Conducting research in the field of history requires the use of many different materials in the library.  This guide provides a bibliography of useful sources as well as a basic approach to researching a topic.
 

1. Library
2. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
3. Guides & Handbooks
4. Indexes & Abstracts
5. Journals
6. Books
7. Historical Atlases
8. Bibliographies
9. Census Materials
10. Microfiche
11. Newspapers

The NMSU Library is housed in two buildings: Branson Hall and New Library.  Books and journals are arranged by call number and divided between the buildings as follows:

United States Government documents do not have the same type of call number as other materials in the library.  They are organized by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc)
classification system.  The first letters in the SuDoc represent the issuing agency.

The Government Documents collection is located in BransonHall.  The collection is open to the public the same hours that the library is open.
 
 

Dictionaries and encyclopedias are excellent starting points for research.  They can provide general background information to help narrow or broaden the focus of a topic, define unfamiliar terms, and offer bibliographies of other sources.  Some works include an index, which will provide the best access to a subject.
 

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

>NewLib (Ref) D9 C29 1984

Canby, Courtlandt.  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HISTORIC PLACES. 2 vols.  New York: Facts on File, 1984.
Covers places of historic importance throughout the world. Includes place names no longer used by English speakers. Gives present-day locations for historic places.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D11 G78 1991

Grun, Bernard.  THE TIMETABLES OF HISTORY: A HORIZONTAL LINKAGE OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS.  3rd rev. ed.  New York: Simon, 1991.
Contains timetables of historical events from 5000 BCE to 1990.

>NewLib (Ref) D13 C626 1997

COMPANION TO HISTORIOGRAPHY. NY: Routledge, 1997.
 
 

>NewLib (Ref) D25 A2 D8 1993

Dupuy, R. Ernest, and Trevor N. Dupuy.  THE HARPER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MILITARY HISTORY: FROM 3500 B.C. TO THE PRESENT.  4th ed.  New York: Harper-Collins, 1993.
The standard reference work for military history.  Contains many maps and an extensive bibliography.  Includes a General Index, an Index of Wars, and an Index of Battles and Sieges.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D57 C252

CAMBRIDGE ANCIENT HISTORY.  3rd ed. 9 vols.  New York: Cambridge UP, 1970.
This eight-volume set covers earliest times to 133 BCE.  The articles tend to be long and detailed.  Bibliographies. Indexed.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D114 D5 1982

Strayer, Joseph R., ed.  DICTIONARY OF THE MIDDLE AGES.  13 vols.  New York: Scribner's, 1982.
Contains articles covering European, Near Asian, and Islamic history from the years 500 to 1500.  Articles range from 50 to 10,000 words, plus bibliographies.  Indexed.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D410 F119

FACTS ON FILE YEARBOOK.  New York: Facts on File, 1941 - .
Each yearbook contains thousands of brief entries on the year's newsworthy events.  The current year is updated weekly.  Each yearbook includes its own index.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D410 K258

KEESING'S RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS.  London: Longman, 1987 - .
Each volume contains thousands of brief entries on the year's international events.  The current year is updated monthly.  Older volumes extend coverage back to 1967. Continues KEESING'S CONTEMPORARY ARCHIVES.

>NewLib (Ref) DA566 T835 1995

TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN, AN ENCYLOPEDIA. NY:  Garland Publishing Inc. 1995.
A single volume biographical look at notable Britains during the 20th Century.
 

>NewLib (Ref) DE59 C55 1988

Grant, Michael, and Rachel Kitzinger, eds. CIVILIZATION OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: GREECE AND ROME. 3 vols.  New York: Scribner's, 1988.
Contains signed articles on the history of Ancient Greece and Rome.  Articles include bibliographies.  Indexed.

>NewLib (Ref) DP56 H57 1991

Olson, James S., ed.  HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE, 1402-1975.  New York: Greenwood, 1991.
Signed articles ranging in length from one to several paragraphs cover all aspects of Spanish colonial history. Articles include short lists of references.  Contains much  information on Spanish New World colonies, including New Mexico.
 

>NewLib (Ref) DS557.7 E53 1996

ENCYLOPEDIA OF THE VIETNAM WAR.  NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1996.
A look at the Vietnam in a consise volume.  Entries include long, interpretive essays written by leading experts and topical articles dealing with the people and events of the war.

>NewLib (Ref) DS805 K633 1983
KODANSHA ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPAN.  Japan:  Kodansha, Ltd. 1983.
A nine volume set which represents the first comprehensive encyclopedia of Japanese culture and history.
 

>NewLib (Ref) E45 E54 1993

Cooke, Jacob Ernest, ed.  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES.  3 vols.  New York: Scribner's, 1993.
Provides information on Spanish, French, British, and Dutch colonies in North America.  Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including "Social Fabric," "Racial Interaction," "Folkways," and "Education."  Indexed, with maps and substantial bibliographies for each article.  Volume 1 includes a chronology of North American colonization.
 

