New Mexico Places (Geography and Geology) - Chaco Canyon, Estancia Valley, San Juan County, etc., 1915-1999
Scope and Content
Photographs and slides in this collection relate to Robert White’s research and writings about early Taos artists and artists of Territorial New Mexico. E. I. Couse, Martin Hennings, and Bert Geer Phillips are focuses of the collection.
Personal/family photos are included, as well as photos of New Mexico events and people such as Concha Ortiz y Pino de Kleven and C. V. Theis. White’s career and involvement in NM geology is documented, as is his time in Saigon (1966).
The collection includes 143 glass plates, with corresponding digital scans. Some are from Martin Hennings' estate. This material is unidentified and depicts people in formal and informal poses, in interior and exterior locations including waterside, camping, and painting studios. There are also a few photographic plates reproducing paintings.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1999
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Access to glass plate images is restricted for preservation purposes; researchers are requested to review corresponding digital scans.
Extent
From the Collection: 8 boxes (730 photographic prints, slides, negatives and glass plates)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
cswrref@unm.edu