The papers and oral histories in this collection are part of the Homestead Geography Project, conducted by Dr. Jerry L. Williams, of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of New Mexico, between 1980 and 1986.
Please see photographs related to this project.
Special thanks to Dara Saville for digitizing and organizing this collection.
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001: Christine Brams, Jerry L. Williams and Christine Brams
002: Homer and Neoma Ricketson, Jerry L. Williams and Homer Ricketson
003: Marjorie Brosier Topper, Jerry L. Williams and Marjorie Brosier Topper
004: Pete Shields, Jerry L. Williams and Pete Shields
005: Idaline Hauser, Jerry L. Williams and Idaline Hauser
006: Luster Cowen, Jerry L. Williams and Luster Cowen
007: Patty Duckworth Cowen, Jerry L. Williams and Patty Duckworth Cowen
008: Winifred Sowers Blakeley, Jerry L. Williams and Winifred Sowers Blakeley
009/021: Mr. and Mrs. William Caudill Wheatley, Jerry L. Williams and William Caudill Wheatley
010: Lucille Roberts Isaacs, Jerry L. Williams and Lucille Roberts Isaacs
011: Clara Toombs Harvey, Jerry L. Williams and Clara Toombs Harvey
012: Wanda McLaughlin Hughes, Jerry L. Williams and Wanda McLaughlin Hughes
013: Lawson Long, Jerry L. Williams and Lawson Long
014: Winifred F. Steele, Jerry L. Williams and Winifred F. Steele
015/016: Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Asker Johnson, Jerry L. Williams and C. A. Johnson
017: Mary Mae Winford Pelphery, Jerry L. Williams and Mary Mae Winfred Pelphery
018: Ina Mae Reed, Jerry L. Williams and Ina Mae Reed
019: Vannie Reed, Jerry L. Williams and Vannie Reed
020: Vascilica Belcheff, Jerry L. Williams and Vascilica Belcheff
022: Bob Daves, Jerry L. Williams and Bob Daves
023: Helen Crosby Beckner, Jerry L. Williams and Helen Beckner
024: Harold Root, Jerry L. Williams and Harold Root
025: Inez Crist, Jerry L. Williams and Inez Crist
026: Clifford Sivyer, Jerry L. Williams and Cliff Sivyer
027: M.E. Gonzales Family, Jerry L. Williams, M.E. Gonzales, Ida Gonzales, Helen Sosa, and Elis Garcia
028: Emilio Garcia, Jerry L. Williams and Emilio Garcia
029: Juanita Miera Vigil, Jerry L. Williams and Juanita Miera Vigil
030: Albert Bada, Jerry L. Williams and Albert Bada
031: Royce Briggs, Jerry L. Williams and Royce Briggs
032: Louise Arning Galloway, Jerry L. Williams and Louise Arning Galloway
033: Samuel Weston Pelphrey, Jerry L. Williams and Samuel Weston Pelphrey
034/035: Dale West and Leroy Gandara, Jerry L. Williams, Dale West, and Leroy Gandara
036: Roy Cates, Jerry L. Williams and Roy Cates
037: Roy Self, Jerry L. Williams and Roy Self
038: Fr. Douglas Raun, Jerry L. Williams and Douglas Raun
039: Marie Baker Heimann, Jerry L. Williams and Marie Heimann
040: Joyce Laumbach, Jerry L. Williams and Joyce Laumbach
041: Tito and Tony Trujillo, Jerry L. Williams and Tito Trujillo
042: Cecile and Lynn Croswaithe, Jerry L. Williams and Lynn Croswaithe
043: Augustine Blea, Jerry L. Williams and Augustine Blea
044: Canuto Gonzales, Jerry L. Williams and Canuto Gonzales
045: Julian Estrada, Jerry L. Williams and Julian Estrada
046: Candido Baca, Jerry L. Williams and Candido Baca
047: Henry Turner, Jerry L. Williams and Henry Turner
Cecil Moon, Jerry L. Williams and Cecil Moon
Claude Moncus, Jerry L. Williams and Claude Moncus
Edna Fergerson, Jerry L. Williams and Edna Fergerson
F.B. Terry, Jerry L. Williams and F. B. Terry
Frank Jester, Jerry L. Williams and Frank Jester
Gladys Wyatt Dodson, Jerry L. Williams and Gladys Wyatt Dodson
Jewel Ames, Jerry L. Williams and Jewel Ames
John Young, Jerry L. Williams and John Young
Opal Vance Howard, Jerry L. Williams and Opal Vance Howard
Ottie McAnally, Jerry L. Williams and Ottie McAnally
Roscoe Runyan, Jerry L. Williams and Roscoe Runyan
Willard Moon, Jerry L. Williams and Willard Moon
Preprints
Cultural Separation: Homesteading Northeast New Mexico, Jerry L. Williams
Working Papers
Dry-Land Farming, Jerry L. Williams
Elements to Assist the Farmers And Promote Immigration, Jerry L. Williams
Gone But Not Forgotten: The Cultural Resources of Northeastern New Mexico, Jerry L. Williams
Homesteading and Public Land Law, Jerry L. Williams
Interviews with Pioneers, Jerry L. Williams
Missouri Avenue on the Caprock, Jerry L. Williams
Natural Elements of Northeastern New Mexico, Jerry L. Williams
Peopling the Northeast Plains, Jerry L. Williams
Reasons for Vacating the Land, Jerry L. Williams
Subdividing the Public Lands: The Apportionment and Settlement of Northeast New Mexico, Jerry L. Williams