>Branson (DocRef) SI 1.20/2:4 –12, 15, 17
>NewLib (Ref) E77 H25 (Vol. 9 and 10 [Southwestern Indians]
                        only)
>Branson (SpC) E77 H25 (Vol. 9 and 10 [Southwestern Indians]
                        only)

Sturtevant, William C., ed.  HANDBOOK OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.  Washington: Smithsonian Inst., 1978.
Contains long, detailed articles on the histories and cultures of both prehistoric and modern North American Indians.  Each volume is indexed and includes a bibliography.  The HANDBOOK is an on-going project of the Smithsonian.

>NewLib (Ref) E77 N378X 1997 v.1-4

REFERENCE LIBRARY OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICA.  Detroit: Gale Research Inc.
Provides historical and contemporary information on the Native peoples of North America.

>NewLib (Ref) E159 N3419 1994  NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1966 TO 1994.  Washington, D.C.:  Preservation Press.
Explains the theory behind the register and a state and county listing of those sites.
 

>NewLib (Ref) E174 R43 1991

Foner, Eric, and John A. Garraty, eds.  THE READER'S COMPANION TO AMERICAN HISTORY.  Boston: Houghton, 1991.
A handy, comprehensive, one-volume guide to American history.  A combination of short descriptive articles and longer interpretive articles cover the key people, events, and ideas that shaped American history.

>NewLib (Ref) E183.7 E53 1997 v.1-4

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS NY:  Oxford Univ. Press.  1997.
Clarifies foreign  relations by exploring the people who influenced and shaped policies.  Presents 1,0224 articles, giving  in-depth coverage to major events.
 

>NewLib (Ref) E184 A1 E58 1993

Auerbach, Susan, ed.  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MULTICULTURALISM.  New York: Cavendish, 1994.
Covers American history and culture from a multicultural perspective.  Articles include suggestions for further reading.  Indexed.

>NewLib (Ref) E184.S75 L357 1996 v.1-6

THE LATINO ENCYLOPEDIA.  NY:  Marshall Cavendish.  1996
Provides up-to-date information on Latino life in a multi-volume resource.

>NewLib (Ref) E185.E54 1996  v.1-5

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY. NY:Simon & Schuster. 1995.
600 contributors aided in the effort of these volumes.  Contains great description, pictures and further references.

>NewLib (Ref) F1204 D56 1995

DICCIONARIO PORRUA DE HISTORIA, BIOGRAFIA, Y GEOGRAFIA DE MEXICO.  Sexta Edicion.  Mexico City: Editorial Porrua, 1995.
This is a classic reference work on Mexican history.  Most entries are a paragraph in length, though
some run longer.  In Spanish.
 

>NewLib (Ref) F1204 .E46 1996 t.1-14

ENCICLOPEDIA DE MEXICO Mexico: Sabeca Internation Investment Corp. 1996.
A comprehensive look at Mexico.  In Spanish.
 

>NewLib (Ref) F1406.E53 1996 v.1-5

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. NY:  Charles Scribner’s Sons.  1996
Organizes knowledge of the region with over 5,287 entries.
 
 

>NewLib (Ref) HN57 E58 1993

Cayton, Mary Kupiec, et al., eds.  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY.  3 vols.  New York: Scribners, 1993.
This is the first major reference work produced from the perspective of social history, the dominant form of historical discourse since the 1960s.  All areas of American social history_from social change, to family history, to the history of science and technology_are covered.  Articles  include substantial bibliographies.  Indexed.
 

Guides and Handbooks

>NewLib (Ref) AM10 A2 04

OFFICIAL MUSEUM DIRECTORY.  Washington:  American Assn. Of Museums, 1971-.
The definitive guide to all types of museums in the U.S.  Includes indexes and a guide to museum products and services.  Updated yearly, with the most recent volume kept in the reference area.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D9 C67 1989

Cook, Chris.  MACMILLAN DICTIONARY OF HISTORICAL TERMS.  2nd ed.  London: Macmillan, 1989.
Defines historical terms likely to be encountered by undergraduate students as well as by more advanced researchers.  Coverage is world wide.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D10 S73 1993

Steiner, Dale R., and Casey R. Phillips.
 HISTORICAL  JOURNALS: A HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS AND REVIEWERS.  2nd ed. Jefferson: McFarland, 1993.
Provides name, address, and submission information for 700  "historical periodicals published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain."  The foreword gives advice on how to get published in a historical periodical.

