Papers, 1904-1937, (bulk 1934-1937).

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Papers, 1904-1937, (bulk 1934-1937).

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The collection relates to the bookkeeping and petroleum sales of Albuquerque businessman James O. McDowell. Included are hundreds of letters to and from McDowell to oil and gas companies through the American Midwest and Southwest. Several letters concern a fraud case in which McDowell acted as counsel, 1937. In addition to these business papers, some of McDowell's personal and family correspondence is included. Letters from Senators Carl A. Hatch (NM), Senator Bronson Cutting (NM), and Senator Rush D. Holt (WV) discuss politics and McDowell's job prospects. There are a few maps showing sales by township for New Mexico as well.

1 box (.3 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7588953

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Hatch, Carl A., 1888-1935.

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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 ...

McDowell, James O.

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James O. McDowell was born in West Virginia in 1876. He was educated at the Dunsmore Business College in Staunton, West Virginia, and read law at the West Virginia University Law School. Between 1903 and 1913, McDowell worked as a bookkeeper for two West Virginia petroleum companies, Star Coal and Coke Company, and Cranberry Fuel Company. He also worked briefly as an attorney in Beckley, West Virginia. McDowell moved to New Mexico in 1913 to improve his health. In New Mexico, McDowell's first jo...