Gerald J. Mandell

3/12/1947 - 11/1/2006

Born in Hollywood, CA to Helen Ruth Kertson and Donald Archer; adopted by the Mandell Family of Albuquerque, NM.  The Mandell family owned a clothing store from the late 1800’s until the early 1980’s in Albuquerque.  It was originally Mandell & Dreyfus and later became Mandell’s Clothing. 

My dad, "Jerry," took most of his photos during the late 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s.  He was, in my opinion, a wonderful photographer; however, he refused to show his work to anyone - anywhere…even when I volunteered to do all the work for him! 

In addition to being a film photographer, Gerald Mandell was primarily a Spanish Colonial Historian and writer.  His articles were published in several issues of the New Mexico Historical Review, as well as a few other Historical Journals around the world.  He won article of the year for the NMHR two years in a row.   He was also a research consultant for the Don Diego De Vargas Project at UNM.

Check us out on:
                  

"Luis and Melchor de Valdés, 1641 to 1666: A Case Study in Administrative Ingenuity"

To The End Of The Earth:  A History of the Crypto-Jews of New Mexico 

by Stanley M.Hordes

New Mexico Historical Review

Vol. 77 2002

"Francisco de Lima, Portugese Merchantsof Parral and the New Mexico Trade, 1638-1675"

New Mexico Historical Review

Vol. 81, Number 2 Spring 2006

"Fernando de Valdés Llanos: Asturian Merchant of Parral, 1639–1651,"

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