SMU-in-Taos records A Guide to the Collection


Overview
	Creator:	Southern Methodist University
	Title:	SMU-in-Taos records
	Inclusive Dates:	1959-2001
	Abstract:	SMU-in-Taos (originally known as Fort Burgwin) was established in 1964 in New Mexico primarily as an archeological and educational site. These records include minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs, publications, and pamphlets that show the growth of the campus and establishment of the summer school program as well as the history of the archeological site.
	Accession No:	SMU 1993.0198
	Extent:	17 boxes (8.5 linear feet)
	Language:	Material is in English
	Repository	Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University

Historical Note

SMU-in-Taos (originally known as the Fort Burgwin campus) is Southern Methodist University’s campus in New Mexico. It started as an archeological dig, but has grown to be a full-fledged campus with an information commons and classes each summer.

By the mid-1950s, the property had been acquired by a lumber company. Fortunately, the owner of the lumber company, Mr. Ralph Rounds, was an amateur archaeologist who had heard stories of the fort's existence. To relocate the lost fort, Rounds enlisted the help of archaeologist Fred Wendorf, now Professor Emeritus in SMU's Department of Anthropology. After Wendorf located the remnants of the log fort, Rounds provided financial support for Wendorf and his associates to excavate and rebuild fort structures based on sketches of the original buildings. Reconstructed, Fort Burgwin was designed to serve a new purpose--education.

Envisioning Fort Burgwin as the ideal setting for academic programs, Southern Methodist University began in 1964 to acquire the property with support from the Rounds Foundation and the Honorable William P. Clements, Jr., then-chair of the University's Board of Governors and Texas governor from 1979-83 and 1987-91. Eventually, the University added adobe casitas for student and faculty housing, classrooms, a dining hall, and a multi-purpose auditorium. In 1992, Fort Burgwin became SMU-in-Taos. In 2004 a state-of-the-art computer facility and library, the Fred Wendorf Information Commons, was constructed on the Fort Burgwin campus.

Resurrected and restored, Fort Burgwin thrives as a center for academic discovery, experiential learning and scholarly research. Now the summer campus for SMU-IN-TAOS, the program offers academic courses in the humanities, natural and social sciences, performing and studio arts, as well as archaeological and anthropological research.

Source:

“History of Fort Burgwin and SMU-in Taos,” from SMU Website, http://smu.edu/taos/overview.asp, on August 19, 2010.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

This collection contains the records of SMU-in-Taos and the Fort Burgwin Research Center from its foundation until 2001. Among the important items are blueprints, diagrams, and field notes from the excavation of Fort Burgwin, documents concerning the founding of the Fort Burgwin Research Center and SMU-in-Taos program, and photographs of much of the campus and archaeological sites. Also included are manuscripts and books published as a result of research done at or about Fort Burgwin and the Taos, New Mexico area, information about the SMU-in-Taos program, and Ephemera including SMU-in-Taos T-shirts and the Fort Burgwin Research Center Seal. Originally this collection was four separate collections given to the Southern Methodist University Archives at four different times. They have been combined into this collection using MPLP processes both to maintain the integrity of the original collections and to expedite processing.

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Arrangement of the Collection
	The collection is organized into 4 series:

		Series 1: SMU-in-Taos
		Series 2: Ft. Burgwin
		Series 3: Additional Material
		Series 4: Ephemera

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Restrictions

Access to Collection:

Collection is open for research use, except for Box 8, Folder 6. This folder contains restricted material and is labeled “RESTRICTED.”

Publication Rights:

Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the DeGolyer Library.

Copyright Statement:

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

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Access Terms
	This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms.

		SMU-in-Taos.
		Southern Methodist University -- History.
		Cantonment Burgwin (N.M.)
		University extension -- New Mexico.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

SMU-in-Taos records, Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.

Acquisition Information

Deposit.

Processing Information

This collection was originally four separate collections in the SMU Archives, including the call numbers

SMU 1993.0195,

SMU 1993.0198,

SMU 1996.0271, and

SMU 1996.0279,

all of which were previously unprocessed.

