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Cage 240
Fall, Albert B.
Albert B. Fall Papers
1918-1943
1.5 linear feet of shelf space
3 boxes
Correspondence, memoranda, and materials used during Albert B. Fall's trial (all materials are reproductions). Correspondents include: President Warren G. Harding, E.L. Doheny.
Collection materials are in:
English
Albert Bacon Fall was a lawyer in the New Mexico Territory and was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives in 1890. In 1912, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate. He was one of New Mexico's first two United States Senators. He was appointed by President Warren Harding in 1921 as Secretary of the Interior. In this position, Fall leased the government-owned Teapot Dome oil reserves to Mammoth Oil Company (controlled by Harry Ford Sinclair) and the Elk Hills oil reserves to Pan-American Petroleum Company (controlled by Edward Laurence Doheny). In 1929, he was convicted of accepting 100,000 dollars from Doheny and an important company position from Sinclair in exchange for the oil leases. For his role in what is known as the Teapot Dome Scandal, he was fined 100,000 dollars and sentenced to one year in prison.
This collection consists of photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, and materials used during the trial of Albert B. Fall. The Blue Book file, apparently collated by Fall for use during the conspiracy trials, consists primarily of Interior Department files regarding the leasing of oil lands. The El Paso file is primarily concerned with Fall's legal and financial difficulties following his resignation as Secretary of the Interior. The file also includes documents regarding Mrs. Fall's attempts to exonerate her husband. The Letter file consists of Fall's professional correspondence with President Harding, E.L. Doheny, and others, as well as Fall's private correspondence after his resignation.
This collection is arranged in three series: the Blue Book file, the El Paso file, and the Letter file. The Blue Book file consists of papers collected and used by Albert B. Fall in his trial; the El Paso file consists of papers collected by Mr. and Mrs. Fall pertaining to personal, financial, and legal matters; and the Letter file consists of the official and private correspondence of Albert B. Fall.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item Description]
Albert B. Fall Papers, 1918-1943
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Washington State University Libraries
Pullman, WA
The photocopies in this collection were produced for Dr. David H. Stratton, Professor of History at Washington State University, from originals owned by Alexina Fall Chase of Almagordo, New Mexico, a daughter of A.B. Fall. The originals have since been donated to New Mexico State University Archives and Special Collections as part of the Albert B. Fall Family Papers, Ms 0008.
(Bibliography Source: Ohio History Central, ohiohistorycentral.org)
Fall, Albert B.
New Mexico -- Politics and government
Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924 -- Sources
Politicians -- New Mexico -- Correspondence
Civil Procedure and Courts
Politics and Politicians
1917-1924
Series 1: Blue Book file
1
1
1917-1920
Blue book file
1
2
1921 March-July
Blue book file
1
3
1921 August-October
Blue book file
1
4
1921 November
Blue book file
1
5
1921 December
Blue book file
1
6
1922 January
Blue book file
1
7
1922 February
Blue book file
1
8
1922 March
Blue book file
1
9
1922 April
Blue book file
1
10
1922 May
Blue book file
1
11
1922 June
Blue book file
1
12
1922 July
Blue book file
1
13
1922 August
Blue book file
1
14
1922 September
Blue book file
1
15
1922 October
Blue book file
1
16
1922 November
Blue book file
1
17
1922 December
Blue book file
1
18
1923 January
Blue book file
1
19
1923 February
Blue book file
1
20
1923 March
Blue book file
1
21
1923 April-December
Blue book file
1
22
1924
Blue book file
1911-1941
Series 2: El Paso file
2
23
1918-1925
El Paso file
2
24
1925-1926
El Paso file
2
25
1927
El Paso file
2
26
1928
El Paso file
2
27
1929
El Paso file
2
28
1930
El Paso file
2
29
1931-1932
El Paso file
2
30
1933-1937
El Paso file
2
31
1922-1923
El Paso file
2
32
1923
El Paso file
2
33
(1911-1912) 1931
El Paso file
2
34
(1917) 1940
El Paso file
2
35
1925
El Paso file
2
36
1926
El Paso file
2
37
1928
El Paso file
2
38
1928-1935
El Paso file
2
39
1929
El Paso file
2
40
1929
El Paso file
2
41
1930
El Paso file
2
42
1931
El Paso file
2
43
1931
El Paso file
2
44
1931
El Paso file
2
45
1931
El Paso file
2
46
1931
El Paso file
2
47
1938-1939
El Paso file
2
48
1938
El Paso file
2
49
1941
El Paso file
1913-1969
Series 3: Letter file
3
50
1920-1921
Letter file, Harding
3
51
1921-1922
Letter file, Harding
3
52
1922-1923
Letter file, Harding
3
53
1919-1924
Letter file, Doheny
3
54
1925
Letter file, Doheny
3
55
1926
Letter file, Doheny
3
56
1921-1932
Letter file, miscellaneous, C-D
3
57
1920-1924
Letter file, miscellaneous, H
3
58
Undated
Letter file, miscellaneous, L
3
59
1924-1935
Letter file, miscellaneous, M
3
60
1929-1932
Letter file, miscellaneous, P
3
61
1913-1931
Letter file, miscellaneous, R-S
3
62
1913-1933
Letter file, miscellaneous, W
3
63
1965-1969
Letters regarding possession, etc.