>NewLib (Ref)D20 .A55 1995 v.1-2

AHA GUIDE  TO HISTORICAL LITERATURE.  NY:  Oxford Univ. Press.  1995.
The third edition of this set representing over four-hundred historians works.  Articles and books are evaluated by experts in those fields.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D20 F72 1990

Fritze, Ronald H., Brian E. Coutts, and Louis A.  Vyhnanek.

REFERENCE SOURCES IN HISTORY: AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1990.
A thorough, fully annotated bibliography of print and electronic reference sources for the study of history.  A good starting point before beginning a thesis or major paper.  Indexed.
 

>NewLib (Ref) E172 A466 14th 1990

Wheeler, Mary Bray, ed. DIRECTORY OF HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.  14th ed. Nashville: American Assn. for State and Local History, 1990.
Contains entries for 13,000 historical organizations such as state and local historical societies, museums, and monuments.  Also includes indexes and a guide to product/service vendors.
 
 

FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES

Journals are the best source for current information on a topic.  This is especially important if an area of study is new, currently being investigated, or subject to frequent change.  Lists of references following journal articles canprovide leads to further sources.
 

Indexes and Abstracts

Journal articles on a specific subject can be identified through the use of a general or specialized index.  Some indexes include abstracts (summaries) of articles.  The library subscribes to print and electronic indexes.  The library doesn't subscribe to all of the journals in these indexes.  A list of journals to which the library does subscribe accompanies some of the indexes on the index and CD-ROM tables.
 

Electronic Indexes

Electronic indexes offer a computerized approach to the retrieval of citations to journal articles.  A user can specify a combination of subject terms in order to find references to articles which contain those terms in their titles, in their abstracts, or as assigned descriptors.  The following indexes may be useful for finding information on history topics.  The NMSU Library provides access to many electronic databases at it website:  http://lib.nmsu.edu/article.html

Article Databases include:

America:  History and Life and Historical Abstracts  Comprise the largest history database in the world.  America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.  Historical Abstracts is a complete reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).

FirstSearch  Access to more than  60 databases in all subject areas.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbfs.html

SciSearch    Keyword and citation searching in the scientific literature; access to over 4 million records from the SciSearch Database 1993 to the present from the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbsci.html

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dblexis.html

Ethnic NewWatch
Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press,  including Hispanic, African-American, Native-American and many other publications from minority communities in the United States.  http://www.softlineweb.com/softlineweb/ethnic.htm

JSTOR
Full text collection of journals, keyword searchable, many in the field of history. Includes American Historical Review (1895-1994), American Quarterly (1949-1995), Eighteenth-Century Studies 1967-1995, and William and Mary Quarterly (1892-1994) http://www.jstor.org
 
 

Social SciSearch
Electronic database from Los Alamos National Laboratory is based upon Social Science Citation Index-an international  multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences produced by the Institute for Scientific Information. Updated weekly, it covers 1,700 worldwide journals in a broad range of disciplines and includes all significant items such as articles, letters, editorials, etc. It also covers individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbssci.html

Printed Indexes

Indexes or abstracts in printed form give subject and/or author access to journal articles.  Some of the indexes are located on tables in the reference area; others can be found in the reference stacks by call number.  The following indexes are useful for the study of history.
 

>NewLib (Ref) D299 H629

HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1955 - .
Comprehensive coverage of publications in world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada).  In two parts.  Part A:  Modern History Abstracts covers 1450-1914.   Part B: Twentieth Century Abstracts covers 1914-present.  Subject  index supplements the classified arrangement. Now  available at NMSU Library Databases website at: http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbabcclio.html
 

>NewLib (Ref) E31 A43

AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO,
  1964 - .
The best source for articles on U.S. and Canadian history. Provides citations and abstracts to articles from over 2,000 history journals published in some 38 languages.  Abstracts are in English.  Indexes articles back to 1953.  Also indexes book reviews.  Subject index supplements the classified arrangement.
Now  available at NMSU Library Databases website at: http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbabcclio.html
 

>NewLib (Ref) E171 A58

RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES.  Washington: American Historical Assn., 1976 - 1990.
Groups citations to historical articles in broad geographic or time-period categories.
 

>NewLib (Ref) F1401 H23

HANDBOOK OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES.  Gainesville: U of Florida P, 1935 - .

Extensively indexes materials on Latin America.  Beginning in 1964, the handbook subdivided into Social Sciences and Humanities sections, now published in alternate years; i.e., vol. 51, Social Science and vol. 52, Humanities.  History is covered in the Humanities volumes.
Now available on the libraries website at: http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbhlas.html
 

>NewLib (Ref) F1408 H16

HISPANIC AMERICAN PERIODICALS INDEX: HAPI.  Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center, 1974 - .
Annual index covers 200 academic journals and magazines from and about Latin America.  HAPI provides coverage of periodical articles on the history of Latin America.  The index is arranged by subject, with separate author and book review indexes.
Now available on the libraries website at: http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbhapi.html
 

>NewLib (Ref) GN1 A15

ABSTRACTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY.  Westport: Greenwood, 1970 - .
Indexes and abstracts articles from hundreds of journals in the fields of archaeology, cultural and physical anthropology, and linguistics.  Annual cumulations with quarterly updates.
 

