Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Papers and photographs of Cornelius Bennett 1872-1915MS 110
Biographical NoteThe Bennetts and the Morrills were related pioneer families in Silver City, New Mexico. Cornelius Bennett was a town founder, and served as a school trustee and probate judge. John B. Morrill was a councilman, and operated the general store J.B. Morrill and Co. Scope and Content NoteChiefly photographs, along with legal documents, correspondence, and family memorabilia. Cornelius Bennett materials consist of family correspondence and photographs, tax receipts, stock certificates, and indentures. Other legal documents relate to his partnerships in the following companies: Bennett Bros. & Co.; J.T. Bennett & Co.; Bennett, Van Wagenen & Co.; and Bennett and Bailey. Also included are documents relating to the local Masonic Lodge. The Morrill family materials include correspondence, family photographs, and legal papers of husband and wife Charles Morrill and Nettie Bennett Morrill; John B. Morrill and Lettie Bennett Morrill, and son, Charles B. Morrill. Photographs depict individuals, and also group activities; some are identified, such as the L.C. Cattle Co. Both formal studio portraits and casual exterior snapshots are included. Subjects include mining operations and Silver City scenes: notably a parade, the Butterfield Stage, and the interiors of Morrill's general store, Porterfield's Drug Store, and the Morrill Opera House, along with actors in costume. A Silver City madam's album contains photographs of the ladies engaged in activities outside the house, such as riding horses with cowboys. Miscellaneous items include materials concerning other Silver City founders, deeds to property, and a manuscript copy of an 1879 petition to the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of New Mexico, to repeal the charter incorporating the town. ArrangementThis collection is organized into 4 series:Series I: Cornelius Bennett materials,
1872-1901 Series II: Morrill family material, 1872-1903 Series III: Silver City photographs, 1872-1915 Series IV: Miscellaneous, 1881-1914 RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Bennett family -- Archives. Morrill family. Corporate Name(s) Freemasons. Silver City Lodge, no. 465 (N.M.) L.C. Cattle Company. Geographic Name(s) Silver City (N.M.) -- History -- Sources. Silver City (N.M.) -- Social life and customs -- Photographs. Subject(s) Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- Sources. Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- Photographs. Pioneers -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- Sources. Prostitutes -- New Mexico -- Silver City -- History -- Photographs. Administrative InformationCredit LinePapers and photographs of Cornelius Bennett (MS 110). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Acquisition InformationAcquired as purchase, 1964. Processing HistoryProcessed by Staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||