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A head and shoulders portrait of Erna Fergusson in graduation regalia: a dark gown with a white blouse, and mortarboard. She has short dark hair and is looking at the camera with a solemn expression.

The first UNM Dean of Women, Lena C. Clauve, commissioned this desk along with a chair, a settee, and two additional chairs for $500 in 1937. Carved decorative elements include a horizontal diamond band centered within incised parallel bands, above…

Head and shoulders portrait of Lena Clauve at her retirement in 1961. She has short white curly hair and is wearing dark-framed glasses, a dark jacket with a collar, and a necklace of large flat beads.

Lena C. Clauve photograph from The Mirage, UNM's yearbook, in 1925, the year she graduated with a BA in Music. She has short dark hair and is wearing a mortarboard and dark gown with a white collar.

Seated portrait of Erna Fergusson. She is seated on a patterned sofa in front of a mural. Her hair is waved and she is wearing a dark blouse and skirt while reading Time magazine.

Studio portrait of Erna Fergusson. She is seated and looking slightly to the left. She is wearing a light-colored hat and an elaborate ruffled collar over a dark suit.

A full-length seated portrait of Erna Fergusson and her brother Harvey, taken in the early 1890s. Erna appears to be around four years old, Harvey perhaps two. Both children are looking slightly to the right of the camera. Erna has shoulder-length…

A bust portrait of Erna Fergusson from La Reata (Albuquerque High School yearbook) in 1916. Erna Fergusson was teaching there at this time and La Reata staff dedicated the yearbook to her. In the photo, Erna Fergusson has short hair and a neutral…

Tony Hillerman's copy of Erna Fergusson's book Dancing Gods: Indian Ceremonials of New Mexico and Arizona

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