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Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Historical Publications, 1912-1974
- The ACES Historical Publications Collection contains issues of newspapers published by the Agricultural Extension Service of New Mexico State University from 1912-1974. The ACES Historical Publications Collection includes four titles, The College Courier, The New Mexico Farm Courier, Extension Service News and New Mexico Extension News. These four publication series cover a span of over sixty years, and include over 600 individual issues written specifically for New Mexico countrymen. “The material for the various publications issued has been prepared by the respective project leader in charge of the work, with the assistance of the subject matter specialists and the department head concerned. All literature has been prepared in response to a demand from people out in the state and also in the furtherance of some project work under way. . . [We] publish a monthly “The New Mexico Farm Courier,” and send it directly to the farmers . Ten thousand copies are issued monthly and we are very much encouraged over the way it is being accepted by the rural people”* "The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is an engine for economic and community development in New Mexico, improving the lives of New Mexicans through academic, research, and Extension programs. What the College of ACES does, positively impacts water usage and conservation, food and fiber production and marketing, environmental stewardship, family development and health of New Mexicans."** Online access to the ACES historical publications has been provided through a partnership of the NMSU Library and the NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. *Cited from the brochure, The Birth of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service, published in 2014 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the Cooperative Extension Service, a state-by-state national network of educators who extend university-based research and knowledge to the people. **Cited from the NMSU ACES home page
Amador Family Correspondence, 1856-1949
- The Amador family correspondence is made up of approximately 16,000 pages of letters, mostly in Spanish, from a Mexican-American family of prominence in the border region of southern New Mexico and northern Chihuahua, Mexico during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The letters illuminate the struggles and triumphs of a Mexican family as they negotiate transborder life on the U.S.-Mexico boundary following the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Like many Mexicans who accepted American citizenship when the land where they lived passed from Mexico to the United States as a result of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Amadors were challenged to find a way to retain important aspects of their cultural heritage and identity while simultaneously adapting to a new social, political, and economic system. During their rise to prominence in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the family members kept up a prodigious correspondence with family, friends, business associates, clergy, and educators, among others, on both sides of the border. The bulk of the correspondence circulated between the border communities of Las Cruces, El Paso, and Ciudad Juarez, the three cities where the Amadors lived and spent most of their time. Some family members, at times, also lived in and corresponded from the cities of Chihuahua and Albuquerque. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the NMSU Library digitized the correspondence in its entirety in order to increase access to this valuable resource. The project was completed in July 2025.
Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
- The Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives contains more than one million photographs documenting the history and development of New Mexico State University from its beginnings in 1888 to the present. This digital collection is drawn from this vast resource of visual imagery. Its current emphasis is on the early years of A&M College. The NMSU University Archives were officially established on November 19, 1965. Three years later they were dedicated to the memory of the principal donors, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hobson of Alamogordo, and to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Huntsinger. The Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives contains more than one million photographs documenting the history and development of New Mexico State University from its beginnings in 1888 to the present. The digital collection is drawn from this vast resource of visual imagery. Its current emphasis is on the early years of A&M College. The collection includes the map of the original college land, donated by Jacob and Bertha Schaublin in 1889, a map depicting the original campus design by Henry Charles Trost in 1907, along with photographs of the first campus buildings: the first agricultural college building, the YMCA building, Wilson Hall, old Hadley Hall, Goddard Hall, and Old Main, also called McFie Hall. In addition to architectural origins, the photographs selected for this collection present a panorama of active campus life portraying students’ activities, teaching faculty, administrators, and various campus events over the years. This visual primary source material complements other library digital collections, specifically NMSU news releases, yearbooks, course catalogs, Board of Regents Minutes, and agricultural publications. They all reflect and preserve the historical development of this unique Southwestern educational institution. New Mexico State University has had six official names over the years: 1888-1889 Las Cruces College 1890 Agricultural College and Experiment Station of New Mexico 1891-1936 New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 1937-1940 New Mexico State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 1941-1959 New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 1960-present New Mexico State University Likewise, some campus buildings have changed names or functions over time. For example, the YMCA building, built in 1909, is now called William Conroy Honors Center. Young Hall, built in 1928 to house the university library, thirty years later became a home for the English Department, and then in 1982 the Military Science and Army R.O.T.C. moved in. We invite you to browse the collection and explore the past. If you recognize any of the people, places or events depicted in these photographs, please contact us at digprojhelp@nmsu.edu.
