Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Ownby Family papers 1881-1944 (bulk 1881-1888)MS 111
Biographical NotePioneer family who moved from Bakersfield, California to Lordsburg, New Mexico in 1881, where they operated a boarding establishment, the Ownby House. Scope and Content NoteLetters and photographs. Original and typescript copies of personal letters from Anna Ownby to her husband, Bramble B. Ownby, from 1881-1888. They relate daily events in Lordsburg, while he was away working on the railroad. There is also an 1881 letter from Bramble's brother J.R. Ownby to his father, and an 1884 letter from John Salkeld to "Dear Children." A two-page typescript of a 1944 statement made by Bramble Ownby recounts his early years in New Mexico. Among the photographs are one of Anna in 1896, and others of unidentified family members; two of the earlier photos are tintypes. Images of historic buildings in Lordsburg include the railway depot, several different "Ownby Houses," and the saloon in 1884. A printed social invitation to the Ownby's is for a dancing party at Clifton, Arizona in 1884. ArrangementThis collection is organized by type of material.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) Ownby, Anna. Ownby, Bramble B. Geographic Name(s) Lordsburg (N.M.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Subject(s) Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Lordsburg -- Sources. Historic buildings -- New Mexico -- Lordsburg -- Photographs. Women pioneers -- New Mexico -- Lordsburg -- Sources. Administrative InformationCredit LineOwnby Family papers (MS 111). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Acquisition InformationAcquired as purchase, 1964. Processing HistoryProcessed by Staff. |