George A. Viles personal diaries, 1898-1950.

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George A. Viles personal diaries, 1898-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50685124

The collection consists of typescripts of George A. Viles' diaries. The first diary is from 1898 and the diaries pick up again in 1912 and continue until 1950 when Viles died. The diaries were transcribed by Meredith A. Hmura and were used to write her book Mountain View Ranch, 1915-1945, which is also in the collection. The short entries speak of the work doneat the ranch and the weather. They give an idea of what life was like on a ranch and the kind of work involved in keeping it running.

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New Mexico State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7631257

New Mexico State University

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Hmura, Merideth A.

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Viles, George A. (George Alfred), 1877-1950

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Viles was the owner of the Mountain View Ranch, a popular dude ranch, near Cowles, New Mexico. From the description of George A. Viles personal diaries, 1898-1950. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 50685124 George A. "Skipper" Viles was a cattle and dude rancher. He was owner of the Mountain View Guest Ranch near Cowles, New Mexico on the upper Pecos River in the Santa Fe National Forest. He began keeping a diary in 1898 when he traveled to Alas...