>NewLib (Ref) HQ1421 W65

WOMEN STUDIES ABSTRACTS.  Rush: Rush, 1972 - .
Indexes articles on the history of women and women's issues. Abstracts articles from a wide range of publications and includes listings of articles not abstracted.  Indexes book reviews.  Updated quarterly.  Volume 1 (1972) through Volume  7 (1978/1979) are on microfilm.
 

>NewLib (Ref Index Area)

HUMANITIES INDEX.  New York: Wilson, 1974 - .
Indexes many articles on history and historiography.  There is a book review index in the back of each volume. Quarterly, with annual cumulations.
 

>NewLib (Ref Index Area)

READERS' GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE.  New York: Wilson, 1905 - .
In conjunction with its predecessors (19TH CENTURY READERS' GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE and POOLE'S INDEX TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE), indexes English-language magazine articles dating back to 1802.  A good source for identifying and locating contemporary accounts of historical events.
 

>Branson (Ref) Z7405 H6 I2

ISIS CUMULATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.  London: Mansell, 1913 - .
A bibliography of writing on the history of science "formed from the ISIS CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES..."
 

>Branson (Doc Ref) Z1223 A113 1911

CHECKLIST OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, 1789-1909.
  3rd ed., rev. and enl.  Washington: GPO, 1911.
This is a checklist of all public documents issued by the government during its first century.  This set is invaluable in locating series by subjects or bureau.  Detailed information of a historical nature on agencies themselves is provided along with  classification numbers.  Volume two is the index.

>Branson (Doc) GP3.6:1-25

U.S. PUBLIC DOCUMENT CATALOGUE, 1893-1940.  Washington: GPO, 1893 - 1940.
An alphabetical listing by subject and author of all bureau reports.  Provides congressional citations.
 

>Branson (Doc Ref)  Z1223 A184

U.S. Superintendent of Documents.  MONTHLY CATALOG OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.  Washington: GPO, 1895 - 1976.
Title varies.  A unique index to primary and secondary source materials on U.S. history.  MONTHLY CATALOG is a bibliography of publications issued by all branches of the U.S. government.  Includes Cumulative Subject Index (1900- 1970) and Cumulative Title Index (1789-1976).  For U.S. government publications dating from after 1975, use GPO database available through FirstSearch  http://lib.nmsu.edu/resources/dbgpo.html
 

>Branson (Doc Ref) Z1223 Z7 H2 pt. 1-3

INDEX TO UNITED STATES DOCUMENTS RELATING TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1828-1861.  Washington: Carnegie Inst., 1914.
Alphabetical index which directs the researcher to the original source of the work.  Many are congressional documents.
 

>Branson (Doc Ref) Z1223 Z9 C65 1975

CIS U.S. SERIAL SET INDEX.  Washington: Congressional Information Service, 1975 - .
Covers the period of time 1789-1969.  Provides subject/keyword and document/report number access to the U.S. Serial Set, which is the "official" record of Congress. The earliest Serial Set volumes are in microcard numbers 01 to 4272, (1st to 57th Congress), next from 5217-13215, the 60th to 95th Congress are in paper and shelved numerically. Finally, from the 96th Congress forward they are in
microfiche.
 

Location of Journals

Journals are shelved in call number order.  Use OLE (the online catalog) to find the call number and format of a journal.  Type T/ followed by the title of the journal.  Forassistance, ask a reference librarian. Current issues of most journals are shelved in the Periodicals areas.  Use the location charts to find bound journals, which are shelved in the stacks with the books.
Microfiche and microfilm journals are housed in cabinets in the microform areas of Branson and New Library.
 

Selected List of Current Journals

The following list is a sample of some of the journals the library carries in the field of history.
 
 

Books are generally not as current as journal articles but provide more comprehensive coverage of a subject.  Access to the book collection is through the online catalog (OLE). Terminals are located in the reference and periodical areas and on each floor.  Older materials not yet entered into the
OLE system are listed in the card catalog in the reference area.  For books that are on order or recently received, use the INNOVACQ terminals located in the reference and current periodicals areas.
 

Using OLE

OLE may be accessed by author, title, subject, or keyword. Consult the printed instruction sheet, the help screens on the terminal, or ask a reference librarian for further assistance.  For most items, the OLE screen indicates whether the item is available or checked out and, if checked out, when it is due.  OLE  is available on the www at: http://lib.nmsu.edu/catalog/english/index.html
 

The Card Catalog

Materials acquired by the library before 1975 may not be entered into the OLE system yet.  For such material, check the card catalog in the reference area.  Author, title and subject entries are arranged in a single alphabetical order in each card catalog.  The card catalog in each building contains only cards for books in that building.
 

