Goldie R. Buckner collected these materials in preparing a biography of Elizabeth Garrett that
was never published.
Collection consists of materials relating to the career of Elizabeth Garrrett, a blind singer and
daughter of Sheriff Pat Garrett. Elizabeth Garrett served on the faculty of the New Mexico
School for the Visually Handicapped and wrote "O Fair New Mexico," which was adopted as the
official state song in 1917. In addition to various typed manuscript drafts of Buckner's
unpublished biography of Garrett, the collection also contains articles and newspaper clippings
about Garrett; letters about Garrett sent and received by Buckner; transcripts of interviews with
Garrett and her associates; and the lyrics, music and a 45 rpm record of "O Fair New Mexico.
Collection also includes materials on Billy the Kid, and the Garrett family as pioneers in Chaves
County and Roswell, New Mexico.
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright
compliance.
Buchner Collection of Elizabeth Garrett Materials, New Mexico State Records Center and
Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Correspondence concerning the donation of the Buckner/Garrett Collection, April and May 1992
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Letters sent by Goldie Buckner, 1965-1966
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Letters received by Goldie Bucker, 1965-1966
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Two Letters: Annie L. Snorf to Jenny Avery, 26 August 1958; and Buckner to Avery, 13 June 1966
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Manuscript: "With A Song In Her Heart" by C. Claberon (aka Goldie) Buckner, June 1966
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Manuscript: "With A Song In Her Heart" from a folder labeled "3rd write-up, sent to
Dr. Hinton" |
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Manuscript" "Elizabeth Garrett: Songbird of New Mexico" by Goldie Rouse Buckner, 1966
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Manuscript: "Elizabeth Garrett: Nightingale of New Mexico" from a folder originally
labeled "1st write-up" |
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Draft of manuscript: untitled but is a draft of manuscript nos. 5 and 6 above and was in a folder labeled "Woman's
Club contest write-up" |
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Various excerpts, articles and clippings about Elizabeth Garrett |
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Various typed interviews with persons who knew Elizabeth Garrett, all 1965
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Typed interview with Ruth Martens (Sept. 4, 1965) and other
materials originally in the same folder
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Notes of interviews, originally labeled "to be typed" |
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Letters, articles, interviews and clippings re: the Garrett family (mostly Pat Garrett) originally labeled "Birth--1893" |
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Letters, articles, interviews and clippings re: Elizabeth Garrett, originally labeled "1893--1924" |
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Letters, articles, interviews and clippings re: Elizabeth Garrett, originally labeled "1924--1927" |
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Letters, articles, interviews and clippings re: Elizabeth Garrett, originally labeled "1927--1935"
(Two folders in this sequence were empty; these were labeled "1941-1945" and "1945-1947") |
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Memorials to Elizabeth Garrett |
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Chronology of the life of Elizabeth Garrett |
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Excerpts from the book: Midstream by Helen Keller discussing her
friendship with Elizabeth Garrett, and also including typed transcripts of newspapers clips from
the Roswell Daily Record,
dated August and September 1940
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Notebook I entitled "Roswell 1965-1966, Notes on Garrett + S.W." table of contents
pasted on front |
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Notebook II entitled "El Paso 1966" table of contents pasted on front |
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Notebook III entitled "Santa Fe May 1966" table of contents on front |
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Notebook IV entitled "Denver May 1966" table of contents on front |
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Notebook V untitled and contains notes from interview with Pauline Garrett in Las
Cruces, no date
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Interviews, letters, articles and excerpts regarding early Roswell pioneers, apparently
compiled, circa 1964 through 1966
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Letter from Ernest Key to Buckner, August 1, 1964
re: deeds in the Chaves County area which pertain the Garrett family and contains map of
Chaves County |
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Various articles on blindness |
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Articles and annual reports (1906-1908) for the School for the
Visually Handicapped at Alamogordo
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Books and articles about other persons |
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Articles, brochures and an interview regarding Billy the Kid |
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"To do" folder: contains lists of projects (i.e. letters and interviews) to be written and conducted |
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Bibliographic card file |
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Receipts for expenses incurred; originally entitled "costs" |
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Photographs and related correspondence |
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Songbook by Mrs. Evans Smith of the concert delivered by Elizabeth Garrett in El
Paso, 14 April 1935
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Music folder: contains lyrics, music and a 45rpm recording of "O Fair New Mexico" |
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