Publication Date
9-27-2016
Abstract
Calvin “Cal” Lee Charles Traylor (October 5, 1924 – June 11, 2015) was a business owner, historical researcher, and an active and important member of the Doña Ana County Historical Society and the Archaeology Society of Southern New Mexico. The Calvin L. Traylor papers date 1845 – 2014, bulk 2001– 2013. Types of records include correspondence, email correspondence, newsletters, photographs, photographic copies of historic documents and printed out historic documents from the internet, and other materials. The Calvin L. Traylor papers document Calvin Traylor’s research into the history of the Mesilla Valley, Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Garrett family as well as his activities with the Doña Ana County Historical Society and the Archaeology Society of Southern New Mexico.