Native American Manuscript and Photograph Resources

Introduction

Native Americans have been and continue to be a vital force in the history and present of New Mexico. Since the advent of the first Spanish colony in New Mexico in 1598, interactions with Native Americans have directly affected the quality of life of these new settlers whose descendants are known as New Mexicans. These interactions are documented in a variety of collections held by the Archives and Historical Services Division.

Scope

The purpose of this pathfinder is to provide patrons with a list of document and photograph collections that pertain to Native Americans in the collections of the Archives and Historical Services Division. Collection information was culled from collection-level descriptive records. These records and more detailed listings of collection content (finding aids/inventories) are accessible at https://www.srca.nm.gov via the Archives and Historical Services Division online catalog of collections.

Note: Collections that contain materials pertaining to Native Americans that are not mentioned in the collection-level description records are not included in this listing.

Document Collections

New Mexico history is often organized into periods based on the political entity that had jurisdiction over what would become New Mexico: Spanish Period (1598-1821), Mexican Period (1821-1846), American Occupation/Territorial Period (1846-1912), and Statehood Period (1912-present). Collections are listed in accession number order within the above chronological framework

Mexican Period (1821-1846)

Territorial Period (1846-1912)

Statehood Period (1912-present)

Photograph Collections

Collections often contain photographs of several subjects. To locate specific images pertaining to Native Americans please see Photo Card Catalog in the Archives Research Room. Photograph collections are listed alphabetically below.

Some photographs from the New Mexico Department of Tourism Photograph Collection are available via the Archives and Historical Services Division Online Catalog at www.nmcpr.state.nm.us.

Karl J. Belser Photograph Collection
L. Trigg Photograph Collection
Louise Durston Photograph Collection
M.J. Cooke Photograph Collection
Margretta S. Dietrich Photograph Collection
Marjorie F. Lambert Photograph Collection
New Mexico Department of Tourism Photograph Collection
New Mexico Health and Social Services Department Photograph Collection
New Mexico Magazine Photograph Collection
R. Hunter Clarkson Photograph Collection
Salle R. Wagner Photograph Collection
Southwestern Association on Indian Affairs Photograph Collection
State Records Center and Archives Collection of New Mexico Photographs
Virginia Johnson Photograph Collection
William C. Ilfeld Photograph Collection
William C. McDonald Photograph Collection