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Papers, 1892-1992.

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The Frank Waters' papers consist primarily of literary manuscripts by and about Frank Waters, personal and professional correspondence, research materials, audio and video recordings featuring Waters, as well as personal journals, serial publications, etc. Boxes 29 and 30 contain oversized materials. Waters' literary manuscripts comprise the first two series. The first series contains manuscripts, research files, correspondence and other materials related to specific published books. Not all titles contain all the above types of materials. Subseries, organized alphabetically, include: "Below Grass Roots," "Book of the Hopi," "Brave are My People," "Colorado," "Cuchama," "Diamond Head," "Dust within the Rock," "Earp Brothers," "Eternal Desert," "Flight fromFiesta," "Leon Gaspard," "Lizard Woman," "Man Who Killed the Deer," "Masked Gods," "Mexico Mystique," "Midas of the Rockies," "Mountain Dialogue," "People of the Valley," "Pikes Peak Saga," "Pumpkin Seed Point," "To Possess the Land" (about Arthur Rochford Manby), "The Woman at Otowi Crossing" (Edith Warner), and "Yogi of Cockroach Court.". The second series encompasses shorter and unpublished works, including materials on Nicolai Fechin, Mexico's Barranca del Cobre, Black Mesa, typescripts and research materials pertaining to lectures, speeches, book reviews, testimonials, forewords, introductions, and the like, composed by Frank Waters. The Research, Background Materials, Projects series contains articles, pamphlets, clippings, and notes relating to topics of interest to Frank Waters, but not necessarily pertaining to a specific publication. Research topics include Taos, Hopi Indians, Colorado history, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Mexico, etc. Correspondence includes letters to and from Frank Waters, along with associated materials. General correspondence and correspondence from Frank Waters is filed chronologically, while correspondence with individuals and organizations is filed alphabetically. Personal materials include journals as well as honorary degrees, class notes, and miscellaneous materials. Writings about Frank Waters consists of articles and typescripts by others relating to Waters and his works. Journal Publications By and About Waters and His Work contains published journals with articles by or about Waters. In some instances, the published article is included rather than the entire publication. Audio-Visual Materials contains audio and video cassettes of interviews with Waters, readings by Waters, and a performance of "The Woman at Otowi Crossing." Other Writings contains papers and theses given to Waters for his comments, review, or information. Included in this series are several early typescripts written by Mabel Dodge [Luhan].

30 boxes (29.75 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder.

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Manby, Arthur Rochford, 1859?-1929?

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Arthur Rochford Manby was born in England and migrated to the United States and to the Territory of New Mexico in the early 1880s. He began ranching and mining with his two brothers, Jocelyn and Alfred, in northern New Mexico and they built their ranch at Castle Rock, later to be determined that it was on the Maxwell Land Grant. He established several land companies, including the Taos Land Company and the Colonial Bond and Security Company, both in New Mexico. His interests were in land specula...

Warner, Edith, 1893-1951

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Edith Warner was born in eastern Pennsylvania. She relocated to New Mexico in 1922 and settled near Otowi Bridge. From the description of Edith Warner collection, 1944-1990 (bulk, 1944-1950). (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37235977 ...

Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929

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Lawman, U.S. marshal, and gunfighter of the American West; b. in Monmouth, Ill.; after serving as a peace officer in Kansas, was involved in the controversial gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., in 1881; b. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp. From the description of Wyatt Earp collection, 1839-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954219 ...

Feshin, Nikolaĭ Ivanovich, 1881-1955

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Painter; Taos, N.M. Born in Kazan, Russia. He came to the United States in 1923. He lived in Taos from 1927 to 1938. From the description of Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin papers, 1923-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84559242 ...

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...

Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 1879-1962

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Mabel Ganson was born on February 20, 1879 in Buffalo, New York. She was sent to the finest boarding schools in Buffalo and Manhattan. While living in Florence, Italy and later in Greenwich Village with her second husband, Edwin Dodge, she became known for her reputation for socializing and people gathering. After Mabel and Edwin Dodge divorced, she married artist Maurice Sterne in 1916. They moved to Santa Fe, and then Taos. Antonio Luhan became her fourth husband in 1923. It was in Taos that M...

Earp, Alvira Packingham Sullivan, 1847-1947.

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