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Title: Jacob Ditzler Craighead Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1850-1959
Bulk dates: 1925-1957
Collection Number: mssCraighead papers
Creator:
Craighead, J. D. (Jacob Ditzler), 1873-1964.
Extent: 3,440 pieces in 6 boxes, 3 cartons, and
1 oversize folder.
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains the family, personal, and business papers of Colorado cattle rancher J.D. Craighead (1873-1964),
including materials related to the Craighead Ranch and irrigation projects; diaries; account books; and some government documents
and maps.
Language: English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services
Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such
activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Jacob Ditzler Craighead Papers, The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California.
Gift of Margaret Craighead, February 1964.
J.D. (Jacob Ditzler) Craighead, started a cattle ranch in La Junta, Colorado, in
1905, which was the beginning of the Hereford cattle industry in that area.
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. There are also 24 diaries (1931-1959) and 11 account books
(1899-1949) along with government documents and maps.
The collection is 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)
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Craighead, J. D. (Jacob
Ditzler), 1873-1964 -- Archives.
Cattle trade -- Colorado -- History --
20th century -- Sources.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado
-- La Junta.
Hereford cattle.
Irrigation districts -- Colorado -- La
Junta.
Irrigation districts -- Colorado --
Otero County.
Ranch life -- Colorado -- History --
20th century -- Sources.
Ranchers -- Colorado -- La Junta --
Archives.
Ranching -- Colorado -- History -- 20th
century -- Sources.
La Junta (Colo.) --
History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Otero Irrigation
District -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Account books.
Diaries.
Letters (correspondence) -- Colorado.