New Mexico Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

{{TOCright}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Mexico|New Mexico]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''<br><br>

 

These archives, libraries, societies, and museums house sources, lists, and indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in New Mexico.  

 

=== National  ===

 

<span id="Bancroft" />[[Image:Bancroft Library.jpg|right|250px|Bancroft Library.jpg]]'''[[Bancroft Library]]'''<br> University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Website:&nbsp;[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/ http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/]<br><br>  

 

:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site. Includes many sources about New Mexico.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

 

'''[[Family History Library]]'''[[Image:Family History Library.jpg|right|250px|Family History Library.jpg]] <br> 35 N. West Temple St. <br> Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br> Telephone: 801-240-6996 and 801-240-6996<br> Internet: [https://familysearch.org/ https://FamilySearch.org]<br><br>  

 

:Holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records. Includes a good collection for New Mexico.<br><br>

 

[[Image:NARA Denver.jpg|right|250px|NARA Denver.jpg]]'''[[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]'''<br>17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]<br><br>  

 

:'''''Note'''''&nbsp;''that all the old federal court records for New Mexico are at the National Archives Rocky Mountain Region'', '''not''' ''in Texas''<br><br>

 

'''[[National Hispanic Cultural Center]]'''[[Image:NationalHispanicCulturalCenter.jpg|right|250px|NationalHispanicCulturalCenter.jpg]] <br>1701 4th Street SW <br>Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>Telephone: 505-246-2261 or 505-724-4771<br> Fax: 505-246-2613 <br>Internet: [http://www.nhccnm.org/ National Hispanic Cultural Center]<br><br>

 

:The archives have photographs, maps, manuscripts, and genealogies.<ref>[http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=77&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Itemid=150 Archives] in ''National Hispanic Cultural Center'' (accessed 20 January 2015).</ref> The library contains 12,500 book titles about the history and culture of the Hispano world from the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, Central America, Latin America to Spain, and Portugal.<ref>[http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=76&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Itemid=151 Research Library] in ''National Hispanic Cultural Center'' (accessed 20 January 2015).</ref>

 

:Genealogy resources include 2000 films of Spanish colonial, Mexican, and American territorial history, Archdiocese of Santa Fe (and searlier Durango) records 1640-1955, Ayuntamiento de Hidalgo de Parral Chihuahua collection, U.S. federal censuses for New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, a list of over 50 Hispanic genealogy and heraldry Internet sites, Hispanic genealogical publications, historic maps of counties, towns, and land grants, and archival finding guides.<ref>[http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=78&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Itemid=119 Genealogy Resources] in ''National Hispanic Cultural Center'' (accessed 21 January 2015).</ref>

 

 

'''[[New Mexico State Records Center and Archives]]'''<br>1205 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Telephone: 505-476-7948<br>Fax: 505-476-7909<br>Email: [mailto:archives@state.nm.us archives@state.nm.us]

 

:New Mexico's best genealogy repository because of their original territorial, state, and county records.<ref name="DB79">Dollarhide and Bremer, 79.</ref><br><br>

 

'''[[New Mexico State Library]]'''<br>1209 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Telephone: 505-476-9700<br>Internet: [http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/ http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/]

 

:Largest book collection in New Mexico including government documents, maps, periodicals, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

'''New Mexico Genealogical Society''' <br>P.O. Box 27559<br>Albuquerque, NM 87125<br>Internet: http://www.nmgs.org/

 

 

:Manuscripts including colonial Spanish and Mexican papers, newspapers, rare books, maps, American Indians, and photos—rivals in size the ''State Records Center and Archives''.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

'''[[New Mexico State University Library Rio Grande Historical Collections]]'''<br>4th Floor Branson Library<br>1305 Frenger Mall<br>Las Cruces, NM 88003-8006<br>Telephone: 575-646-3839 or 575-646-2932<br>E-mail: [http://liblc.nmsu.edu/archives-questions-or-comments/# E-mail us]<br>Internet: [http://lib.nmsu.edu/depts/archives/rghc.shtml Rio Grande Historical Collections (RGHC)]

 

:Early colonial Spanish records starting in 1598 for families along the Camino Real (Spanish mission road) from the Sangre de Christo Mountains of Colorado down to Mexico City.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

'''[[Fray Angélico Chávez History Library]]''' <br>120 Washington Avenue<br>Santa Fe, NM 87501<br>Telephone: 505-476-7948 or 505-819-3563<br>Fax: 505-476-5104<br>E-mail: [mailto:historylibrary@state.nm.us historylibrary@state.nm.us]<br>Internet: [http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/library.html Fray Angélico Chávez History Library]

 

:Exhibits and archives at the Palace of the Governors for the Spanish colonial (1540-1821), Mexican (1821-1846), U.S. Territorial (1846-1912) and statehood (1912-present) periods of history. Archive topics include NM celebrities, Santa Fe Trail, American Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, Spain, Mexico, Central America and the American Southwest.<ref>[http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/collections.html Collections] in ''Palace of the Governors'' (accessed 20 January 2015).</ref>

