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WS Ranch Papers Finding Finding Aid for the Papers from the WS Ranch Excavation Bailey Archives, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Updated: Q3 2020 The WS Ranch Project encompasses the work of the University of Texas Archaeological Field School the Gila National Forest and surrounding areas in in west-central New Mexico between 1977 and 1994. Participants got hands-on experience learning the principles of archaeological excavation while working on a site left behind by people from the Mogollon culture. Excavations occurred mainly at the WS Ranch site, but also included work at nine other locations. Surveys and test excavation began at the WS Ranch site in 1977 under the guidance of James A. Neely, PhD. Shortly thereafter, surveys and test excavations began at the nearby WS-17 (or HO-Bar) site. Similar test excavations occurred at the WS-5 and WS-41 sites (also known as the McKeen Ranch Site), Eva Faust Site, Devil’s Park, Apache Creek Pueblo, O Block Cave, and the Squirrel Springs Site. Several of these sites—including the WS Ranch site, Eva Faust site, and the McKeen site—are partially located on private land. Volunteers from Earthwatch also participated during the field seasons. The archives contain field research reports, scholarly research, student reports, theses, dissertations, and other materials. This work resulted in a significant number of artifacts and scientific documentation that have never been available to the public. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science acquired the collection in 2017. Processing Notes While processing the collection, the vast majority of the papers were kept —items removed include blank forms, duplicate or irrelevant materials, and non-annotated maps. The papers are organized chronologically by each sub-site name within the project, followed by additional surveying work performed on and around the site. These materials will support the work of our colleagues in the Anthropology Department, who will eventually catalog the thousands of artifacts excavated from the site over the two decades that the field school was active. As of August 2020, we have completed cataloging the documents that make up the core of the collection. Descriptions of those materials are included below. Also included in the collection are uncataloged maps of the excavation areas, as well as a collection of photographs. We will update this finding aid once those materials have been processed. If you would like more information, or wish to make a research appointment, you may contact us at [email protected]. Catalog Number Description IA.WS-2017 Archival Records for the WS Ranch Archaeological site IA.WS-2017.1.FF.1 Neely's Writings/Notes Pre-Excavation IA.WS-2017.1.FF.2 Correspondence with Emil Haury and Raymond Thompson about NEH Grants URI Grant Proposals (All Documentation, Plus Correspondence Regarding Work IA.WS-2017.1.FF.3 Study Student). Letters of Correspondence - Jan Bell. Raymond Thompson, and Steve Rogers of IA.WS-2017.1.FF.4 University of Arizona. Correspondence regarding McDonald Corrugated study. WS Ranch Room Block A, Room 1 - Floor Level Map 1977 - Complied by R. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.5 McGuire and D. Robinson. Correspondence about Aerial Photography. Regarding Neely's Iran Projects and IA.WS-2017.1.FF.6 WS Ranch. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.7 Mimbres Sherd Correspondence with Steven LeBlanc Neely's Letters to McKeens and Laverne Herrington, Plus UT News Bulletin on IA.WS-2017.1.FF.8 Neely's Projects. Carbon 14 Dating Report by M. Kluge - Ws Ranch Site. Plus lists of Carbon IA.WS-2017.1.FF.9 Samples taken RB A, Midden B, RB B. Great Kive/RB C, RB F. Reports on Trench, Room Block A, and Room Block B. Trench Report is Handwritten, which is part 42. Each report describes reasons for excavation location choices. Room blocks A and B reports only focus on Room 1 for each IA.WS-2017.1.FF.10 area. Correspondence with Dr. Charles D. Peso (Amerind Foundation) - Loan data on IA.WS-2017.1.FF.11 Casas Grandes Sherd types. Three Term Papers on WS Ranch Ceramics. Worked Sherds of the WS Ranch Site, First Season, by Christian Nightengale. plus photo copy, 125 Sherd Sample. Study of Corrugated Indented Sherds by Deniese Palmer. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.12 Typology of Corrugated Pottery From W S Ranch Sit Survey Maps of Area, Two Letters from Thomas Merlan and Douglas Dinwiddie, Chronoloigcal Timeline of Region. Map regions: Glenwood, Alma, L H Ranch, Roberts Park North, Roberts Park IA.WS-2017.1.FF.13 South, Reserve Central, Reserve West, Gordon Tank, Sheridan Gulch, Devil Carbon 14 and Tree Ring Data for WS-17 and WS Ranch - Preliminary Reports. "Preliminary Report On The Radiocarbon Assays and Dendrochronologu Analysis From The WS Ranch Site," by Margaret J. Kluge. