Newly digitized “contemporary” photo collections

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Hannah Abelbeck

During the fall, Photo Archives digitized and posted some select sets of photo material. Additions to our digital collections include:

Dominguez and Escalante

This collection contains exhibition prints created by photographers Siegfried Halus and Greg Mac Gregor, who carried out a rephotography project to document the contemporary changes to the landscape that friars Domínguez and Escalante traversed in on their 1776 expedition. While the friars initially sought to find an overland route connecting Santa Fe with Alta California, Domínguez and Escalante, along with a group of several people, eventually circled what is now known as the Four Corners area and were the first non-Indigenous people to cross the Grand Canyon.

Mac Gregor. “(July 31) Highway 84 Looking North and Chama River Valley, Near Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.” Greg Mac Gregor and Siegfried Halus: In Search of Dominguez and Escalante Photograph Collection. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives. HP.2019.03.01. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/july-31-highway-84-looking-north-and-chama-river-valley-near-ghost-ranch-new-mexico

Digital Collection: Greg Mac Gregor and Siegfried Halus: In Search of Dominguez and Escalante Photograph Collection

Finding Aid: Greg Mac Gregor and Siegfried Halus: In Search of Dominguez and Escalante exhibition photographs | New Mexico Archives Online

Exhibition: In Search of Domínguez and Escalante: Photographing the 1776 Expedition Through the Southwest – New Mexico History Museum

Pilgrimage to Chimayo

This collection contains prints and audio recordings from a travelling exhibition depicting the annual pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico. Bringing in roughly 300,000 visitors, this site has become one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage centers in the United States. The exhibition was an outcome of a collaborative documentary project including the photographers Sam Howarth, Cary Herz, Miguel Gandert, and Oscar Lozoya and oral historians Enrique Lamadrid and Troy Fernandez. They wanted to better document the annual event through the perspectives of its participants.

Oscar Lozoya. Lowrider. Pilgrimage to Chimayó: A Contemporary Portrait of a Living Tradition Photographs. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, HP.2024.14.25. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/lowrider-new-mexicoThis

Digital Collection: Pilgrimage to Chimayó: A Contemporary Portrait of a Living Tradition Photographs

Digital Collection: Pilgrimage to Chimayo Audio

Finding Aid: Pilgrimage to Chimayó: A Contemporary Portrait of a Living Tradition Photographs | New Mexico Archives Online

Exhibition: Chimayo A Tradition of Faith – New Mexico History Museum

Douglas Kent Hall

This newly digitized collection consists of a series of prints from photographer Douglas Kent Hall’s estate. These photographs are on a variety of New Mexico and southwestern subjects with a subset on the Los Matachines de Alcalde. Hall’s work in our collection also includes images related to the Border, his “In Prison” work, and a series of portraits of New Mexicans featuring artists and writers.

Digital Collection: Douglas Kent Hall Photograph Collection

Finding Aid: Douglas Kent Hall Photographs | New Mexico Archives Online

CarlanTapp’s A Question of Power

A finding aid was created earlier this year for this documentary photography project around the Navajo Nation, coal mining, and the Desert Rock Power Plant. A digital collection featuring Tapp’s exhibition prints is now available.

Carlan Tapp. Bonnie Gilmore with her mother Alice Gilmore, New Mexico. Carlan Tapp: Doodá Desert Rock Photograph Collection. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, PAAC.0114.012. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/bonnie-gilmore-and-mother-alice-gilmore-new-mexico

Digital Collection: Carlan Tapp: Doodá Desert Rock Photograph Collection

Finding Aid: Doodá Desert Rock: Naamehnay Project Collection | New Mexico Archives Online

Exhibit: A Question of Power – New Mexico History Museum

Newly digitized sets of historic photographs

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Hannah Abelbeck

Recent digitization work in photo archives has allowed us to post images from our collection that are recently donated and that have been here for decades.

Miguel Otero Photographs

This legacy collection consists of small prints owned by Miguel A. Otero II (October 17, 1859 – August 7, 1944), the 16th Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1897 to 1906. Images are predominately of the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico and its surroundings. Other images include the Taos Ceremony, churches, the Harvey Ranch, and Native Americans.

Busy Scene at Railroad Avenue, Las Vegas, New Mexico. Miguel A. Otero Photograph Collection. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, 009434. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/busy-scene-railroad-avenue-las-vegas-new-mexico

Digital Collection: Miguel A. Otero Photograph Collection

Finding Aid: Miguel A. Otero Photograph Collection | New Mexico Archives Online

Mills, NM and other postcards

These real photo postcards feature a rare glimpse into Mills, New Mexico during its boom years.

