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THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH CENTER OF
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
About the Center: The Southwest Research Center of Northern New Mexico opened its doors April 9, 1999, as the combined collections of Taos Historic Museums, Millicent Rogers Museum, and the Harwood Museum of Art.
Scholars interested in the wide spectrum of Northern New Mexico's art, history and culture now have a unique resource at their disposal.
In 1997 the Institute of Museum and Library Services created a new, comprehensive funding program called National Leadership Grants. One category, Model Programs of Library and Museum Cooperation, challenged these two related institutions to model collaborative projects to expand their service to the public with emphasis on how the community is served, technology is used or education is enhanced. A grant of $103,833, awarded in October 1998, allowed formation of a unique partnership of the Taos Historic Museums, the Harwood Museum of Art, and Millicent Rogers Museum with the University of New Mexico Zimmerman Library to combine staff, collections, and resources to create the Southwest Research Center.
Now housed in the 1,300 square foot wing of the Harwood Museum, over 12,500 publications focus on the art history, history, ethnology, and archaeology of the Southwest. The Research Center contains several unique historic collections such as those relating to the American Fur Trade, the adjudication of water rights in New Mexico, and the anthropological and archaeological library of Dr. John James Bodine.
The Southwest Research Center currently serves as a central location for accessing the 32,000-piece photographic collections of all three libraries. Further development plans for the Research Center call for digitization of the photographic images as a means of conservation for the original materials and increased access for the public. This phase of the project is scheduled to begin late 2000.
The Research Center gratefully accepts donations of books, photographs or archival materials related to northern New Mexico and the greater Southwest, as well as contributions to support the Center's operations. To arrange for bequests, memorial donations and gifts, please contact Nita Murphy at (575) 758-0505.
About LIBROS: An on-line cataloguing project (LIBROS) offered through project partner, University of New Mexico Zimmerman Library, helps national and international researchers locate rare and out-of-print publications before traveling to use them at this non-lending library. Off-site researchers requesting photocopied materials will be asked to pay a nominal fee for research time.
General Information: 238 Ledoux Street Taos NM 87571
Hours: Call (575-758-5440) for hours or an appointment.
Mailing address:
PO Drawer CCC Taos NM 87571
Phone: 575-758-5440
Librarian: Nita Murphy
e-mail: nitkit@laplaza.org
LIBROS: http://libros.unm.edu
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