Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections

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Use WorldCat to find materials in our collections. Note that this ONLY finds materials that have been added to the library catalog. This is a good place to search for books, films and other published materials.
This search will not find most of our archival collections.

New Mexico Archives Online

Find Archival Materials





New Mexico Archives Online (NMAO) provides access to finding aids for archival collections from 19 repositories across the state of New Mexico. The finding aids include information on the contents, historical context, creation, and organization of materials in the collections. Use the NMAO site to browse, explore and discover the exceptional collections of primary resources available in the state. See the full list of participating repositories.

Each archival repository has its own location, hours, and policies for providing access to its collections. Please consult the individual repository with questions about collections and using materials.

Materials held in UNM's Center for Southwest Research are for library use only and can be requested in the Anderson Reading Room.

New Mexico Digital Collections

Find Digitized Materials

New Mexico Digital Collections includes materials from libraries, archives, and museums throughout the state.

Find Vertical Files

A guide to selected newspaper and magazine clippings, brochures, and other ephemera on New Mexico topics.

Request materials online or in the Anderson Reading Room.

UNM Digital Repository

UNM's Digital Repository

Digital copies of scholarly publications from UNM faculty, graduate student theses and dissertations from 2009 through the present, UNM administrative records, and more.

University Archives and Administrative Records

This collection holds university administrative or operational records, such as meeting minutes, budgets, policy documents, and internal communications.

Browse the University Archives and Administrative Records, or search:

 

UNM departments wishing to transfer records to the archives, please submit the Records Transfer Form.

Other Resources

New Mexico Newspapers
A guide to digital and print resources.

Research Guides
Includes guides on African Americans in New Mexico, J. B. Jackson, John Gaw Meem, Land Grants and Water Issues in New Mexico, Latin American Collections (Archival), Route 66, and Spanish Colonial and Mexican Documents.

Celebrating New Mexico Statehood

Cultural heritage materials from 12 New Mexico institutions are available here, including photographs, documents, maps, posters, art, music, and video.

Tony Hillerman Portal

Digital reproductions of Hillerman's manuscripts, screenplays, and papers, as well as a complete catalog of his published works.

New Mexico Public Media Collection

Collections of New Mexico PBS, KRWG-TV (Las Cruces), KENW-TV (Portales), along with KUNM and KANW in collaboration with David Griffin, radio stations (Albuquerque).

Online Exhibits

George Orwell: His Enduring Legacy

CSWR Spring Hours:

Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 

Spring Break Hours, March 11-15

Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

About the Center
Zimmerman Library 1st floor
West Wing
MSC05 3020
cswrref@unm.edu (505) 277-6451