Colfax County, New Mexico, Archives and Libraries

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Colfax County[edit | edit source]

Angel Fire[edit | edit source]

Angel Fire Community Public Library[edit | edit source]

               Address:  PO Box 298 
                             Angel Fire, NM 87710 


Shuter Library of Angel Fire[edit | edit source]

               Address:  11 South Angel Fire Road 
                              Angel Fire, NM 26817 
                              p (575) 377-6755 
               web page: location map 




Cimarron
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Seton Memorial Library[edit | edit source]

              Address:   Philmont Scout Ranch 
                           17 Deer Run  Road 
                           Cimarron, NM 87714 
              Phone: 575-376-2281 
              Hours:  Summer - 8 AM to 5 PM daily 
                       Winter - 8 AM to Noon and 1 PM to 5 PM 
              A research library containing Ernest Thompson Seton's personal collection and an extensive collection of     
              volumes pertaining to western lore and history of the area. You can sign up to tour the historic Villa Philmonte.

Eagle Nest[edit | edit source]

Eagle Nest Public Library[edit | edit source]

             Address: 151 Willow Creek Drive 
             Mail:       PO Box 168 
                        Eagle Nest, NM 87718 
             Phone:   575-377-2486 

Raton[edit | edit source]

Raton New Mexico FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

            Address: 2136 La Mesa Drive 
                          Raton, NM 87740 
            Phone:   (575) 445-0845 
            Hours: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM by appointment only 
            FamilySearch Centers are branch facilities of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. The Center provides 
            access to books, microfilms, microfiche, and the internet to help patrons identify their ancestors. No equipment to 
            make copies of microfilm. 


Arthur Johnson Memorial Public Library[edit | edit source]

            Address:  244 Cook Ave. 
Raton, NM 87740
            Phone:   (575) 445-9711 
            Relevant Genealogy Holdings: 
                 Local Histories 
                 Local newspapers: Raton Range, 1895 to 1996, on microfilm. No equipment to make copies of microfilm. 
                 School yearbooks: 1926, 1928, 1944 to presentday 



Springer[edit | edit source]


Fred Macaron Public Library
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            Address: Box 726 
                          600 Colbert Ave 
                          Springer, NM 87747
Phone: (575) 483-2848



In New Mexico[edit | edit source]

Santa Fe[edit | edit source]

New Mexico State Records Center and Archives[edit | edit source]

                 Location:  1205 Camino Carlos Rey 
                                 Santa Fe, NM 87507 
                 Walk-in Address: 1209 Camino Carlos Rey 
                 Hours: Monday through Friday 
                           10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, except holidays 
                           Reference Assistance is available from 10 to noon and 1 PM to 4:30 PM. 
                 Telephone: 505-476-7948; 505-476-7908 
                 Fax: 505-476-7909 
                 e-mail: archives@state.nm.us 
                 Search the collections:    Archives page 
                                                      Online Catalog 
                                                      Online Archive of New Mexico 
                 State Historian 



Albuquerque[edit | edit source]

Center for Southwest Research[edit | edit source]

                  Location: University of New Mexico 
                                Zimmerman Library  (University Libraries) 
                                Albuquerque, New Mexico 
                 Telephone: 505-277-9100 
                 Search the collections:     LIBROS online catalog 
                                                       Rocky Mountain Online Archive 
                                                       New Mexico Digital Collections 

National Hispanic Cultural Center[edit | edit source]

                Address:  1701 Fourth SW 
                              Albuquerque, NM 87102 
                Telephone: 505-246-2261 
                Hours:   Tuesday through Friday 10 AM to 5 PM 
                           Saturday 8 AM to Noon 
                Collection includes about 2,000 rolls of microfilm from the 17th through late 20th centuries. 


Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico[edit | edit source]

                Address Research Room:  4000 St. Joseph Place 
                                                       Lourdes Hall Room R108 
                                                      Albuquerque, NM 87120 
                Phone:   Call 505-833-4197 for office hours 


Las Cruces[edit | edit source]

Rio Grande Historical Collections[edit | edit source]

                Address:   New Mexico State University Library 
                                MSC 3475, PO Box 30006 
                                Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-3006 
                Telephone: 575-646-3839 
                Fax 575-646-7477 
                email: archives@lib.nmsu.edu   
                Holdings include microfilm of the Archivos Historicos del Arzobispado de Durango (Historic Archives of the 
                Archbishop of Durango).