Papers, 1890-1862.

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Mariposa Hacienda (Mexico). Papers, 1890-1862.

Papers, 1890-1862.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50957741

Correspondence, diaries, minutes, proceedings, printed material, financial documents, legal documents, photographic and audio material, maps, charts, graphs, and lists chronicle the history of La Hacienda de la Mariposa and document the hard work and political savvy of the McKellars, contending with both the Mexican Revolution and land reform as they managed their ranch. Personal correspondence, business correspondence, and diaries provide a record of the ranch's earnings, business analyses, ranch operations and expenses, accompanied by literate expositions on local as well as national Mexican politics. Includes handwritten bound volumes of letters from Ernest F. Black to the Learmonth brothers, Stanley Learmonth and James Allen Learmonth, in Australia. Business correspondence documents activities relating to every facet of ranch operations such as ordering supplies and cattle sales, most correspondents being factors in Texas, Missouri, New Mexico in addition to local factors in Músquiz, Coahuila, as well as with the Cámara Ganadera de Coahuila and Mexican National Land Mortgage and Investment Company. Other correspondents include Sara Scott McKellar and Jésus M. Palacios. Diaries and cattle records discuss weather conditions, rainfall, ranch and family activities, and visitors. Also present are maps, plats, organizational documents, contracts, Mexican political tracts as well as the organizational charter handwritten on vellum. An interview with Alden Scott Mckellar and photographic prints and negatives are also included.

32 linear ft.

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Texas A&M University, Evans Library & Annex; Main campus library complex