J. D. (JACOB DITZLER) CRAIGHEAD PAPERS
1850-1959
FINDING AID
Jeffrey Wilensky
May 29, 2001
©The Huntington LibraryJ. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead Papers – Inventory – Page 3
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Administrative Information
The collection was a gift from Margaret Craighead in February 1964.
The collection contains 3,440 pieces.
Number of boxes: 6
Number of cartons: 3
Number of oversize items: 1 folder
There are no restrictions on access.
Biographical Note
J. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead (1873-1964), a Colorado rancher, brought his ailing wife to Springer, New Mexico, from Ohio in 1900. In 1905, he started a cattle ranch in La Junta, Colorado, which was the beginning of the Hereford cattle industry in that area.
Scope and Content Note
Inclusive dates: 1850-1959
Bulk dates: 1925-1957
The collection contains the family, personal, and business papers of cattle rancher J. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead. In addition to the material on the Craighead ranch, there is also information on various irrigation projects, including the Otero Irrigation District. The collection also contains 24 diaries (1931-1959) and 11 account books (1899-1949) along with government documents and maps.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is semi-cataloged and arranged in the following series:
A. Family and personal papers (Box 1)
B. Business papers (Boxes 1-3)
C. Correspondence (Boxes 4-6)
D. Blueprints and maps (oversize folder)
Most of the bound volumes are stored in cartons at the end of the collection. They are arranged in the following manner:
A. Family and personal papers
I. Diaries (Box 7)
B. Business papers
I. Accounts (Boxes 8 & 9)J. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead Papers – Inventory – Page 4
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Container List
Box 1
A. Family and personal papers
Folder 1: Birth record, 1873 (2 pieces)
Folder 2: Father’s notebook, 1850-1872 (1 piece)
Folder 3: Arkansas Valley Journal, 1952 (1 piece)
Folder 4: Personal correspondence, 1943-1957 (8 pieces)
Folder 5: Stock certificate issued to daughter, 1938 (2 pieces)
Folder 6: Personal clippings, 1943 & 1956 (7 pieces)
Folder 7: Diary, 1934 (1 piece)
Folder 8: Certificate of election, 1942 (1 piece)
Folder 9: Certificate of incorporation, 1945-1958 (2 pieces)
B. Business papers
Folder 10: Live stock & shipping, 1934-1955 (17 pieces)
Folder 11: Inspection records, 1923-1953 (37 pieces)
Folder 12: Early stock record, 1910-1936 (1 piece)
Folder 13: Purchase sheets, 1940-1957 (88 pieces)
Folder 14: Purchase sheets, 1939-1955 (114 pieces)
Folder 15: Statement and prices, 1918-1949 (2 pieces)
Folder 16: American Hereford Association registration slips, 1949-1953 (38 pieces)
Folder 17: American Hereford Association, 1926-1947 (81 pieces)
Folder 18: American Hereford Association, 1953-1958 (90 pieces)
Folder 19: Tax receipts, 1918-1950 (68 pieces)
Folder 20: Tax receipts, 1951-1956 (130 pieces)
Box 2
B. Business papers
Folder 1: Land purchases, 1928-1947 (6 pieces)
Folder 2: Mortgages, 1926-1957 (44 pieces)
Folder 3: Insurance claims, 1936-1957 (17 pieces)
Folder 4: Tax sale certificate of purchase, 1929-1944 (18 pieces)
Folder 5: Grazing leases, 1935-1947 (20 pieces)
Folder 6: Leases and notices, 1935-1950 (11 pieces)
Folder 7: Oil and gas leases, 1946-1957 (13 pieces)
Folder 8: Contracts, 1910-1957 (14 pieces)
Folder 9: Inventories, 1948-1951 (3 pieces)
Folder 10: Transcript of survey, 1918 (14 pieces)
Folder 11: General accounts, 1919-1956 (31 pieces)
Folder 12: Abstract of title, 1929-1953 (7 pieces)
Folder 13: Maps, 1940-1947 (9 pieces)
Folder 14: Photographs, 1958 (2 pieces)
Folder 15: Otero Irrigation District papers, 1939-1947 (39 pieces)
Folder 16: Financial Reports, 1934-1955 (7 pieces)
Folder 17: Financial Accounts, 1924-1952 (12 pieces)
Folder 18: Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1935 - 1947 (13 pieces)
Folder 19: Catlin Canal Company, 1942-1951 (3 pieces)J. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead Papers – Inventory – Page 5
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Container List (continued)
Box 2 (continued)
Folder 20: Needs and resources, 1931-1943 (9 pieces)
