New Mexico Quarterly Records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA 049
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains files of authors and contributors to the New Mexico Quarterly, circulation information, copyright files, correspondence, clippings, and editing proofs. The bulk of this collection is from 1955 to 1970, as very few documents prior to these years are available. The collection is organized into three series.
Series 1: Contributor files, 1940-1970, are alphabetized by the contributor’s last name. These include all documents that were directly linked to an individual who contributed to the New Mexico Quarterly as a writer, illustrator, poet, book review editor, or as a correspondent.
Series 2: Operation files, 1940-1970, are alphabetized by document type and include all materials engaged with the running of the New Mexico Quarterly such as brochures, clippings, subscriptions, copyright forms, internal correspondence, meetings, and financial records.
Series 3: Editorial proofs, 1957-1969, are arranged by volumes and include the galley proofs generated by the New Mexico Quarterly editors with corrections and typesetting information.
Series 1: Contributor files, 1940-1970, are alphabetized by the contributor’s last name. These include all documents that were directly linked to an individual who contributed to the New Mexico Quarterly as a writer, illustrator, poet, book review editor, or as a correspondent.
Series 2: Operation files, 1940-1970, are alphabetized by document type and include all materials engaged with the running of the New Mexico Quarterly such as brochures, clippings, subscriptions, copyright forms, internal correspondence, meetings, and financial records.
Series 3: Editorial proofs, 1957-1969, are arranged by volumes and include the galley proofs generated by the New Mexico Quarterly editors with corrections and typesetting information.
Dates
- 1940 - 1970
- Majority of material found within 1955 - 1970
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Historical Note
The New Mexico Quarterly was published by the University of New Mexico from 1931 to 1969. The Quarterly was a southwestern journal in the genre of “little magazines.” During its 38-volume run, the journal featured many internationally known writers, poets, and illustrators of the 20th century who published their work for the first time or early in their career in the New Mexico Quarterly. For example, chapters of N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn first appeared in the New Mexico Quarterly, and in 1969 the novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Many writers and illustrators who were published in the New Mexico Quarterly early in their careers were eventually awarded prestigious prizes by such organizations as the National Endowment for the Arts, O Henry Awards, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation.
The New Mexico Quarterly had a regional focus, although differing editorial approaches shaped the journal’s contents over the publication’s lifetime. See David William Pugh’s doctoral thesis, “A Study of Literary, Social, and University History: The Life and Often Hard Times of the New Mexico Quarterly, 1931-1969,” published in 1975, for a detailed history of the New Mexico Quarterly's shifting editorial policies, circulation, and financial issues over the journal’s 38-year span.
The New Mexico Quarterly had a regional focus, although differing editorial approaches shaped the journal’s contents over the publication’s lifetime. See David William Pugh’s doctoral thesis, “A Study of Literary, Social, and University History: The Life and Often Hard Times of the New Mexico Quarterly, 1931-1969,” published in 1975, for a detailed history of the New Mexico Quarterly's shifting editorial policies, circulation, and financial issues over the journal’s 38-year span.
Extent
11 boxes (11 cu. ft.)
Abstract
The New Mexico Quarterly was published by the University of New Mexico from 1931 to 1969 and was a southwestern journal in the genre of “little magazines.” This collection contains files of authors and contributors, circulation information, copyright files, correspondence, clippings, and editing proofs.New Mexico Quarterly was published by the University of New Mexico from 1931 to 1969 and was a southwestern journal in the genre of “little magazines.” This collection contains files of authors and contributors, circulation information, copyright files, correspondence, clippings, and editing proofs.
Processing Information
Processed by Barbara Korbal
- American literature
- Authors, American -- 20th century
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Criticism
- Illustrators -- 20th century
- Little magazines
- Little magazines -- New Mexico -- 20th century
- Modernism -- Literature
- Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-
- New Mexico -- History -- 20th century
- Periodicals
- Periodicals -- Publishing -- New Mexico -- 20th century
- Poets, American -- 20th century
- Southwestern States -- Intellectual life
- University of New Mexico -- History
- University of New Mexico Press
- Title
- Finding Aid of the New Mexico Quarterly Records, 1940 - 1970
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Barbara Korbal
- Date
- © 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu