Torrance County (N.M.) -- History
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
John S. Clack Family Papers,
The collection contains the personal and business papers of Tajique, N.M. homestead ranchers, John S. and Jane Clack.
Oral History Interviews of the Abo Canyon Oral History Project for the BNSF Railroad
Parametrix conducted the cultural resource survey and mitigation of adverse effects for the BNSF's Second Track Project, near Belen, NM as a major component of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 compliance process. Shawn Kelley, a cultural anthropologist and ethnographer interviewed scores of individuals, recording their oral histories related to the railroad, Abo Canyon, and the surrounding area.
Torrance County, N.M. Records,
Collection consists of the records of Torrance County, New Mexico (1905-1957). Included are records of the county clerk (1905-1932), assessor (1905-1923), treasurer (1910-1922), sheriff (1909-1937), county commissioners (1923-1935), justice of the peace (1909-1957), and superintendent of schools (1907-1923). Clerks records consist of oversize license registers.