Library of Congress Subject Headings

To determine the appropriate heading(s) for a topic, consult the multi-volume LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS(LCSH).  These large red books, located at the reference
desk and also near OLE terminals, are very useful for suggesting alternate or additional headings to search.  UF means "used for" and indicates terms that are not used.  BT means "broader term," RT  means "related term," SA means "see also," and NT means "narrower term."  For example, under the term history some of the narrower terms listed are:

archaeology
biography
church history
civilization
ethnology
genealogy
military history
political science
revolutions
social history
world history
 

While Library of Congress subject headings can be very useful in finding books on a topic, the researcher should also explore keyword and Boolean (logical combinations of keywords using and, or, not) searching options on OLE.  See the OLE handout, or use the OLE help screens for more
information on keyword searching.
 

Location of Books

To locate a book in the library, first obtain the call number from the OLE screen or the card catalog, then consult one of the location charts found in the reference area or throughout each building.  Books are shelved in call number order; however, if a call number is preceded by "(SpC)," the book will be located in Special Collections (Branson).  If the call number is preceded by "(Ref)," the book will be
located in the reference area.  Special Collections materials and reference books cannot be checked out.

Remember, the reference staff can always give you further assistance in locating a book.
 
 

In addition to the sources mentioned above, there are many other helpful reference sources.  The following resources may be particularly helpful for the study of history.
 
 

Archives

The University Archives and Rio Grande Historical Collections, located on the 4th floor of Branson Hall Library  house unpublished primary- source materials of value to the historian.  The primary
strengths of these collections are the history of New Mexico State University, Southern New Mexico, and the border region.  Very few materials from the University Archives and Rio Grande Historical Collections cannot be found on the OLE computer, but printed finding aids are available in the
Archives search room.

Bibliographies

Specialized bibliographies can be a key to further information in the study of history.  They will be listed in OLE under various topics.  The following are examples of subject headings that will lead you to history bibliographies in the library:

United States_history_bibliography
New Mexico_history_bibliography
Mexico_history_bibliography
science_history_bibliography
 

Census Information

Censuses provide what is perhaps the most valuable primary- source information for the study of history.  A few, but certainly not all, of the major sources of census information in NMSU Library are listed below.  For more about what census information is available in the library,
consult the library publications:
 

U.S. Federal Census

>Branson (Doc) C3.28/5:

CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES.  Washington: GPO, 1830 - .
Reports begin with the 1830 Census (Fifth Census) and continue every ten years thereafter.  Check oversize shelves for earliest.  These volumes do not contain names, but do contain valuable statistical information on many subjects.
 

>Branson (Ref) HA202 A385 1975
>New Library (Ref) HA202 A385 1975

HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970.  2 vols.  Washington: GPO, 1975.
A handy compilation of U.S. historical statistics covering a wide range of subjects and years.  Indexed.
 

>Branson (Doc)

U.S. CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (compiled every 10 years), THE ECONOMIC CENSUSES, THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, and THE CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS (compiled every 5 years).  Washington: GPO.
Check the "Spinner" in the documents room for classification numbers, holdings, and format.  Census volumes contain tables with detailed primary statistical data on population, housing, business, industry, agriculture, and transportation.  Read the preliminary explanatory matter to locate the table for your area of interest.
 

>Branson (Docfilm)
Census Population Schedules

Census population schedules containing the names of individuals and information about them are not released to the public until seventy years after the census was taken. The library has all the available census population schedules for New Mexico.  (There is no 1890 Census because the entire 1890 U.S. Census was destroyed by fire.)  NMSU students, staff, and faculty may borrow microfilms of census
schedules for states other than New Mexico through Interlibrary Loan.
 

>Branson (Docfilm) HA531.5

United States.  Bureau of the Census.  Census Population Schedules-New Mexico. Washington: National Archives.
 

T625	Census of Population (1920).  New Mexico.  14TH CENSUS OF POPULATION, 1920.  Washington: National Archives, 1992.  Reels 1074-1080.
T624	Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, New Mexico. Reels 913-9191.
T623	Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, New Mexico. Reels 999-1003.
T9	Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, New Mexico. Reels 802-804.
M593	Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, New Mexico. Reels 893-897.
M653	Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, New Mexico. Reels 712-716.
T6	Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, New Mexico. Reel 169.
T764	Index (Soundex) to the 1880 Population Schedules for New Mexico Territory.
M1577	Index (Soundex) to the 1920 Population Schedules for New Mexico. Reels 1-31.

