Papers, 1851-1927, (bulk 1922-1927) [microform].

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Papers, 1851-1927, (bulk 1922-1927) [microform].

The Albert Bacon Fall papers consist primarily of papers relating to the prosecution of Fall for his involvement in the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills oil reserve affair. Box 1 contains correspondence (1921-1925) about the oil reserve case. Box 2 contains correspondence and documents (1926-1928) about the case. Box 3 contains testimony, memorandums, printed pamphlets, and legal exhibits (1912-1926) relating to the case. Box 4 contains correspondence and material relating to Fall's Three Rivers Ranch (1917-1927) in which Harry Ford Sinclair and Steward L. Doheny invested. Box 5 includes material relating to Fall's seat on the Committee on Foreign Relations where he served as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee investigating Mexican affairs (1914-1923). Box 6 and 7 contain material (1921-1923) relating to Fall's position as Secretary of the Interior. Box 8 contains correspondence relating to patronage and favors requested of Fall in his various government positions. Box 9 contains papers and correspondence (1916-1924) relating to Clarence C. Chase, Fall's son-in-law. Box 10 contains miscellaneous clippings, printed pamphlets and reports (1920-1924) Box 11 contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings (1918-1925) as well as an index to the clippings, 1918-1919. Boxes 12-16 contain Supreme Court transcripts and documents (1922-1927) of proceedings from the United States v Harry F. Sinclair, Albert B. Fall, and Edward L. Doheny. Also included in the collection is a business ledger from 1886 and a Mexican newspaper, El Correo de Chihuahua, 1851. An addition to the collection containing miscellaneous papers (1917-1924) and labeled archive 131-1 is housed in box 16.

16 boxes (8 cu. ft.)

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New Mexico State University

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Doheny, Edward L. (Edward Laurence), 1856-1935

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Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944

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Albert B. Fall arrived in N.M. in 1883, and began prospecting at Kingston. He moved to Las Cruces to practice law and became active in Democratic politics. In 1902, he switched his affiliation to the Republican party and continued his climb through various elective and appointive offices. In 1921, Fall was appointed Secretary of the Interior. While in this position Fall was instrumental in transferring the Navy oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyo. and Elk Hills, Calif. from the Navy Dept. to the In...

Sinclair, Harry Ford, 1876-1956.

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