Miguel Antonio Otero papers, 1819-1938 (bulk 1890-1938).

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Miguel Antonio Otero papers, 1819-1938 (bulk 1890-1938).

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The collection is divided into five series. The correspondence series contains business, political, and personal letters including correspondence with Bronson Cutting and with Otero's son, Miguel A. Otero III. The governors papers include files on bills before the territorial legislature, criminal sentences reviewed by Otero, state Republican party poliltics, and speeches. Writings include a manuscript of My life on the frontier, two manuscripts about Billy the Kid, as well as notebooks containing Otero's reminiscences of his life. The business and political papers series includes materials related to financial and legal matters, and political materials regarding the Democratic National Convention of 1924, Otero's service in the Panama Canal Zone, speeches by Otero, and material about the Tejon land grant. The memorabilia series contains a few nineteenth century French documents, presumably collected by Otero. Finally, there are a number of large certificates of appointment and membership housed in the Oversize series.

12 boxes (9 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder.

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Cutting, Bronson M., 1888-1935

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Publisher and U.S. senator from New Mexico. Full name: Bronson Murray Cutting. From the description of Bronson M. Cutting papers, 1890-1950 (bulk 1910-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980057 U.S. senator from New Mexico. From the description of Letter, 1929 Oct. 14, Washington D.C., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184907337 Biographical Note ...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Billy the Kid (Singer)

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Desperado. From the description of Collection concerning Billy, the Kid, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450989 ...

Otero, Miguel Antonio, 1859-1944

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Born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1849. His family moved to New Mexico in 1851. Otero's first job was working as a bookkeeper wit the family firm, Otero, Sellar & Company. He entered politics in 1883 as City Treasurer of Las Vegas. In 1897 he was appointed Territorial Governor of New Mexico, remained so until 1906. He remained active in politics throughout his life. By 1920 he switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party. He also had a career as a writer. His stories about his experiences in...

Otero family.

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Republican Party (N.M.)

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Otero, Miguel A., 1892-

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Kathrine Stinson was born February 14, 1896 in Jackson, Mississippi. She developed an interest in aviation and became one of the first woman air pilots in 1912. She met her husband, Miguel A. Otero, Jr., while recuperating from tubercolosis in Santa Fe, NM. Otero, born August 30, 1892 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, was the the son of Gov. Miguel A. Otero. A lawyer and veteran of both World Wars, he was actively involved in New Mexico politics. From the description of Otero-Stinson family ...