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The Southwest Collection is a rich and extensive resource  for information on New Mexico state history, geography, culture, ethnology, government, and economics.  The Southwest Collection is complemented by the State and Federal Documents collections of the New Mexico State Library and the New Mexico State Archives, all located within a single facility.  Frequent research topics in the Southwest Collection include: the history of New Mexico places and families, railroad history, mines and mining, New Mexican writers, land grants, Santa Fe neighborhoods and buildings, Indian pueblos and reservations, farming and ranching, and Western trails.

 For a list of recent Southwest Room acquisitions, click on "New in Southwest" from the menu on the left under "Southwest Collection".

A staff of two provides bibliographical expertise and research assistance, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. For more information, contact us by email at SouthwestRoom@state.nm.us or call 505-476-9790.

¡Bienvenido al sitio de la Colección Suroeste de la Biblioteca del Estado de Nuevo México!  Se habla español.
     Nuestra parte de la biblioteca, que queda en el primer piso, es una colección especial para la historia y cultura de Nuevo México y la región suroeste de los Estados Unidos de América. También tenemos información sobre la frontera sur de los EE.UU., sobre México, y sobre los primeros pueblos de ambos países.  
     Si podemos ayudarle con cualquier pregunta acerca de esta región, nos puede llamar al (505) 476-9790.  También puede enviar su pregunta por correo electrónico a:
SouthwestRoom@state.nm.us¡Le esperamos aquí!

Current Exhibition:

"Santa Fe: Cuarto Centenario" (books, videos, and photos), curated by Virginia Lopez.

The Southwest Collection includes most New Mexico newspapers.  See below for a list of current subscriptions (in alphabetical order by city of publication)

Place of Publication Name of Newspaper
Alamogordo Alamogordo Daily News
Albuquerque Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque El Hispano News
Albuquerque Health City Sun
Angel Fire Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
Artesia Artesia Daily Press
Aztec Talon
Carlsbad Current-Argus
Carrastola, NY Indian Country Today
Carrizozo Lincoln County Leader
Clayton Union County Leader
Cloudcroft Mountain Monthly
Clovis Clovis News-Journal
Cuba Cuba News
Deming The Deming Headlight
Dulce Jicarilla Chieftain
El Paso, TX  El Paso Times (microfilm only)
Espanola Rio Grande Sun
Estancia (Moriarty) Mountain View Telegraph
Farmington The Daily Times
Fort Sumner The Baca County News
Gallup Independent
Hobbs Hobbs News-Sun
Las Cruces Las Cruces Sun-Times
Las Vegas Las Vegas Optic
Lordsburg Hidalgo County Herald
Los Alamos Los Alamos Monitor
Los Lunas Valencia County News-Bulletin
Lovington Lovington Leader
Mora Mora County Communicator
Placitas The Sandoval Supporter
Portales News-Tribune
Pueblo of Laguna Kukadze’eta/Towncrier
Raton The Raton Range
Rio Rancho Observer
Roswell Roswell Daily Record
Ruidoso Ruidoso News
Santa Fe The Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe Santa Fe Reporter
   
Santa Rosa The Guadalupe County Communicator
Santa Rosa Tri-County News-Times
Silver City Silver City Daily Press & Independent
Socorro El Defensor-Chieftain
Socorro Mountain Mail
Springer Springer News Bulletin
Taos The Taos News
Texico The Stateline Tribune
Truth or Consequences Sierra County Sentinel
T or C The Herald
Tucumcari Quay County Sun
Tulsa, OK Native American Times (NM edition)
Window Rock, AZ Navajo Times