New Mexico Territorial Bureau of Immigration Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-114
Scope and Content
Collection consists of records of the New Mexico Territorial Bureau of Immigration (1880-1911). Includes annual and biennial reports; publications; minutes of annual meetings (1907, 1911); reports from counties on climate, minerals, and agricultural and water resources; and reports from various towns giving population, geographical descriptions, transportation lines, water and fuel resources, industries, climate, schools, banks, and hotels.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1880-1911
Creator
- New Mexico. Bureau of Immigration (Organization)
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Access to original materials restricted; Use microfilm only.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
History
The Territorial Bureau of Immigration was established in 1880 to disseminate information about New Mexico's climate, resources, industries, and economic opportunities for development, as inducements for immigration to New Mexico (1880 NM Laws, Chp. 23, Sec. 1-6). The Bureau was abolished upon statehood in 1912.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Alternate Format
Available on microfilm as Territorial Archives of New Mexico (Roll 96).
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
General
An act approved February 13, 1880 established a territorial board composed of twenty commissioners, known as the Bureau of Immigration. The primary duty of this agency was to publish information concerning the economic resources of New Mexico to attract outside capital and immigration into the territory.
- Administrative agencies -- New Mexico
- Agriculture -- New Mexico
- Annual reports
- Cities and towns --New Mexico
- Economic development --New Mexico
- Industries --New Mexico
- Mines and mineral resources --New Mexico
- Natural resources --New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Description and travel
- New Mexico -- History -- 1848-
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- Publications
- Territorial records
- Water-supply --New Mexico
Creator
- New Mexico. Bureau of Immigration (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the New Mexico Territorial Bureau of Immigration Records, 1880-1911
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1959-114::New Mexico Territorial Bureau of Immigration Records)//EN" "nmar1959-114.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository