Bason Collection

DONOR:

Rod O. and Irene Goodwin Bason, 2010, 2012

SIZE:

1 cu ft

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letters and cards, photos and slides of family and friends, miscellaneous papers from Conoco, from 1948, and papers relating to the Roundtree Cotton Company and the Tharpe family

BIOGRAPHY:

Rod Bason was born in July 21, 1902, and died on October 1, 1971. He was co-owner of N.M. Dickson's Conoco Service Station at 305 North Main Street, Las Cruces NM. Their son, Jimmy R. Bason, 78, of the F Cross Ranch west of Hillsboro, NM, and active with the NM legislature, passed away on July 2, 2013.