University of New Mexico Press records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA 125
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes author files, UNM Press committee minutes, UNM Press history, and general department files. The author files include correspondence, reviews, and news clippings.
Dates
- 1933-2002
Creator
- University of New Mexico Press (Organization)
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 University of New Mexico Press was formally established by the University's Board of Regents in 1929; printing equipment first appeared on campus in 1930. The first UNM Press publications were University pamphlets and catalogs with an occasional scholarly publication. The first hardback book produced and distributed by the Press was New Mexico History and Civics by campus authors Lansing Bloom and Thomas C. Donnelly in 1933. The Press's first director was sociology professor Paul A.F. Walter Jr., who was succeeded by professional printer Fred E. Harvey in 1933. Harvey was replaced for the 1945-1946 term by English professor Dudley Wynn. Harvey then resumed leadership of the Press until 1949, at which time he became assistant director, a position he retained until his retirement in 1956. The Press is the oldest publishing house in the Southwest/Rocky Mountain region bounded by Oklahoma, the west coast, Canada, and Mexico. UNM Press focuses on printing non-fiction books with a regional focus and books by UNM faculty.
Extent
15 Cubic Feet (15 boxes)
Abstract
This collection includes author files, UNM Press committee minutes, UNM Press history, and general department files. The author files include correspondence, reviews, and news clippings.
Creator
- University of New Mexico Press (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the University of New Mexico Press records, 1933-2002
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Terry Gugliotta, Aurore Diehl
- Date
- © 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
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
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