charles Ilfeld Company. Ilfeld's business eventually grew into the largest mercantile ...

Ilfeld, Charles, 1847-

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Conley, Zeb.

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Nordhaus, Max.

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