Memorial to John Collier Founder of Indian Affairs
John Collier, memorialized for founding ethnic and Indian rights work, served as advisor to the United Nations in 1946 and led American Indian Defense Association. His life spanned leadership in social reform, education, and anthropology, with later academic posts and a long taos residence. Surviving are Grace Volk Collier, three sons, eleven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalso
Institute of Ethnic Affairs
United Nations General Assembly
London
England
People’s Institute of New York
John Purroy Mitchell
New York City
National Board of Censorship of
John Collier
New York
Los Angeles
California
Mexico
Mabel Dodge
Taos
Americas
Southwest
American Indian Defense Association
U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Library of
Yale University
New Haven
Connecticut
Grace’ Volk Collier
Ranchos de Taos
Charles Wood Collier
Alcalde
New Mexico
Donald Collier
Chicago
John Collier Jr
Muir Beach
Secretary's Taos tour highlights aid, jobs, and water pleas
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture John Baker led a three day southern Colorado and northern New Mexico visit focusing on food stamp program praise and requests for more federal funds and water share. He toured Taos Friday and Saturday meeting distributors and residents, heard a call to rename the tour to reflect bringing aid, and spoke at a TAP dinner presenting a Spanish language aid pamphlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos County
Colorado
New Mexico
John Baker
Baker
Forest Service
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Soil Conservation Service
Agriculture Stabilization ‘and Conservation Service
Taosenos
Luis C. Martinez
Taos
Alamosa
Colo
Taos Municipal
Romaldo Garcia
Washington
Eloy Gurule
Your Home
TAP
Department of Agriculture
Luis Martinez
Ranchos de Taos
Leo Murphy
North Central Economic Development District
Economic Development Agency
Murphy
Kurt Ziebarch
Taoseno
State Planning Office
Jim Colegrove
The
Colegrove
Mercado Hires Manager Aimed to Jumpstart Co op
Mercado board moved to hire a manager on a permanent basis after consultants urged immediate action to put the crafts co op on the road before summer and to recapture tourist trade. The plan includes clarifying membership rules, training in finishing crafts, expanding the board, and increasing involvement of craftsmen and marketing of products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercado Board
Volt ‘Technical Corporation
Houston
Ted Ortiz Re-elected Taos representative to KCEC Board
Incumbent Ted Ortiz won a second two year term on the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board of Directors in Taos. Ortiz narrowly defeated Ray Mondragon by 461 to 417 votes, maintaining the seat with a slim margin.
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Ted Ortiz
Taos
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board of Directors
Ortiz
Ray Mondragon
Taos Council Worries Hippies Disrupt Summer Tourism
Taos Town Council fears hippies will deter visitors this summer as Optimist Club members claim tourist revenue could drop. council member Ashley Pond suggests they discuss possible solutions while noting many tourists may skip Taos.
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Taos
Optimist Club of
Taosly
Faos
Ashley Pond
Mrs. Pond
Also Mentioned on This Page
City College of New York
Columbia University
John Hay Whitney Foundation
Knox College
Galesburg
Linois
Holy Cross Hospital
John Collier Sr
Miller's Autoland
General Motors
Deelers
Continental Trailways
Hemisfair
Albuquerque
Carlsbad Caverns
San Antonio
Hemis
Fair
NASA
Astrodome
Galveston
Dallas
Four Corners
Grand Canyon
Santa Fe
Pagosa Springs
Durango Mesa Verde National Park
Silverton Canyonlands
Monument Valley
Continental Trailways Tours, Inc
P.O
Taos, N.M
Nixrun
Plaza Theatre
Paul Jones
Jean Shrimpton
Kit Carson
Isabel Carey
Roger Duchasne
Red Line
John Wayne
Kirk Douglas
Sophia Loren
Marlon Brando
Hong Kong
Luis Aduilez
el Comandante Furio
Rafael Bertrand
Jericho
Dean Martin
Gambit
Shirley Maclaine
Corky" Boyd
Evangelist
Mesquite, Texas
Questa Church OF Christ
Chevrolet
Job Tamer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!