Folder 21: Financial statements, 1934-1936 (6 pieces)
Folder 22: Personal papers, 1933-1957 (42 pieces)
Folder 23: Circulars, statements & announcements, 1908-1958 (10 pieces)
Box 3
B. Business papers
Folder 1: Budget, 1933 (3 pieces)
Folder 2: Budget - Statement of account, 1932-1938 (3 pieces)
Folder 3: Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation, 1933-1935 (66 pieces)
Folder 4: Regional Agricultural Credit Association, 1936-1938 (52 pieces)
Folder 5: Records of loans, 1920-1958 (14 pieces)
Folder 6: Report to directors, 1938-1952 (18 pieces)
Folder 7: Bank controversy, 1943-1956 (16 pieces)
Folder 8: Circulars, 1934-1959 (19 pieces)
Folder 9: Statements and accounts, 1940-1958 (15 pieces)
Folder 10: Adjustments, allotments, 1940-1941 (18 pieces)
Folder 11: Farm Defense Program, 1942 (7 pieces)
Folder 12: The Measurement of Irrigation Water [booklet], n.d. (1 piece)
Folder 13: Survey and field book, 1909 (1 piece)
Folder 14: Otero Irrigation District - Minutes of board meetings (bound volume),
1934-1942 (1 piece)
Folder 15: Otero Irrigation District - Sale of bonds (bound volume), 1907-1911 (1 piece)
Folder 16: Otero Irrigation District - Diary of work, 1911-1912 (1 piece)
Box 4
C. Correspondence
Folder 1: 1912 (1 piece)
Folder 2: 1916 (2 pieces)
Folder 3: 1925 (10 pieces)
Folder 4: 1926 (62 pieces)
Folder 5: 1927 (58 pieces)
Folder 6: 1928 (40 pieces)
Folder 7: 1929 (13 pieces)
Folder 8: 1930 (34 pieces)
Folder 9: 1931 (52 pieces)
Folder 10: 1932 (42 pieces)
Folder 11: 1933 (53 pieces)
Folder 12: 1934 (84 pieces)
Folder 13: 1935 (46 pieces)
Folder 14: 1936 (59 pieces)
Folder 15: 1937 (20 pieces)
Folder 16: 1938 (15 pieces)J. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead Papers – Inventory – Page 6
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Container List (continued)
Box 4 (continued)
Folder 17: 1939 (10 pieces)
Folder 18: 1940 (37 pieces)
Folder 19: 1941 (103 pieces)
Folder 20: 1942 (153 pieces)
Box 5
C. Correspondence
Folder 1: 1943 (160 pieces)
Folder 2: 1944 (86 pieces)
Folder 3: 1945 (54 pieces)
Folder 4: 1946 (58 pieces)
Folder 5: 1947 (42 pieces)
Folder 6: 1948 (31 pieces)
Folder 7: 1949 (19 pieces)
Folder 8: 1950 (97 pieces)
Folder 9: Jan.-June 1951 (83 pieces)
Folder 10: July-Dec. 1951 (94 pieces)
Box 6
C. Correspondence
Folder 1: Jan.-June 1952 (69 pieces)
Folder 2: July-Dec. 1952 (52 pieces)
Folder 3: 1953 (56 pieces)
Folder 4: 1954 (60 pieces)
Folder 5: 1955 (43 pieces)
Folder 6: 1956 (101 pieces)
Folder 7: 1957 (112 pieces)
Folder 8: 1958 (3 pieces)
Folder 9: 1959 (7 pieces)
D. Blueprints and maps (oversize folder)
Folder 1: 1904-1939 (8 pieces)
Box 7 (Bound volumes)
A. Family and personal papers
I. Diaries: 1931, 1935, [1936], 1938-1943, 1945-1959 (24 volumes)
Box 8 (Bound volumes)
B. Business papers
I. Accounts (General): 1919-1932 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1931-1942 (1 volume)J. D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead Papers – Inventory – Page 7
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Container List (continued)
Box 8 (Bound volumes) (continued)
I. Accounts (General): 1934-1949 (1 volume)
Box 9 (Bound volumes)
B. Business papers
I. Accounts (General): 1899-1909 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1900 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1903 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1910-1919 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1919-1926 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1926-1931 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1935-1943 (1 volume)
Accounts (General): 1935-1944 (1 volume)
Indexing: Subjects
Cattle trade - Colorado - History - 20th century - Sources.
Craighead, J. D. (Jacob Ditzler), 1873-1964.
Frontier and pioneer life - Colorado - La Junta.
Hereford cattle.
Irrigation districts - Colorado - La Junta.
Irrigation districts - Colorado - Otero County.
La Junta (Colo.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Otero Irrigation District - History - 20th century - Sources.
Ranch life - Colorado - History - 20th century - Sources.
Ranchers - Colorado - La Junta - Archives.
Ranching - Colorado - History - 20th century - Sources.
Account books.
Diaries.
Letters (correspondence)
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