Papers, 17871610-1968, (bulk 1840-1967).

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Papers, 17871610-1968, (bulk 1840-1967).

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The Frank Driver Reeve collection consists of 14 boxes. Boxes 4-14 are card files of Reeve's research notes, which pertain to New Mexico, the Navajo, the Mescalero, and assorted other topics. Boxes 1-3 of the collection primarily contain correspondence, research materials, reports, and typescripts. Interspersed within the correspondence is correspondence pertaining to the University of New Mexico in general, and the UNM History Department and New Mexico Historical Review in particular. Materials related to Reeve's research on Navajo and Mescalero land claims are also contained in the collection. Other materials of note include a translation of Franz Huning's 1894 diary, correspondence relating to land and "free homes," letters from C.C. Jackson discussing church life and social conditions in Santa Fe and Mexico. Reeve's typescripts include "General Carleton's Expedition Against the Navaho." The collection also contains photo prints of documents concerning claims of James W. Magoffin for payment by the U. S. War Department, relating to the Mexican War. Original Spanish documents collected by Tony Garcia (Albuquerque agent for museums) are also contained in this collection.

14 boxes (4.4 cu. ft.)

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico.

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The University of New Mexico was established by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico in 1889. It was to be located in Albuquerque. Elias Stover was appointed the first president. The new institution opened in rented rooms as a summer normal school, June 15, 1892, beginning regular instruction on September 21st in the first building erected on the campus. In 1901 Dr. William G. Tight became president. He introduced the "Pueblo Style" architecture for the University buildings. U...

Magoffin, James Wiley, 1799-1868

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Secret agent for the U.S. in Mexico. From the description of Papers, 1846-1849. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 18548553 ...

Reeve, Frank Driver, 1899-

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Frank Driver Reeve was born in Ogden, Utah, on June 7, 1899. He received degrees from the University of New Mexico and the University of Texas. Dr. Reeve made significant contributions to the study of the history of New Mexico and the Southwest. He was the editor of the New Mexico Historical Review, in which much of his research appeared. He is best known for his scholarly research regarding the history of the Navajo from colonial times through the nineteenth-century, and his three volume Histor...