Part of a larger set of postcards presumed to have been collected by William Hokuf (1881-1946), his wife Catherine Sloup, or her previous husband Martin Sloup, who died in 1922, the postcards also show events around the Mexican Revolution and the Mexican Expedition (also called the Pershing – Villa Expedition / Pancho Villa Expedition / Punitive Expedition).

Mess at “Hotel Deluxe” Mills NM. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, HP.2022.15.50. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/nine-men-table-having-meal-hotel-deluxe-mills-new-mexico

Digital Collection: Mexican Revolution and Mills, NM

Finding Aid: Mexican Revolution and Mills, New Mexico Postcard Collection | New Mexico Archives Online

Robert William Fernie Trip Photo Album

This photo album contains images taken by Robert William Fernie (1856-1958) from a trip to New Mexico, possibly around 1900. Robert William Fernie (1856-1958) was a Kansas rancher originally from England, who had purchased land from the railroad (SFRR). Views include Pecos, Santa Fe, Glorieta, with many uncommon views of the forested areas, including scenes at Winsor Camp and Panchuela.

View of Winsor Camp, Robert William Fernie Southwest Trip Photo Album, Page 30. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, HP.2023.02.P30. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/robert-william-fernie-southwest-trip-photo-album-page-30

Digital Collection: Robert William Fernie Southwest Trip Photo Album

Finding Aid: Robert William Fernie Southwest Trip Photo Album | New Mexico Archives Online

Helen Cochran Brown Family Trip Album

In 1927, the Brown family, including Helen and her husband Archer Hitchcock Brown traveled to New Mexico, visiting a number of iconic places, including Santa Fe, the Gallup Ceremonial, several Pueblos, and, notably, Tex Austin and the Forked Lightning Ranch.

Brown, Helen Cochran. Harvey detour buses for Santa Fe and Lamy at a train depot. From “Brown Family 1927 Summer Trip Photo Album”. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, HP.2022.05.P1. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/brown-family-1927-summer-trip-photo-album

Digital Collection: Brown Family 1927 Summer Trip Photo Album

Finding Aid: Brown Family 1927 Summer Trip Photo Album | New Mexico Archives Online

New Finding Aids for Scottish Rite Theatre and Doodá Desert Rock Collections

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Hannah Abelbeck

Jo Whaley Scottish Rite Theatre Exhibition Prints

Santa Fe photographer Jo Whaley’s stunning images from her documentation of the Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple have been processed and are now available. Built in 1912, the Masonic Temple is an iconic feature in Santa Fe. The scenic backdrops still preserved in the historical theater were used by the Masons for degree productions and were the height of dramatic innovation when they were created by M. C. Lilley & Co. and installed in the theater.

theatre backdrop evoking a cathedral — Jo Whaley. Raising the backdrop in the Cathedral scene, 2014. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives HP.2024.01.16.

Finding Aid: Jo Whaley: Scenes from the Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple Theatre Photograph Collection | New Mexico Archives Online

Digital Collection: Jo Whaley: Scenes from the Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple Theatre | NMHM Digital Collections

Related Book: The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple | Museum of New Mexico Press

Doodá Desert Rock: Naamehnay Project

This recently described collection contains the work of photographer Carlan Tapp related to the Doodá Desert Rock initiative, a movement begun by Diné (Navajo) elders and activists to resist the development of the proposed building of the Desert Rock Power Plant in the Four Corners region of the Navajo Nation. Tapp documented the effects of coal-burning electrical power plants on the Diné people and the landscape of the Navajo Nation, as well as Diné resistance to the plants, between 2005 and 2013.

Jim Mason. Diné (Navajo) Medicine Man, Burnham, NM, 2006. Courtesy of Carlan Tapp

Capp exhibited images from this body of work under the title “A Question of Power.” A version of this exhibition will appear at the New Mexico History Museum in 2027.

Finding Aid: Doodá Desert Rock: Naamehnay Project Collection | New Mexico Archives Online

Digital Collection: Carlan Tapp: Doodá Desert Rock Photograph Collection

Exhibit: A Question of Power – New Mexico History Museum

Steve Wimmer Southwest History Research Grant: 2025 Call for Submissions

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Kathleen Dull

Image of white man sitting at hotel concierge desk

The Steve Wimmer Southwest History Research Fund for the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) was established in 2021. It honors Steve’s memory and enthusiasm for New Mexico history & cultural tourism which he shared with others in his role as the La Fonda Hotel’s head concierge.