MPLP (More product, less processing) processes were used with this collection both to maintain the integrity of the original collections as well as to expedite processing. As a result, Series 1-3 respectively contain the contents of SMU 1993.0198, SMU 1993.0195, and SMU 1996.0271 together with SMU 1996.0279, while Series 4, because it is ephemera, contains items from all four collections. An additional consequence of this procedure is some overlapping material amongst the series.



Series 1: SMU-in-Taos 6 boxes (65 folders)
	Formerly SMU 1993.0198
Box	Folder
1	1	Master Plan and By-Laws – SMU-in-Taos
	2	History of Ft. Burgwin
	3	Excavation of Ft. Burgwin
	4	Founding of SMU-in-Taos at Ft. Burgwin Campus
	5	Biography of John Henry King Burgwin
	6	Diary and Account of Dr. William Wallace Anderson, 1858
	7	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1959-1962)
	8	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1963-1965)
	9	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1963-1968)
Box	Folder
2	1	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1965-1974) (1 of 2)
	2	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1965-1974) (2 of 2)
	3	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1974-1979) (1 of 2)
	4	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1974-1979) (2 of 2)
	5	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1974-1980)
	6	Board of Trustees – Minutes (1979-1980)
	7	Board of Trustees – Agendas (1960, 1964-1968)
	8	Board of Trustees – Annual Meetings (1989-1995)
Box	Folder
3	1	Board of Trustees – Annual Reports (1958-1969)
	2	Board of Trustees – Contracts
	3	Budgets
	4	Balance Sheets
	5	Statements of Receipts and Disbursements
	6	Financial Statements
	7	Endowment Fund
	8	National Science Foundation
	9	Miscellaneous Financial Records
	10	Correspondence – Willis M. Tate
	11	Correspondence - Assorted
	12	Correspondence - Assorted
	13	Manuscripts – The United States Army in Taos, 1847-1861by Lawrence R. Murphy
	14	Manuscripts – Cantonment Burgwin, New Mexico, 1852-1860 by Lawrence R. Murphy
	15	Manuscripts – The Taos, New Mexico Mill of Ceran St. Vrain: 1849-1864 by Jay R. Newman
Box	Folder
4	1	Manuscripts – Wendorf’s Material – “Captain Burgwin”
	2	Manuscripts – Arrott Collection
	3	Books – Late Pleistocene Environments of the Southern High Plains
	4	Books – Blackwater Locality No.1: A Stratified, Early Mna Sight in Eastern New Mexico
	5	Books – Valdez Phase Occupation Near Taos, New Mexico
	6	Books – Excavations at a Pot Creek Pueblo
	7	Books – Papers on Taos Archaeology
	8	Books – Taos Archaeology
	9	Books – Colloquia in Anthropology, Vol. I-II
Box	Folder
5	1	SMU-in-Taos Pamphlets (1 of 2)
	2	SMU-in-Taos Pamphlets (2 of 2)
	3	SMU-in-Taos Pamphlets (3 of 3)
	4	Ft. Burgwin Dedication (07/20/1974)
	5	SMU-in-Taos – General Information
	6	SMU-in-Taos – Packets (1991)
	7	SMU-in-Taos – Packets (1992)
	8	SMU-in-Taos – Packets (1993)
Box	Folder
6	1	SMU-in-Taos – Packets (1994)
	2	SMU-in-Taos – Packets (1995)
	3	SMU-in-Taos – General Information (1996)
	4	SMU-in-Taos – General Information (1997)
	5	SMU-in-Taos – General Information (1998/1999)
	6	SMU-in-Taos – General Information (1999)
	7	SMU-in-Taos – General Information (2000)
	8	SMU-in-Taos – Informal Courses
	9	SMU-in-Taos – Alumni College (1966)
	10	SMU-in-Taos – Photographs – People
	11	SMU-in-Taos – Photographs – Buildings
	12	SMU-in-Taos – Photographs – Pot Creek
	13	SMU-in-Taos – Photographs – Miscellaneous
	14	Slides and Negatives - Ft. Burgwin
Box	Folder
7	1	SMU-in-Taos – Photographs on Foam Board (1 of 2)
	2	SMU-in-Taos – Photographs on Foam Board (2 of 2)

