“Misc. Santa Fe Trail Files: SFT via Ark./Okla. (Ft. Smith Santa Fe Trail)” Photocopied Historical Materials, Academic Articles, and Handwritten Notes, 1925-1991

The following materials reflect the research interests and projects endeavored by historian and journalist Dr. Marc Simmons. This collection of materials consists of original drafts by Marc Simmons and other authors, newspaper publications by Marc Simmons and journalist Howard Bryan, photocopies of historical documents, historic photographs of New Mexico and Cerrillos, New Mexico, Simmons’ original research notes and sources on the Southwest, information regarding the Oxymin mining operations and community resistance to mining in Cerrillos, New Mexico, correspondence with historians and other authors of the Southwest, award plaques presented to Marc Simmons, and memorabilia from historic sites in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and California. These materials, including photocopied historical documents, are dated between 1805 and 2015; however, the bulk of the contemporary materials are dated between 1949 and 2015.