 

=== Regional  ===

 

'''Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library'''<br>  

 

:●'''''[[Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library Genealogy Center|Genealogy Center]]'''''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;501 Copper Ave NW<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Telephone: 505-768-5131<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E-mail: [mailto:librarygenealogy@cabq.gov librarygenealogy@cabq.gov]<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fax: 505-768-5191 <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Internet: http://abclibrary.org/genealogy

 

:::This facility is devoted to genealogy and Southwestern history, including New Mexico vital records, history, biography, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

:●'''''[[Special Collections Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Library|Special Collections]]''''' (Local History)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;423 Central NE<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Telephone: 505-848-1376<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Internet: [http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections] <br>

 

:::Research collections on Albuquerque history and New Mexico history and culture. In-house use only.<ref>[http://abclibrary.v1.libguides.com/friendly.php?s=specialcollections Overview - Special Collections] in ''Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library'' (accessed 20 January 2014).</ref> <br><br>

 

'''Carlsbad Public Library'''<br>  

 

:Strong genealogy collection acquired thanks to "snowbird" family history hobbyists bringing their genealogies from all over the United States.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

[[Image:Zimmerman Library, UNM, Albuquerque NM.jpg|border|right|250px|Zimmerman Library, UNM, Albuquerque NM.jpg]]'''[[Center for Southwest Research (UNM)|Center for Southwest Research (UNM)]]'''<br>Zimmerman Library 1st Floor, West Wing<br>University of New Mexico <br>800 Yale Blvd NE<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Zimmerman+Library/@35.084945,-106.620708,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87220b5bf3686517:0x97be9796db17b264 Zimmerman Library] in ''Google Maps'' (accessed 17 January 2015).</ref> <br>Albuquerque, NM 87106<br>Telephone:<ref name="Center" /> &nbsp;505-277-6451 <br>E-mail:<ref name="Center">[http://library.unm.edu/cswr/index.php Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections] in ''University of New Mexico University Libraries'' (accessed 19 January 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:cswrref@unm.edu cswrref@unm.edu]<br>Internet: [http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/index.php Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections]<br><br>  

 

:Large manuscript collection in Spanish, including early Mexican records. Also, censuses, and early Anglo sources.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

'''Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico'''<br>Lourdes Hall, St. Pius X Campus<br>4060 St Joseph Pl. NW<br>Albuquerque, NM 87125<br>Telephone: 505-833-4197<br>Internet: http://www.hgrc-nm.org<br>  

 

'''Historical Society of New Mexico''' <br>P.O. Box 1912<br>Santa Fe, NM 87504<br>Internet: http://www.hsnm.org/  

 

'''Portales Public Library'''<br>  

 

:A nice library of genealogies, periodicals, and family folders for New Mexico and out-of-state locations such as Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

'''[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe]]'''<br>4000 Saint Joseph's Place NW<br>Albuquerque, NM 87120-1714<br>Telephone: 505-831-8100<br>E-mail: [http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/contact/?c=683bf140-e76b-11df-9492-0800200c9a66 Contact us]<br>Internet: [http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/index.html Archdiocese of Santa Fe]

 

:Created in 1850, this once included Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, but has been sub-divided and is now limited to only part of northern New Mexico.<ref>[http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/AboutASF/AboutASF.html About the Archdiocese of Santa Fe] in ''Archdiocese of Santa Fe'' (accessed 20 January 2014).</ref><br><br>

 

'''Southeast New Mexico Historical Society Library''' <br>  

 

:A good regional collection of manuscripts, histories, journals, and indexes of the earliest pioneers, cattlemen, range wars, and miners.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

'''Spanish History Museum Library''' <br>  

 

:This is the best surname folder collection of Hispanic families in the United States. Their Spanish family heraldry collection is outstanding, and they have a good general collection of Hispanic background material.<ref name="DB79" /><br><br>

 

=== Online Records  ===

 

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=== Guides  ===

 

*Henry Putney Beers, ''Spanish and Mexican Records of the American Southwest: A Bibliographic Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources'' (Tuscon, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1979). [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1982338 Digital edition]. {{WorldCat|4804700|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|21312|title-id|disp=FHL Book 973 A3bh}}. An historical account and description of records from the Spanish and Mexican periods of New Mexico history.  

*New Mexico State Records Center and Archives (Santa Fe, New Mexico), ''Guide to the Microfilm of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico, 1697-1821'' (Santa Fe, New Mexico&nbsp;: New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, 1967). {{WorldCat|866011489|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|339704|item|disp=FHL Films 468381-84}}. Includes index.  

*To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of New Mexico counties, use the 15 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Most of these inventories are cited in the FamilySearch Catalog under {{FHL|473760|author_id|disp=Historical Records Survey (New Mexico); United States. Work Projects Administration (New Mexico)}}.

 

 

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