A research grant of $1,500 will assist researchers to travel to Santa Fe and use the History Library collections. Priority given to candidates wishing to study an aspect, person, organization or industry from New Mexico History between 1879 – 1949. All scholars, either affiliated with an institution or independent, are welcome to apply. All projects, either academic or entertaining, will be considered.

The grant includes:

Stipend of $1,500 and can be used to support any aspect of the project. Payments will be made in 2 installments: the first $1000 upon the award of the grant, the last $500 upon the completion of the project
Up to 1 week (5 weekdays) of onsite research at the FACHL
Up to 4 weeknight’s lodging at the La Fonda Hotel on the historic Santa Fe Plaza (to be used sometime between March- October, not on holiday weekends and subject to availability)
Research hosted and assisted by qualified archivists
Digitization of research documents for publication/ presentation and waiving of reproduction fees
Research assistance at the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives

The grantee will be expected to:

Spend up a minimum of two weekdays conducting onsite research at the FACHL prior to December 31, 2025
Write article for publication, referencing the Fund. Can be academic or non-academic article for publication in El Palacio, NM Magazine, or similar publication highlighting some aspect of research and include a reference to the Fund. Article to be submitted by June 30, 2026
Provide a copy of final article to the library

The New Mexico History Museum is a statewide educational resource, local landmark, and destination for anyone who wants to understand the diverse experiences of the people of New Mexico. The Fray Angelico Chavez History Library is a constituent member of the Museum and the state’s oldest library with collections spanning 700 years.

Applications should include a CV or resume and letter of interest. Each should be no more than two pages. Please include research question and specify at least one collection held at FACHL to be used. Projects can include any library collection and archival collections can be browsed at NM Archives Online. If an undergraduate or graduate student, include name of academic reference. For best consideration, submit applications to Kathleen Dull at: historylibrary@dca.nm.gov by Monday, July 7, 2025. One grant will be awarded in 2025.

Finding Aid Available for the Mark Nohl Collection

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Hannah Abelbeck

Mark Nohl’s donated set of film negatives and positives has been processed and is now available for researchers. From 1973 to 1998, Nohl worked for the New Mexico Department of Economic Development and Tourism as an Information Specialist and as staff photographer for New Mexico Magazine. In addition to his work for the State of New Mexico, Nohl served as an instructor in landscape photography for the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops from 1990 to 2000. He also worked as a freelance commercial photographer for various advertising agencies, private galleries, and publications.

Mark Nohl. Santa Fe Trail wagon ruts near Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico. From the New Mexico Magazine Collection, HP.2007.20.1079.

Like the New Mexico Magazine collection, Nohl’s collection includes many portraits of New Mexico people; images of art, artisans, and artists; and landscapes and places, from cities and towns to parks, lands, and monuments. The new finding aid makes many of Nohl’s folders keyword searchable to help anyone find relevant material, whether those photographs are of the Very Large Array, Helen Cordero, or Albuquerque.

Finding Aid: Mark Nohl Photograph Collection | New Mexico Archives Online

Adventurous photograph collection now open to researchers at the New Mexico History Museum

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Hannah Abelbeck

Photographs of New Mexico outdoor recreation, ghost towns, sporting events, and other Southwest scenes are now available for browsing online in the newly digitized Karl Kernberger Photograph Collection at the New Mexico History Museum. The project supports the History Museum’s ongoing goal of making physical photo collections increasingly accessible and reusable.

“We were looking for a smart way to provide access to a large collection that previously had no digital presence,” said Hannah Abelbeck, Curator of Photographs and Archival Collections. “When we uploaded the contact sheets, I saw images of ghost towns, but I also spotted images I didn’t expect, including photographs from a local press conference on prison conditions. I hope others uncover images they find interesting, engaging, or relevant.”

Karl Kernberger with camera sitting on an excavator — Karl Kernberger, up for the shot. Courtesy of Carolyn Kernberger.

Image of La Gente Headquarters prison conditions press conference — Karl Kernberger, up for the shot. Courtesy of Carolyn Kernberger.

