The Black Alumni Association Collection presents a varied assortment of articles sourced from the University of New Mexico's student newspaper, the Daily Lobo, highlighting the challenges, accomplishments, and contributions of Black students during their time at the university, spanning from the 1940s to the 1970s with the bulk of the collection concentrated in the 1960s and 1970s.

This collection contains material produced or collected by Christine Sierra. A UNM faculty member from 1986 till 2014, Professor Christine Sierra’s expertise is in American Politics with a focus on Latino/a politics, and women in politics. Much of her scholarship analyzed community organization's work on immigration, education, and other forms of activism. The material in this collection reflects the extensive research conducted by Christine Sierra.

Focusing on the Chicano/a Movement, the collection documents Enriqueta Vásquez' work and interests as an activist, writer, and artist.

The University of New Mexico's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was founded in 1906. Throughout the years, the department has grown and inculdes research labs for such things as robotics, hearing aid research and artificial intelligence, as well as the Centennial Science and Engineering library. The bulk of the collection includes meetings and reports from the 1980s, and many photogrphs from the 1960s.