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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.
Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs, 1885-1950s
- The NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections houses about two million items in its photographic collections, with materials that cover more than 150 years of image making in New Mexico, the U.S./Mexico border region, and the Southwest. The photographs provide visual documentation of all aspects of the region’s history, with an emphasis on the unique cultural heritage of the area. Presently, the Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs collection contains photographs that were digitized and described by NMSU students in 2022. The digitization of RGHC photographs was possible due to NMSU COVID19 Performance Fund granted to NMSU Library by the U.S. Department of Education, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) in December 2021. The collections provide a striking visual representation of social history, material culture, ranching, mining, agriculture, water and irrigation, the development, expansion, and sometimes abandonment of population centers, and the landscape of New Mexico. The materials come from family photograph collections as well as the collections of several major southern New Mexico photographic studios. Nearly all photographic processes are represented in the collections, from daguerreotypes and other cased images, negatives on glass and film, and a multitude of print processes, to digital photography. Please direct any questions regarding photographs from our collections to archives@nmsu.edu.
Rio Grande History, 1973-1983
- Rio Grande History was a publication of the Rio Grande Historical Collections (RGHC) and the New Mexico State University Library. The purpose of the publication was "further research in the history of New Mexico and the Southwest and to encourage the utilization of source materials contained in manuscripts, photographs, and documents of interest to the history enthusiast. It is hoped that this effort will assist in developing greater public awareness of the research value of documentary materials and that individuals and organizations will be encouraged to place their papers in public institutions for preservation, safekeeping, and research." Rio Grande History was published irregularly between 1973 and 1983, and distributed to members and patrons of the RGHC. This collections contains 14 publications. The Rio Grande Historical Collections were established in 1972 to preserve the unique history and cultural heritage of southern New Mexico and the border region. The RGHC is now the custodian of more than 12,000 linear feet of manuscripts and records which include personal and family papers, literary manuscripts, political collections, and records of organizations, businesses, and governmental bodies. In addition, the RGHC preserves maps, microfilm collections, oral histories, photographs, scrapbooks, films, audiovisual recordings, and other unique materials relating to the region. The digitization of the Rio Grande History publications 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 Stephen N. Garcia, an NMSU student majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
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
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.
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/
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.
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).