Merle Blinn Brown papers, 1885-1974.

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Merle Blinn Brown papers, 1885-1974.

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The papers contains letters to Merle Blinn Brown from Hiram Hadley, founder of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, memorabilia from Brown's college days, and poetry and magazine articles written by Brown about her life in New Mexico. Photographs include images of Brown's family, her childhood home in Chloride, New Mexico, and the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

5 linear ft.

New Mexico State University

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New Mexico State University

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Hadley, Hiram, 1833-1922

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Founder of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and the college's first president. Throughout his lifetime he worked as a teacher, a traveling schoolbook salesman, a wholesale and retail book dealer, the principal of one private academy, and the proprietor of two others. From the description of Hiram Hadley papers, 1849-1963 (bulk 1849-1922). (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 45864188 Hiram Hadley was born on a farm near Wilmingto...

Brown, Merle Blinn, b. 1886

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New Mexico-born author and memoirist. Brown was raised in the Black Mountain Range, in the town of Chloride. Her family moved to Socorro County, living in Magdalena and Socorro. Brown graduated from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Class in 1906. She settled in California after marriage. Her poetry, short stories and memoirs documented her experiences in New Mexico at the turn of the twentieth century. From the description of Merle Blinn Brown papers, 1885-1974...

New Mexico State University

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The New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was established by a legislative act in 1889 (1889 Laws of N.M., Chp. 138, Sec. 2). In 1959 a constitutional amendment changed the name to New Mexico State University (1959 Laws of N.M., Constitutional Amendment No. 7). The University is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. From the description of New Mexico State University records, 1890-[ongoing]. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37786743 ...