J. Paul Taylor World War II Posters, 1939-1945
- This collection is comprised of 29 World War II propaganda posters. During World War II the United States government used propaganda posters to promote the war effort and to build unity with the American people. According to Terrence H. Witkowski in the Journal of Advertising, the United States produced the most wartime propaganda posters of any nation fighting in World War II. Propaganda posters were routinely published by many government agencies during the war, including the U.S. Government Printing Office and the Office of War Information. Some of the topics of the posters in the collection cover U.S. war production, responsibilities of the citizenry during wartime, national security, and the purchasing of war and savings bonds. The posters were collected by J. Paul Taylor during his service as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy during the war. In addition to propaganda posters, the J. Paul Taylor World War II Poster collection also includes one newsmap. Newsmaps were published beginning in 1942 by the U.S. Army Information Branch and continued to be published weekly throughout the war. They were posted in every U.S. military installation across the globe and relayed what the Allied forces were doing. Like propaganda posters, newsmaps were published to boost morale, convey information, and to inspire the military. J. Paul Taylor was born in Chamberino, New Mexico in 1920 and graduated from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now NMSU) in 1942. He went on to become an educator and administrator for the Las Cruces schools, a state representative for Doña Ana County, and an advocate for social justice and the arts. For more information, please see the collection finding aid. The digitization of the J. Paul Taylor WWII propaganda posters was made possible by the NMSU COVID19 Performance Fund granted to the NMSU Library by the U.S. Department of Education, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) in December 2021. One of the goals of this project was to engage NMSU students in learning about the versatility of digital collections through students' active participation in the collections’ development. Based on their hands-on experience in digitizing and curating archival materials, students had an opportunity to understand the importance of access to reliable sources, see the potential for analyzing real data and reflect on the preservation efforts of their own cultural legacy. This collection was digitized and described by Julian Hernandez, an NMSU student majoring in Computer Science.
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications, 1889-Present
- The NMSU Extension and Experiment Station Publications have been produced for over 100 years. They provide research-based information about agriculture, health, economics, family life, and natural resources. This collection comprises over 7,000 publications representing agricultural research by New Mexico State University, including Circulars, Guides, Handbooks, Annual Data Reports, Research Reports and Bulletins, Technical Reports, and Task Force Reports that were written from 1889 to the present. In 2012, the NMSU Library and the NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences began collaborating to make this collection more accessible to the public by digitizing these important pieces of history and research. This ongoing project offers free, online access to the searchable, full-text, and images of the publications issued by both the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) and the Cooperative Extension Service (CES).
Nancy Tucker Postcard Collection, 1898-1959
- The Nancy Tucker Postcard Collection comprises 431 commercially produced postcards, most of them dating from circa 1900-1930s. The postcards depict early scenes of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, various southwestern crops and livestock, ranches, farms, and artesian wells, water canals, and reservoirs. The bulk of the collection is made up of southern New Mexico agricultural landscapes captured by local photographers and artists. Many postcards have inscriptions and postal cancellations. The detailed analysis of the postcards as means of promoting southern New Mexico as a land of opportunity and prosperity can be found here. Nancy Tucker, known in Albuquerque historical circle as a ‘postcard lady,’ donated this collection to NMSU Archives and Special Collections in 2005. The digitization of the Nancy Tucker Postcard Collection was made possible by the NMSU COVID19 Performance Fund granted to the NMSU Library by the U.S. Department of Education, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) in December 2021. One of the goals of this project was to engage NMSU students in learning about versatility of digital collections through students' active participation in the collections’ development. Based on their hands-on experience in digitizing and curating archival materials, students had an opportunity to understand the importance of access to reliable sources, see the potential for analyzing real data and reflect on preservation efforts of their own cultural legacy. This collection was described and digitized by Emily Duke, an NMSU student majoring in Communication Disorders.
