New Mexico State University
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Interview with Clyde W. Tombaugh, September 11, 1987, Side B, 1987 September 11, 2006 May 16
Interview with Clyde W. Tombaugh, astronomer and discoverer of the planet Pluto. Tombaugh discusses his early life, employment at the Lowell Observatory, his discovery of the planet Pluto, and employment at the White Sands Missile Range and New Mexico State University.
Interview with David Herrera, October 23, 1991, 1991 October 23, 2006 May 16
Interview with Daniel Herrera on farming, crops and irrigation methods on his farm in the Mesquite, New Mexico area.
Interview with Ella Ledesma, March 28, 1991, 1991 March 28, 2006 May 16
Interview with Ella Ladesma on the history of the village of Dona Ana, New Mexico. The interview covers the Ladesma, Barncaste, Melendres and Wertheim families as well as their businesses and farming enterprises. Ms. Ledesma also talks about school and social relationships in Dona Ana.
Interview with Ernestine Barncastle, March 27, 1991, 1991 March 27, 2006 May 16
Interview with Ernestine Barncastle on the Barcastle, Alvarez and other families of Dona Ana and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ms. Barncastle discusses relationships between various area families as well as life during the 1920s through 1950s.
Interview with Florencia Quiroga, May 1991, 1991 May, 2006 May 16
Interview with Florencia Quiroga on folk traditions, legends and magic of the Mexican culture living in the area of Chamberino, New Mexico. Interview is in Spanish.
Interview with Genevieve Lucero Sanders, November 5, 1986, Tape 2, Side B, 1986 November 5, 2006 May 16
Interview with Genevieve Lucero Sanders and Price Sanders on the history of Las Cruces, New Mexico the Lucero family, and the Lucero Ranch near White Sands.
Interview with Henry and Carl Duran, March 10, 1992, 1992 March 10, 2006 May 16
Interview with Henry and Carl Duran on farming and irrigation methods in the Derry, New Mexico area. The Durans discuss community irrigation ditch associations and some history of irrigating from the Rio Grande.
Interview with Henry Giclas, March 7, 2000, Interview 1, 2000 March 7, 2006 May 16
Interview with astronomer Henry Lee Giclas on his association with astronomer and Pluto discoverer Clyde W. Tombaugh. Giclas discusses his work at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona where the Pluto discovery occurred in 1930.
Interview with Henry Giclas, November 30, 2000, Interview 2, 2000 November 30, 2006 May 16
Interview with astronomer Henry Lee Giclas on his association with astronomer and Pluto discoverer Clyde W. Tombaugh. Giclas discusses his work at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona where the Pluto discovery occurred in 1930.
Interview with Jimmy Robinson, March 20, 2001, Tape 1, Side B, 2001 March 20, 2006 May 16
Interview with astronomer Jimmy Robinson on his relationship with astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto. Robinson talks about working with Tombaugh during the 1950s to set up an observatory near Quito, Ecuador to conduct near Earth satellite observations. Later he discusses working with Tombaugh, Brad Smith and Scott Murrell on planetary observations in Las Cruces, New Mexico during the 1960s.
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- Astronomers -- United States -- Biography 16
- Irrigation -- Mesilla Valley (N.M.) -- History 10
- Mesilla Valley (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 10
- Water -- New Mexico -- Distribution -- Management 10
- Irrigation farming -- Mesilla Valley (N.M.) -- History 9
- Irrigation water -- Mesilla Valley (N.M.) -- Management 9
- Mexican-American Border Region -- History 7
- History 6
- White Sands Missile Range (N.M.) -- History 6
- Astronomy 5
- Astronomy -- History -- 20th century 5
- Astronomy -- Observatories -- Ecuador -- History 5
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- Biography 5
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- Genealogy 5
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- Social life and customs 4
- Telescopes -- Design and construction -- History 4
- Dona Ana (N.M.) -- Biography 3
- Dona Ana (N.M.) -- Genealogy 3
- Dona Ana (N.M.) -- History 3
- Dona Ana (N.M.) -- Social life and customs 3
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- History 3
- Mexican-American families -- New Mexico 3
- Observatories -- History 3
- Physical Science Laboratory -- History 3
- Pluto (Dwarf planet) 3
- Derry (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 2
- Discovery and exploration 2
- Employees 2
- Irrigation -- Derry (N.M.) -- History 2
- Irrigation -- La Union (N.M.) -- History 2
- Irrigation farming -- La Union (N.M.) -- History 2
- Irrigation water -- Derry (N.M.) -- Management 2
- Irrigation water -- La Union (N.M.) -- Management 2
- La Union (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 2
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 2
- Mars (Planet) 2
- Telescopes -- Research 2
- Agriculture -- New Mexico 1
- Anthony (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Chamberino (N.M.) 1
- Cotton growing -- New Mexico 1
- Deming (N.M.) -- Agriculture 1
- Folk religion -- Mexico 1
- Folk religion -- New Mexico 1
- Irrigation -- La Mesa (N.M.) -- History 1
- Irrigation -- Mesquite (N.M.) -- History 1
- Irrigation -- New Mexico -- Anthony -- History 1
- Irrigation farming -- Derry (N.M.) -- History 1
- Irrigation farming -- La Mesa (N.M.) -- History 1
- Irrigation farming -- Mesquite (N.M.) -- History 1
- Irrigation farming -- New Mexico -- Anthony -- History 1
- Irrigation farming -- New Mexico -- History 1
- Irrigation water -- La Mesa (N.M.) -- Management 1
- Irrigation water -- Mesilla Valley (N.M.) -- History 1
- Irrigation water -- Mesquite (N.M.) -- Management 1
- Irrigation water -- New Mexico -- Anthony -- Management 1
- La Mesa (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- Agriculture 1
- Las Cruces (N.M.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 1
- Mars (Planet) -- Exploration 1
- Mesilla (N.M.) -- Biography 1
- Mesilla (N.M.) -- Genealogy 1
- Mesilla (N.M.) -- History 1
- Mesilla (N.M.) -- Social life and customs 1
- Mesquite (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Mexican-American Border Region -- Social life and customs 1
- Mexican-American families -- Mesilla (N.M.) 1
- Mexican-American families -- New Mexico -- Las Cruces 1
- Mexico -- Religious life and customs 1
- Mexico -- Social life and customs 1
- New Mexico -- Religious life and customs 1
- New Mexico -- Social life and customs 1
- Owls -- Folklore 1
- Telescopes -- History 1
- Witchcraft -- Mexico 1
- Witchcraft -- New Mexico 1 + ∧ less