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Series 2: Ft. Burgwin 6 boxes (47 folders)
	Formerly SMU 1993.0195
Box	Folder
7	3	Ft. Burgwin – Cantonment – History
	4	Report on the Operation of the Fort Burgwin Research Center (May 1985)
	5	Ft. Burgwin – Statements of Receipts and Disbursements
	6	Ft. Burgwin – Excavation – Unit Three Report
	7	Board of Trustees – Annual Report (1971)
	8	Ft. Burgwin – Pamphlets and Newsletters
	9	Ft. Burgwin – Camp Programs
	10	Board of Trustees – Annual Meetings
Box	Folder
8	1	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes (1 of 2)
	2	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes (2 of 2)
	3	Ft. Burgwin – Correspondence – Assorted
	4	Board of Trustees – Miscellaneous
	5	Ft. Burgwin – Archaeological Records Management System (1 of 2)
	6	Ft. Burgwin – Archaeological Records Management System (2 of 2) RESTRICTED
Box	Folder
9	1	Ft. Burgwin – Archaeological Field School – “1984 Excavation at Pot Creek Pueblo”
	2	History of Ft. Burgwin
	3	Ft. Burgwin – Excavation of Cantonment Diagrams
	4	Ft. Burgwin – Construction Documents
	5	Ft. Burgwin – Museum (1987)
	6	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes (Photographs) (1 of 3)
	7	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes (Photographs) (2 of 3)
	8	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes (Photographs) (3 of 3)
Box	Folder
10	1	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes – Hospital (1979) (1 of 2)
	2	Ft. Burgwin – Field Notes – Hospital (1979) (2 of 2)
	3	Books – Colloquia on Anthropology, Volumes I-II
	4	Books – Taos Archaeology
	5	Books – Sounds and Sights of Taos Valley
	6	Books – Late Pleistocene Environments of the Southern High Plain
	7	Books – Blackwater Locality No.1: A Stratified, early Mna Site in Eastern New Mexico
Box	Folder
11	1	Books – Excavations at Pot Creek Pueblo
	2	Books – Papers on Taos Archaeology
	3	Books – The Reconstructions of Past Environments
	4	Books – Valdez Phase Occupation near Taos, New Mexico
	5	Books – Contributions to the Prehistory of Nubia
	6	Photographs – Moradas by Thomas R. Lynns
	7	Photographs – Construction Photographs
	8	Photographs – Luncheon and Convocation (July 27, 1974)
	9	Slides (1 of 2)
	10	Slides (2 of 2)
Box	Folder
12	1	Ft. Burgwin – Mabel Dodge Lujan Home/
	2	Ft. Burgwin – Young-Hunter Estate, Taos, New Mexico
	3	Ft. Burgwin – Guestbooks (1 of 3)
	4	Ft. Burgwin – Guestbooks (2 of 3)
	5	Ft. Burgwin – Guestbooks (3 of 3)
	6	Ft. Burgwin – Film (6.35mm x 360m), 7” reel

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Series 3: Additional Material 1 box (9 folders)
	Formerly SMU 1996.0271 and SMU 1996.0271
Box	Folder
13	1	Ft. Burgwin – Summer Session Catalog
	2	Ft. Burgwin – Transmittal Letter
	3	Ft. Burgwin – Student Room and Board Agreement (1986)
	4	Ft. Burgwin – “Cantonment Burgwin, New Mexico, 1852-1860”
	5	Ft. Burgwin – 1986 Programs
	6	Ft. Burgwin – Schedules
	7	Ft. Burgwin – News Clippings
	8	Attic Files (1987)
	9	Ft. Burgwin – Gift from J.P. Brandenburg

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Series 4: Ephemera 4 boxes

Box	Item
14	1	SMU-in-Taos T-Shirts
	2	SMU-in-Taos Mug
	3	Ft. Burgwin Research Center, Inc. Seal
Box	Item
15	1	SMU-in-Taos T-Shirts
Box	Item
16	1	Cassette Tapes labeled #1 – #18
Box	Item
17x	1	SMU-in-Taos Pamphlets (folded)
	2	News Clippings
	3	SMU-in-Taos Poster
	4	Ft. Burgwin Diagrams and Blueprints
	1	News Clippings (SMU)
	2	Manuscripts (Unknown)
	3	Ft. Burgwin Research Center, Taos, New Mexico, Museum, Exhibition Working Drawings (August 1986)
	4	SMU-in-Taos Pamphlets (unfolded)

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