New Mexico State University Board of Regents Minutes, 1890-Present
- This digital collection features the New Mexico State University Board of Regents Minutes from April 1889 to present. The minutes provide background information on key historical events as the university has grown and matured. Please note there are some gaps in coverage including years 1894-1897, 1906, and 1908-1911. “The Board of Regents is the governing board for New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). The Board of Regents is a body made up of five members, one of whom is a student. Non-student members serve staggered six-year terms, and the student member serves a two-year term. Regents are appointed by the Governor of New Mexico with the consent of the senate. The Board of Regents holds four regular meetings each year. As the state’s land-grant institution, NMSU provides teaching, research, and service to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of New Mexico.” * *Cited from the Regents of New Mexico State University website, https://regents.nmsu.edu/
New Mexico State University Course Catalogs, 1890-Present
- The New Mexico State University Course Catalogs collection currently contains academic catalogs from 1890 to present. This ongoing project provides a unique insight into the historical development of NMSU. The catalogs include information for all campuses in the NMSU system, including the main campus in Las Cruces and all satellite campuses across the state. Catalogs contain university regulations, admission information, tuition, and financial aid information. The bulk of the information pertains to academic departments, degree programs, specializations, and courses. Initially titled the New Mexico State University Bulletin, catalogs were published five times a year, in January, February, April, November, and December before switching to once a year. For best search results, enter the academic year of the catalog (for example: 1954-1955) in the search box. Once you select a catalog, you may browse through individual pages to find specific regulations, requirements, colleges, and academic programs.
New Mexico State University Library Newsletters, 1986-2013
- "The New Mexico State University Library started very early in the university's history, joining the federal depository program in 1907, even before its dedicated library buildings like Branson Hall (1951) and Zuhl Library (1992) were built, serving as a key resource from the beginning of the land-grant institution, founded in 1888." * The New Mexico State University Library Newsletters collection consists of 70 Library newsletters from 1986 to 2013, containing valuable history regarding the Library's programs and services, faculty and staff achievements, and other newsworthy items. *Cited from Wikipedia
New Mexico State University Yearbooks, 1907-1992
- This collection is comprised of 95 yearbooks dating from 1907 through 1992. The yearbooks contain a wealth of university history and nostalgia. The New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, better known as New Mexico A&M, published its first student yearbook in 1907. A contest was held among students to name the yearbook, and the name 'Swastika' was selected. "The Swastika is a Sanskrit word meaning Happiness and Good Luck, but archeology demonstrates that it was in existence before the Sanskrit, which is the most ancient of languages. The Cheops pyramids, the Sphynx, and the tombs of the Ptolemies, are modern in comparison to the antiquity of this sign. In Hindustan, China, Japan, Korea and Thibet this cross is held in highest reverence. In China it is called Wan, and is an important emblem in the temples. The Japanese endow it with ten thousand virtues, when as a talisman it is encircled on porcelain. The Swastika appears in ancient Egyptian records and pictures and on the remains of ancient Babylonia and Assyria. It is abundantly found in the terracotta objects dug by Dr. Schliemann at Troy and Mycenae and conjectured to date from 1000 to 1500 B. C.. The funeral pottery in Greece bears this seal. It occurs in the Swiss Lake dwellings, which are set down (...) at varying ages from three thousand to six thousand years. Swastika relics have been found (...) under the water of Lake Zurich. In the Buddhist cave temples of India it is found sculptured thousands of times on the wall of rock. The Alaskan Indians have woven it into their baskets to ensure Good Luck and carved it on their totem poles. The Pima Indians of Arizona have also used it as a mystic symbol in their basketry and inscribed into their leather shields, invocative of protection. The Navajos use it in their blankets and hammer it out of silver."* As the years passed, and the symbol was appropriated by the Nazi Party in Germany, the meaning behind the symbol changed. Attempting to maintain its long tradition, New Mexico A&M, and later New Mexico State University, held on to the name Swastika until 1983, when it was renamed - The Phoenix, again through a student contest. The publication of multiple volumes occurred in some years, particularly near the time of the discontinuation of the yearbook. In the fall of 1987, the format changed to that of a magazine, and by the time the final volume was published in 1992, it resembled less of a yearbook and more of a literary magazine. * Cited from Swastika, Vol. 19, 1925, A Brief History of Swastika - as sourced from: Indian School Journal