Older New Mexico Census Reports

>Branson (SpC) F795 O45 1981

Olmstead, Virginia.  SPANISH AND MEXICAN CENSUSES OF NEW MEXICO, 1750-1830.  Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Soc., 1981.
 

>NewLib (Ref) F795 S67

Olmstead, Virginia L.  SPANISH AND MEXICAN COLONIAL CENSUSES OF NEW MEXICO: 1790, 1823, 1845.  Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Soc., 1975.
 

Mexican Census Reports

>Branson (SpC) F1204 M65

DIVISION TERRITORIAL DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS. . . . Mexico City: Imprenta de la Secretaria de Formento, 1913?
 

>Branson HA761.5 1960 D57 1963

VIII CENSO GENERAL DE POBLACION, 1960 . . . .  Mexico City: La Direccion General de Estadistica, 1963.
 

>Branson (Ref) HA761.5 1980c

X CENSO GENERAL DE POBLACION Y VIVIENDA, 1980. . . . Mexico City: Secretaria de Programacion y Presupuesto.

>Branson (Ref) HA761.5 1990a

XI CENSO GENERAL DE POBLACION Y VIVIENDA, 1990. Resultados definitivos.  Aguascalientes Ags.:  Instituto
Nacional de Estadistica.

>Branson (Ref) HA761.5 1990c

XI CENSO GENERAL DE POBLACION Y VIVIENDA, 1990. Resultados definitivos. Datos por localidad (integracion territorial). Aguascalientes, Ags. : Instituto Nacional de Estadistica.
 

>Branson (Ref)HA761.5 1990b

XI CENSO GENERAL DE POBLACION Y VIVIENDA.  1990. Perfil sociodemografico. Aguascalietes. Ags.:  Instituto
Nacional de Estadistica.
 

Historical Atlases

Historical atlases are essential tools for the study of history.  Below are only a few of the historical atlases available in the library.  Some historical atlases are located in the Atlas Cases on the second floor of Branson Hall Library; others, in the New Library reference area.
 

>NewLib G1030 T54 1989
>Branson (Atlas Case) G1030 T54 1989

Stone, Norman.  THE TIMES ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY.  3rd ed.  Maplewood: Hammond, 1989.
Hundreds of color maps illustrate everything from "Human Origins" to "The World in the 1980s."  Includes a glossary, index, and bibliography.
 

>NewLib (Ref Index Area) G1036 T5 1991

Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe, ed.  TIMES ATLAS OF WORLD EXPLORATION.  New York: Harper-Collins, 1991.
Maps and illustrations cover "3000 years of exploring, explorers, and mapmaking."  Includes many reproductions of antique maps.
 

>NewLib (Ref Index Area) G1201 S1 N3 1988
>NewLib (Ref) G1201 S1 N3 1988
>Branson (Atlas Case) G1201 S1 N3 1988

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES.  Washington: National Geographic Soc., 1988.
Hundreds of color maps, plus timelines, illustrations, and photographs, cover all aspects of U.S. history.  Includes index and bibliography.
 

>NewLib (Ref) G1381 S1 B4 1989
>Branson (SpC) G1381 S1 B4 1989

Beck, Warren A., and Ynez D. Haase.  HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN WEST.  Norman: U of Oklahoma P, 1989.
Contains 78 maps covering everything from early explorations to Japanese-American internment camps.  Includes index and list of references.
 

>NewLib (Ref) G1506 S1 B4 1969
>Branson (SpC) G1506 S1 B4 1969

Beck, Warren A., and Ynez D. Haase.  HISTORICAL ATLAS OF NEW MEXICO.  Norman: U of Oklahoma P, 1969.
Sixty-eight maps illustrate the natural, social, and political history of New Mexico.  Contains maps depicting old county boundaries, colonial land grants, and military posts, among other things.  Includes index and list of references.
 

>NewLib G1541 S1 L6 1993
>Branson (Atlas Case) G1541 S1 L6 1993

Lombardi, Cathryn, et al.  LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY: A TEACHING ATLAS.  Madison: U of Wisconsin P, 1983.
Over 100 black-and-white maps cover Latin American history from earliest times to 1980.  Index.
 

Microfilm/Microfiche Collections

Microfilm/microfiche collections provide access to primary- source information that might otherwise be unavailable. NMSU Library owns many microfilm/microfiche collections of historical value.  What follows is only a sampling of NMSU Library microfilm/microfiche collections.  For more information on such collections, inquire at the reference/information desk.  Most microfilm collections come with indexes.
 

>NewLib (Film)  AC1 E53
>NewLib (Film)  AC1 E54

EARLY ENGLISH BOOKS, 1475-1640, EARLY ENGLISH BOOKS, 1641-1700
Complete microfilm reproductions of hundreds of early English books.
 

