Fray Angélico Chávez History Library: Difference between revisions

''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Mexico]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Fray Angélico Chávez History Library''' <br>  

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'''Telephone:'''<ref name="address" /> 505-476-7948 or 505-819-3563 <br>  

*[http://lib.nmsu.edu/directory/directory.php Library Directory]<br>

*[http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/library.html Fray Angélico Chávez History Library ]: Archives contains descriptive information and some digital images of primary source materials maintained and preserved by the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library. A non-circulating, closed stack research facility, it preserves historical materials in many formats documenting the history of the state, the Southwest, and meso-America from pre-European contact to the present. The library has SmartView equipment available for visually impaired patrons. <br>  

*[http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/catalogue.html Collections Searchable] Five collection each searchable by Title.<br>  

*[http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/collections.html Other Collections] Exhibits, collections and archives at the Palace of the Governors reflect the Spanish colonial (1540-1821), Mexican (1821-1846), U.S. Territorial (1846-1912) and statehood (1912-present) periods of History. The collection consists of more than 15,000 catalogued objects, many of which were donated to the Museum of New Mexico in the 1970's by the Historical Society of New Mexico.

=== Collection Description  ===

*[http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/library.html Overview] Collections maintained include:<br>  

*The Fray Angélico Chávez History Library is the institutional successor of New Mexico's oldest library (1851) and is part of the Palace of the Governors. A non-circulating, closed stack research facility, it preserves historical materials in many formats documenting the history of the state, the Southwest, and meso-America from pre-European contact to the present.

=== Alternate Repositories  ===

If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. <br>  

*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. fckLR*[http://archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/researcher-info.html National Archives II], College Park, MD, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury all after 1900. <br>  

*[http://www.nps.gov/yell/historyculture/archives.htm Yellowstone National Park Archives] records of major park projects, concessionaires, donated manuscripts, personal papers, hundreds films and oral history recordings.

*[http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm Archives and Historical Services Division is the central archives of New Mexico State Government] The agency is mandated by law to collect, preserve and make available to the public and all branches of government, permanent public records, historical manuscripts, photographs and other materials that contribute to the understanding of New Mexico history  

*[[http://library.cabq.gov/home Albuquerque Public Library]] includes finding aids and collections guides to archives, manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, paintings, oral history database, and maps.  

*[http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/ New Mexico State Libraries], history, biography, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents.  

=== Sources  ===