New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1994-040
Scope and Content
As of 1999 collection consists of records of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, its predecessor the New Mexico School of Mines, and the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources (1895-1984). New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology records include catalogs (1951-1981), student handbooks (1959-1968), pamphlets, and student-faculty directories. New Mexico School of Mines records include catalogs (1930-1951), and a biennial report (1947-1949). New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources records include annual reports (1945-1954, 1964-1984), biennial reports (1954-1964), bulletins (1916-1984), circulars (1930-1984), and various publications issued by the Bureau. Collection also includes extensive reports and maps on geology, ground water, mining, and mineral resources in New Mexico.
Dates
- 1895-[ongoing]
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
The New Mexico School of Mines was established by a legislative act in 1889 (1889 Laws of N.M., Chp. 138, Sec. 1). In 1951 a legislative act changed the name to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (1951 Laws of N.M., Chp. 46, Sec. 1). Within the Institute is the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, which was established by a legislative act in 1927 (1927 Laws of N.M., Chp. 115, Sec. 1). The Bureau is the state agency responsible for investigating, studying, and reporting on the geology of New Mexico. The Institute of Mining and Technology's purpose is to provide education in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, mining, milling, engineering, mathematics, and mechanical drawing. It is located in Socorro, New Mexico.
Extent
16 Linear Feet
Organization
Collection consists of twenty-nine series:
- I. Reports
- II. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources annual reports
- III. New Mexico School of Mines
- IV. State Inspector of Mines
- V. Annual reports
- VI. Budgets
- VII. Audit reports
- VIII. Student Handbook
- IX. Student directory
- X. Faculty and Staff directory
- XI. Publications
- XII. New Mexico School of Mines catalog
- XIII. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology catalog
- XIV. New Mexico Tech courses of instruction
- XV. Photographs
- XVI. Special reports
- XVII. Maps, inventories, deeds, misc. reports
- XVIII. New Mexico Geology
- XIX. Seenic Trips to the Geologic Past
- XX. Bulletins
- XXI. Circulars
- XXII. Geologic maps
- XXIII. Hydrogeologic sheets
- XXIV. Resoure maps
- XXV. Stratigraphic chart
- XXVI. Ground water reports
- XXVII. Hydrologic reports
- XXVIII. Memoir
- XXIX. Open-file reports
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
- Annual reports
- Directories
- Education, Higher -- New Mexico -- Socorro
- Geology -- New Mexico
- Groundwater -- New Mexico
- Hydrogeology -- New Mexico
- Manuals
- Map
- Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico
- New Mexico -- History -- 1848-
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- Newsletters
- Pamphlets
- Publications
- Reports
- State government records
- Territorial records
- Universities and colleges -- New Mexico -- Socorro
- Title
- Inventory of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Records, 1895-[ongoing]
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- 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::1994-040::New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Records)//EN" "nmar1994-040.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