>NewLib (Fiche)  E169 A48

America, 1935-1946 the FSA/OWI Photographs.
A collection of 87,000 captioned photographs.
 

>NewLib (Film)  E75 C65

Contemporary Newspapers of the North American Indians
Reproduces 28,000 pages from Native American newspapers. Most articles are from the early 1970s, though some are older.
 

>NewLib (Film)  F1414.2 L382

Latin America: Special Studies, 1962-1980
Reproduces government and think-tank reports on Latin America.
 

>NewLib (Film)  HQ1101 H47

Herstory
A collection of newspapers, journals, and newsletters from the Women's History Library, Berkeley, California.
 

>NewLib (Film) J87 N6 F821.63, S73
New Mexico Records Center, SPANISH ARCHIVES, 1621- 1821.

>NewLib (Film) J87 N6 F821.63, M61
New Mexico Records Center, MEXICAN ARCHIVES, 1821- 1846.

>NewLib (Film) J87 N6 F821.63, T32
New Mexico Records Center, TERRITORIAL ARCHIVES, 1851- 1911.
A collection of records of New Mexico from colonial times to statehood.

>Branson (Film)  QC773 A1 M35
Manhattan Project: Official History & Documents
Contains documents covering everything from the early development of the atomic bomb to follow-up reports on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

>NewLib (Microfilm Cabinets)

National Archives Microfilm
The National Archives Microfilm Publications Program provides ready access to records of interest to historians and others.  Since 1941, the National Archives has filmed federal records of high research interest.  A complete listing of the National Archives microfilm holdings in the library is available at the New Library and Branson  reference desks. The library's holdings of National Archives micofilms include State Department Territorial Papers, Dispatches from U.S. Consuls in Mexico, assorted military records, and more.

>NewLib (Periodicals)  Sabin Collection Cabinets

Sabin Collection
Microform reproductions of early books from the U.S. colonial period, the early federal period, and westward expansion.  Located in the Sabin cabinets in the New Library Periodicals Room.  Some of the collection is on microcards; most is on microfiche.
 
 

Newspapers and Newspaper Indexes

The library owns several newspapers of historical value, such as THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS (1937- ), THE LAS CRUCES BULLETIN (1969 - ), THE LAS CRUCES CITIZEN (1902 - 1968 ),
and THE NEW YORK TIMES (Sept. 1851 - ).  The library also owns newspaper indexes and directories.  Newspapers in microfilm format are filed by state in cabinets in the New
Library Periodicals area.
 

>NewLib (Periodicals) AI21 N489i

NEW YORK TIMES INDEX.  New York: New York Times, 1913 - .
Indexes the New York Times from 1862 to the present.
 

>NewLib (Ref) PN4867 A53

AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS, 1821-1936: A UNION LIST OF FILES AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.  New York: Wilson, 1937.
Access is by city of publication.  A good source for verifying the existence of ethnic, small-town, and other hard-to-identify newspapers.  Also provides (very dated) information on which libraries own particular newspapers.
 

>NewLib (Ref) PN4897 N54 G75 1975
>Branson (SpC) PN4897 N54 G75 1975

Grove, Pearce S.  NEW MEXICO NEWSPAPERS: a Comprehensive Guide to Biographical Entries and Locations. Albuquerque: U of New Mexico P, 1975.
Similar in arrangement and function to AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS (see above).  The focus, however, is entirely on New Mexico newspapers, past and present.  Also copies in Special Collections and Archives.
 

>Branson (Ref) Z6951 M635

NEWSPAPER AND SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS.  3 vols.  Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1977.
 

>Branson (SpC)

LAS CRUCES NEWSPAPER INDEX.
The Las Cruces Sun-News is the daily newspaper of Las Cruces, New Mexico.  The Las Cruces Sun-News Index provides researchers access to the articles appearing in the newspaper beginning January 1, 1995.  Located on the libraries website at: http://lib.nmsu.edu:80/resources/sunnews/search.html
 

U.S. Government Documents for Historical Research
In addition to U.S. government documents discussed in other parts of this guide, the following U.S. government documents may be of particular value to historians.

>Branson (DocRef) AE1.108:G94/v.1-3
GUIDE TO THE FEDERAL RECORDS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.  Washington: GPO, 1995.

Provides record group information, including size of collection and description for those researchers either ordering from or planning to visit the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

>Branson (DocRef) GS4.2:P81/2/1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920

FEDERAL  POPULATION CENSUS. CATALOG OF NATIONAL MICROFILM.  Washington: GPO.

Provides listing of Census information for each of the periods.  Handy for ordering microfilm reels.

>Branson (Doc) D101.1:J27

POLITICAL REORIENTATION OF JAPAN.  Washington: GPO, 1945-48.
Prepared by the Government Section of the General Headquarters, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. Consists of reports with detailed appendix.
 

