Herbert Bartlett Holt papers, 1813-1951.

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Herbert Bartlett Holt papers, 1813-1951.

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The Herbert Barlett Holt Papers consist of the legal and personal papers of a prominent southwestern pioneer and lawyer. The bulk of these papers contain very little that deals with Holt's personal life except for: an oil lease by H.B. Holt, and papers concerning Holt's appointment as Captain in the New Mexico Home Guard from 1918-1920 (now known as the New Mexico National Guard). The majority of the legal papers in this collection concern mining. The following mining districts are represented: Cook's Peak; Florida; Tres Hermanas; Organ; Black Mountain; Silver Hill (Jicarilla); Virginia; and San Diego. There is a map of mining claims in the Tres Hermanas Mining District near Columbus, New Mexico. The information on the Elephant Butte Project includes several annotated bulletins which date from 1905-1926. Also of interest is a copy of an unpublished manuscript by H.B. Holt entitled Early History of Elephant Butte Dam or Rio Grande Project, 1946, written for the Historical Committee of the Las Cruces Aztec Lodge. The majority of the political items concern the 1948 elections when Holt's former law partner, William A. Sutherland, ran for District Judge of the Third Judicial District on the Republican ticket. This includes a Democratic flyer (in English and Spanish) which decries the "Holt political machine." Also included in the collection is an undated estate note which concern Hiram Hadley, and a letter and a telegram from Albert B. Fall, both dated 1918. There are also several letters from Governor R.C. Dillon, and correspondence between U.S. Senator Andrieus A. Jones. The collection also includes some correspondence about the Bowman Bank and Trust Company (1922-1925), various blank tax forms, miscellaneous political pamphlets and a few photographs. There are many shorthand written notes and annotations on the legal papers, government bulletins and newspaper clippings in this collection. The folders follow a rough chronological order; and the arrangement within folders is chronological, except for the John P. Mack materials and abstracts which are ordered as they were found. Lastly, kept in a small collections folder, are photographs that were found in the collection.

3.25 linear feet.

New Mexico State University

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Herbert Bartlett Holt was born November 4, 1868 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Before coming to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1891, Holt was a stenographer for A.A. Robinson, who was vice president and chief engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad, in 1887. Holt married Nellie Blakesley in 1890; they had three children. From 1891-1903, Holt was a court reporter for 3rd Judicial District of Territory of New Mexico. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and from 1901-1908 was associated in law with J.F. Bo...