Ina Sizer Cassidy Collection 1915-1955.

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Ina Sizer Cassidy Collection 1915-1955.

Summary: Collection consists of copies of correspondence from Charles F. Lummis, Ernest Thompson Seton, and others; correspondence and newspaper clippings about the New Mexico State Garden Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) in New Mexico, the New Mexico Folklore Society and Santa Fe fiestas sponsored by them; correspondence with Witter Bynner, Seymour I. Hess and Ina Sizer Cassidy about changes to the Acequia Madre in Santa Fe; Spanish colonial furniture design drawings; and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings covering topics on people, places, education and social activities in New Mexico.

.75 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587110

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

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Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928) was born in Lynn, Massachusettts. He became an editor for the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 1884, working for Harrison Gray Otis. He promoted interest in the American Southwest with his photography and articles. Lummis helped found the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. The items from librarian Mary Sarber concern her research of Mr. Lummis' writings. From the guide to the Charles F. Lummis Collection, S27...

Daughters of the American Revolution. New Mexico State Organization

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New Mexico Folklore Society

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Established in the spring of 1931, the purpose of the Society is to collect and preserve New Mexico folklore. The Society has sponsored many exhibits, lectures, folklore festivals, and publications. From 1944 until 1946, members participated in a project for the American Dialect Society, which was to collect proverbial sayings in English found in both written and oral traditions in New Mexico. In 1947, the Society began publication of the New Mexico Folklore Record . From the guide t...

Cassidy, Gerald, 1869-1934.

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Cassidy was a notable New Mexican artist in the early 20th century. From the description of Gerald Cassidy collection, 1922-1949. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37434938 From the guide to the Gerald Cassidy Collection, 1922-1949, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) ...

Cassidy, Ina Sizer, 1869-1965.

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Ina Sizer Cassidy was the director of the Federal Writers Project in New Mexico. She and her husband, Gerald Cassidy, were part of the Santa Fe arts community. From the description of Ina Sizer Cassidy photograph collection [graphic]. 1947-1949. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37995716 Ina Sizer Cassidy, a prominent member of the community was born on a ranch in Colorado. She moved to Santa Fe in January, 1912. She died in 1965. She was the wife of painter Ger...

Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

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Ernest Thompson Seton was an American writer, naturalist and outdoorsman. From the description of Ernest Thompson Seton collection. [1931]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676777117 Naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton was born Ernest Evan Thompson in northeast England, and raised in Canada; he changed his name at the age of sixteen to distance himself from his father. He apprenticed with a portrait artist, and spent a year in England studying at the Roya...

Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Berkeley, California, to Frank Deering, 1919 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131470 Poet. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1881; graduated from Harvard University. Began writing poetry full-time in 1908. Moved to Santa Fe where he died in 1968. From the description of Witter Bynner papers, 1917-1943. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 35920677 American poet and sc...

Santa Fe Fiesta

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