Ketchum, Black Jack, 1863-1901
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Thompson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT000-079
Abstract
Collection consists of photographic memorabilia of the Old West, primarily concerning outlaws and cowboys.
Dates:
1870-1929
Albert W. Thompson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 79 BC
Scope and Content
Roundup wagons on Mainstreet, Clayton, New Mexico. Part of the Albert W. Thompson Pictorial Collection (Box 1, Folder 1). The Albert W. Thompson Papers contain news clippings, articles, and manuscripts about the early days in the West, specifically, Clayton, Union County, and northeastern New Mexico. Most of the materials were written by Thompson, however, some of the newspaper columns were written by others. Black Jack Ketchem is a prominent...
Dates:
1893-1948
Edward L. Bartlett Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1960-003
Scope and Content
Collection consists of Bartlett's official correspondence as Solicitor General of the Territory of New Mexico (1890-1902); and professional papers from his legal practice (1880-1904). Solicitor General correspondence includes letters received from Frank Springer, Elfego Baca, Frederick Muller, and Pinkerton's National Detective Agency concerning Charles Siringo. Topics covered in the correspondence include the Rough Riders, Jicarilla Apaches, territorial penitentiary, Fort Marcy, and the...
Dates:
1863-1904
George Fitzpatrick Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 13 BC
Scope and Content
A scrapbook containing clippings from a series of articles about Black Jack Ketchum written by George Fitzpatrick and Joe Bursey for the New Mexico State Tribune, 1932. Thomas E. "Black Jack Ketchum was the leader of a notorious band of train robbers in the Southwest. He was hanged in Clayton, N.M. on April 26, 1901. The series of articles constitutes a biographical sketch of Ketchum from childhood through his death.
Dates:
1932