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.14 Analysis of Tree-Ring data run by William J. Robinson fr IA.WS-2017.1.FF.15 Preliminary Report on Carbon 14 Dates by Sarah B. Davis IA.WS-2017.1.FF.16 Procedure for Stratified Random Collection Areas by Mike Poole. Backhoe Test Trench #1 (TT-77-1): Excavations by Mechanized Equipment, a IA.WS-2017.1.FF.17 report by Neely. Revised in 1978. Includes profiles of Test Trench. WS Ranch Misc. Correspondence with Neely. Letters From: Ben Nelson, Dr. Charles DiPeso, "The Best of Crater", Emil Haury, Sharon F. Urban. John B, Rinald, Warwick Bray, The Bezettes, Japheth Howard, IA.WS-2017.1.FF.18 Margie A. Ogger, Joseph Howard, Anna Jean Taylor. A News WS Ranch Papers Denver Museum of Nature & Science Page 2 of 50 More WS Ranch Misc. Correspondence, Plus Tree Ring Info From McKeen Ranch WS-41 site. Corresonpdence: Jeffrey S. Dean, William J. Robinson, Tom Stearns, Glendon Weir, Harry Shafer, Steve Kotter, John B. Rinaldo. Dr. Vorsaila L. Bohrer, Ms. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.19 Susan Amini-Mi WS Ranch Newspaper/Magazine Clippings. "WNMU to Gain from WS Rncnh Site Excavation" Published in the Silver City Enterprise. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.20 "The Diggers Who Chip In" from Newsweek Mag. "Quick Course" in WS Ranch Site Field Archaeology (Introductory Data for New Participants) Written by David Logan, Lynn Gimpel, David Robinson, and James IA.WS-2017.1.FF.21 Neely. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.22 Early Mogollon Settlement Systems and Social Organization by Michael D. Pool IA.WS-2017.1.FF.23 WS Ranch Room Block A, Rooms 1, 3, 4 - Floor Level Maps WS Ranch Site Project - 1979 Site Survey Report by Richard M. Accola and James A. Neely. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.24 Written in 1980 about the summer 1979 Field Season. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.25 WS Ranch - Room Block A, Room 3 - Floor Level Maps 1979, by JV Cotter. Factors Affecting Population Aggregation in the Middle San Francisco Valley by IA.WS-2017.1.FF.26 Michael D. Pool. Neely correspondence with Glendon Weir and Tom Stearns. Expenses of IA.WS-2017.1.FF.27 Glendon Weir. Neely Correspondence with Air Force + Misc. Supersonic Training Area impact statement for military aircraft. Recruiting fellowship offered by University of Texas, Austin. Correspondence from Gordon Wier and Tom Stearns. Emil Haury of the IA.WS-2017.1.FF.28 Museum of Northe WS Ranch - Room Block A, Room 4 - Floor Level Map 1980, Complied by C. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.29 Nightengale. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.30 News Release on WS Ranch Project Obsidian Samples and Hydration Dates, Radio Carbon Lab Report by Eric IA.WS-2017.1.FF.31 Brunneman Correspondence regarding ceramics with Jan Bell and Steve Rogers of Arizona IA.WS-2017.1.FF.32 State Museum Correspondence Regarding Field Work and Record Keeping, plus maps for "Quick Course." from Earthwatch by David Logan and crew. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.33 Letter to John Grosjean and Brain Mitchell. Letters to Dr. Brennan, Dr. Snow and David Logan. WNMT Co. Project and IA.WS-2017.1.FF.34 repayments. Correspondence, Abstracts, Papers. Devil's Park Phosphate Transect. Letters to the Mckeens, Project Proposal to thew University of Texas, Dee F. Green, Ms. Gadd for agricultural/water control feature forms. Dr. Mary King IA.WS-2017.1.FF.35 Copies of abstracts, Tom Sterns Mi IA.WS-2017.1.FF.36 Proposal Submitted to Center for Field Research WS Ranch Papers Denver Museum of Nature & Science Page 3 of 50 NEH Grant Reports by Jean Landrum, Martha Meachum, and Debbie Lebo. "Extramural Activity Surfaces at WS Ranch Site." "The First Quarterly Interim Performance Report." "The Second Quarterly Interim Performance Report." IA.WS-2017.1.FF.37 The Third Qurterly Interim Performan IA.WS-2017.1.FF.38 WS Ranch Site - Room Block A, Room 6 - Floor Level Map by Chris Nightengale Mogollon Ceramic Production Exchange in Middle SF River Valley by David G. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.39 Robinson IA.WS-2017.1.FF.40 WS Ranch - Room Block B, Room 3 - Floor Map complied by C. Nightengale IA.WS-2017.1.FF.41 WS Ranch - Room Block B, Room 2 - Floor Map 1980 Tree Ring Data - Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. IA.WS-2017.1.FF.42 Letter from William Robinson for Tree-ring data. Letter to Neely from Jean Landrum Project Overview 1978-1982. Breakdown of site supervisors from 1978 to 1982. Response to former site IA.WS-2017.2.FF.1 supervisor accusation of zero accomplishments of significant research goals. Lithic Education Strategies Employed at WS-Ranch Site, Catron County, New IA.WS-2017.2.FF.2 Mexico by Marybeth S. Ford (Later NEH Version) IA.WS-2017.2.FF.3 Environmental Context of WS-Ranch Site by Michael Pool Field Report: 1978 Season of the WS Ranch Site by James Neely, Includes lists of Earthwatch Participants.
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