>Branson (Doc) D101.2:

REPORTS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR.  4 vols.  Washington: GPO.
Reports prepared by MacArthur and released after his death. Details the conquest and invasion of Japan including reports of Japanese operations.
 

>Branson (Doc) Microcard J33 UN3A

AMERICAN STATE PAPERS.  v.1-38.  Washington: GPO.
U.S. Congress.  Executive and legislative documents of the first 14 Congresses, 1789-1823.
 

>Branson (Doc Ref) J81.B97

THE MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS.  Washington: U.S. Congress. 1897-1917.
Covers American presidents from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson.  Volumes 20 and 21 provide an encyclopedic index.
 

>Branson (Doc) LC1.11:

RECORDS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON.  Washington: GPO, 1619-1626.
Records of the Virginia Company of London as reproduced by the Library of Congress.
 

>Branson (Doc) LC4.5:

JOURNAL OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.  Vols. 1-14. Washington: GPO.
Proceedings of the Continental Congress.
 

>Branson (Doc) LC17.2:C43/2

EMINENT CHINESE OF THE CH'ING PERIOD.  2 vols. Washington: GPO, 1943.
A biographical dictionary of 800 Chinese personalities of 1644-1912.  2 vols.
 

>Branson (Doc) PA1.6:

PAN AMERICAN UNION BULLETIN.  Washington: GPO, 1893- 1948.
Monthly, containing articles about commerce, production, agriculture, and trade for Latin America.  Indexed.
 

>Branson (Doc) S1.1:

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.  Washington: GPO, 1849 - .
Official record of U.S. foreign policy with correspondence and papers on major policies and decisions.
 

>Branson (Doc) S1.36:

TERRITORIAL PAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES.  17 vols. Washington: GPO, 1787-1818.
Contains correspondence, petitions, and documents related to the Northwest Territory and other frontier states such as Indiana, Mississippi, and Illinois.  Continued at GS4.13: for volumes 18-28, 1817-1848.
 

>Branson (Doc) S1.82:

DOCUMENTS ON GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY.  18 vols. Washington: GPO.
Documents from the captured archives of the German Foreign Ministry and the Reich Chancellery.  Chronological order with an analytical list at the beginning of each volume.
 

>Branson (SpC) SI2.1:

AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BUREAU.  ANNUAL REPORT.  Washington: GPO, 1880-1932.
Each contains brief administrative reports and one or more specific monographs on the culture and customs of North American Indians and on Bureau explorations and archaeological investigations.  The 48th report contains the index to the set.
 

>Branson (SpC) SI2.3: 1-200

AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BUREAU.  BULLETIN.  Washington: GPO.
Provides the results of research in ethnology, archaeology, and general anthropology, particularly of the history, material culture, customs and religious practices of the American Indian.  Volume 200 is the index.
 
 

>Branson (Doc) W45.5:

WAR OF THE REBELLION.  OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES.  Washington: War Dept., 1880-1901.  130 vols, including index.
Military records, reports, letters, orders on the Civil War, arranged by campaigns and theaters of operation.

>Branson (Doc) X.[Congress no./Session no.] vol./pt.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD INDEX.  Washington: GPO, 1873-.
Electronic indexing of the Congressional Record  1994- available through GPO Access.  (see: http://elibrary.unm.edu/gpoaccess/)  Historical coverage: 1873 (43rd Congress)-1988 (100th Congress) in paper format.  1977 (95th Congress)-current in microfiche format. Indices are shelved with the Congressional Record, the “verbatim” account of the proceedings and debates of Congress. See Spinner for historical holdings, format, and location information.  The index to the Daily Congressional Record, (Doc X/A-Congress/Session: Volume/Part), issued every other week, gives section (H-House, S-Senate, E-Extension of Remarks, D-Daily Digest), page number, and day and month of the issue of the Daily Congressionl Record. The Daily is superseded by the bound Congressional Record after approximately 4 years.  The annual index to the bound Congressional Record leads to page numbers.  Page numbers beginning with “A” are in the Appendix volumes (appendices for the 83rd-87th and 90th Congress are on microfilm).  This index emphasizes legislative action and remarks by members of Congress.  See the Branson Reference staff for assistance.

>Branson (Doc Microform Area) J11 G5 1970 Index, 1970

INDEXES TO THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.  Washington:  United States Historical Documents Inst., 1970.  1833 (23rd Congress)-1873 (42nd Congress).
These bound volumes, shelved on top of the Documents microfilm cabinets, provide access to names and subjects by house and session of Congress.  The index gives page numbers of the Congressional Globe (23rd-42nd Congress) which is located within the Documents microfilm cabinets.
 
 
 
 
 

Last updated: March 24, 2000