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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:''' | '''E-mail:''' [mailto:specialcollections@cabq.gov specialcollections@cabq.gov] <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:'''<br> | ||
:Special Collections | :Special Collections | ||
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:Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br><br> | :Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' 505-848-1376. <br> | ||
'''Hours | [https://abqlibrary.org/specialcollections '''Hours'''] | ||
'''Map, directions by bus, by car, and parking''' | '''Map, directions by bus, by car, and parking''' | ||
* | *'''Map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Special+Collections+Library/@35.0838494,-106.6475709,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87220cbce9b9238d:0x924836f1613309e9 Google map: ABQ Special Collections Library]. <br> | ||
* | *'''Directions:''' [https://abqlibrary.org/specialcollections by bus, by car, and parking]. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' | '''Internet sites and databases:''' | ||
*[ | *[https://abqlibrary.org/specialcollections Special Collections Library] directions, meeting and study rooms, amenities and services, programs, events, and local history collections. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County '''Special Collections Library''' makes available censuses, obituaries, and materials which document the history of New Mexico. This includes scholarly publications on history, anthropology, archeology, religion, language and art. Although the primary focus is on the greater Albuquerque and Bernalillo County area, there are excellent resources for researching the pre-Entrada, Spanish colonial, Mexican, Territorial, and Statehood eras of New Mexico, and the U.S. Southwest. They also feature a local history lecture series. | The Albuquerque Bernalillo County '''Special Collections Library''' makes available censuses, obituaries, and materials which document the history of New Mexico. This includes scholarly publications on history, anthropology, archeology, religion, language and art. Although the primary focus is on the greater Albuquerque and Bernalillo County area, there are excellent resources for researching the pre-Entrada, Spanish colonial, Mexican, Territorial, and Statehood eras of New Mexico, and the U.S. Southwest. They also feature a local history lecture series. | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 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 records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[http://seconddistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov/ Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico], Albuquerque, civil, and criminal court records. | *[http://seconddistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov/ Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico], Albuquerque, civil, and criminal court records. | ||
*[[Center for Southwest Research (UNM)|UNM Center for Southwest Research]], Albuquerque, Includes manuscripts of Southwestern U.S. families, organizations, and businesses, 40,000 books and periodicals, and 120,000 images since the 1850s.<ref>[http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/strengths.php CSWR Collection Strengths] in ''University of New Mexico University Libraries'' (accessed 17 Jan 2015).</ref> | *[[Center for Southwest Research (UNM)|UNM Center for Southwest Research]], Albuquerque, Includes manuscripts of Southwestern U.S. families, organizations, and businesses, 40,000 books and periodicals, and 120,000 images since the 1850s.<ref>[http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/strengths.php CSWR Collection Strengths] in ''University of New Mexico University Libraries'' (accessed 17 Jan 2015).</ref> | ||
*[[National Hispanic Cultural Center]], Albuquerque, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and genealogies | *[[National Hispanic Cultural Center]], Albuquerque, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and genealogies 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. | ||
*[[Hispanic Genealogical Research Center (HGRC)]] of New Mexico, Albuquerque, maintains the ''Great New Mexico Pedigree Database (GNMPD) '' for Hispanic ancestors of New Mexico.<ref>[http://www.hgrc-nm.org/ HGRC Home] in ''Hispanic Genealogical Research Center'' (accessed 21 January 2015).</ref> | *[[Hispanic Genealogical Research Center (HGRC)]] of New Mexico, Albuquerque, maintains the ''Great New Mexico Pedigree Database (GNMPD) '' for Hispanic ancestors of New Mexico.<ref>[http://www.hgrc-nm.org/ HGRC Home] in ''Hispanic Genealogical Research Center'' (accessed 21 January 2015).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.nmgs.org/index.php New Mexico Genealogical Society], Albuquerque, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, histories, directories, maps, photos. | *[http://www.nmgs.org/index.php New Mexico Genealogical Society], Albuquerque, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, histories, directories, maps, photos. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:41, 18 October 2023
 Contact InformationE-mail: specialcollections@cabq.gov Address:
Telephone: 505-848-1376. Map, directions by bus, by car, and parking
Internet sites and databases:
Collection DescriptionThe Albuquerque Bernalillo County Special Collections Library makes available censuses, obituaries, and materials which document the history of New Mexico. This includes scholarly publications on history, anthropology, archeology, religion, language and art. Although the primary focus is on the greater Albuquerque and Bernalillo County area, there are excellent resources for researching the pre-Entrada, Spanish colonial, Mexican, Territorial, and Statehood eras of New Mexico, and the U.S. Southwest. They also feature a local history lecture series. Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library Special Collections, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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