After working as a staff photographer at the Museum of New Mexico, Karl Kernberger (1938-1997) became an award-winning photographer and filmmaker active in New Mexico, Mexico, and the west. His photographic collection at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) covers subjects including social and environmental concerns, Indigenous communities in New Mexico and the Southwest, rock art, music, ghost towns, cultural and sporting events, and the increasing popularity of outdoor recreation, among other topics. Kernberger also collaborated with his childhood friend J. Michael Jenkinson on three books, Ghost Towns of New Mexico, Land of Clear Light, and Wild Rivers of North America, which showcased his photographs.

NMHM received a grant from the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board to improve the care of and access to Kernberger’s collection. The collection contains approximately 24,000 negatives, 1,625 contact sheets, 155 prints, and 64 reels of moving image film. As an outcome of the grant, project archivist Hall Frost also digitized and posted Kernberger’s contact sheets, making it easier for researchers to preview images from the collection. Frost will give a presentation, “Out There Adventure: The Photographs of Karl Kernberger,” during a Late-Night Friday event on May 16, 2025, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

More information about the Karl Kernberger Photograph Collection can be found at https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/20/resources/4415. Browsable contact sheets from the Karl Kernberger Photograph Collection can be found at https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/karl-kernberger-photograph-collection.

Dispatches: Good Friday Pilgrimages in New Mexico

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Christina Claassen

A group of people standing around three wooden crosses on a rocky hillside. — Good Friday, Tomé Hill, Stations of the Cross, 1976.
Courtesy of Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts

New Mexico has several well-known Easter pilgrimage sites reflecting its Hispano-Catholic roots. While Chimayó may be the most famous, it’s worth mentioning Tomé Hill, south of Albuquerque, and Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, NM.

Tomé Hill

Tomé Hill is a high point about 30 miles south of Albuquerque in Valencia County on the east side of the Rio Grande River and five miles southeast of Los Lunas. The prominent high spot has attracted travelers for thousands of years and was once a major landmark along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Petroglyphs (rock art) along the route speak to even earlier significance as a possible spiritual site for Native and early Hispano peoples. The current Christian pilgrimage tradition started as a passion play in Tomé Plaza in 1948 and later evolved into a procession and ascent up Tomé Hill with members of the Hermanos Penitentes (Penitent Brotherhood), a lay Catholic fraternity, carrying and then erecting a cross on the summit. Today, visitors can see from below several crosses that dominate the summit view, hike to the top, or participate in the Good Friday pilgrimage.

Steel arch sculpture with steel sculpture people and animal figures in front of the arch and a desert hill in the background. — *La Puerta del Sol,* Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Armando Alvarez at the foot of Tomé Hill, NM.

Learn more:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/new-mexico-el-cerro-de-tome.htm

Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts has nearly 60 images from the 1970s online: https://nmdigital.unm.edu/digital/collection/loslunas/search/searchterm/tome%20hill/page/2

Mount Cristo Rey

On the far southern border with Mexico, in Sunland, NM, Sierra de Cristo Rey, or Mount Cristo Rey, is home to a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Christ with his arms outstretched on a cross. The mountain straddles the US and Mexico border and serves as a pilgrimage site for thousands who travel from El Paso, TX, Southern New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico. To reach the statue at the top, pilgrims ascend a 2.2-mile gravel path. The monument was constructed in 1939 by sculptor Urbici Soler, who donated his time and money to fund a large part of the construction. The cross has been continuously standing and maintained by volunteers since October 29, 1939. New Mexico, Texas, and Chihuahua, Mexico are all visible from the top.

Learn more:
http://www.mtcristorey.com/

This 2018 YouTube video provides a great visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urpg0g0uVUs

Tomé Hill is open year-round, and Mount Cristo Rey is open on a limited basis for special events, but they are both abuzz with the faithful, as well as the curious, during annual Good Friday pilgrimages. If you have walked either route or know of other pilgrimage sites in New Mexico, let us know!

Black and white image of a crowd of people in the parking lot of a church with one man holding a large wooden cross over his shoulder. — Arrival at the Santuario, 1996. Photograph by Sam Howarth. Neg. no. HP.2024.14.14. POG/NMHM.

If you’re in Santa Fe be sure you see our new exhibition opening April 12, Chimayó: A Tradition of Faith to learn more about the state’s largest and most known pilgrimage site: https://nmhistorymuseum.org/exhibition/details/6558/chimayo-a-tradition-of-faith

Mark Dodge
Curator of Southwest Memories
Mark.Dodge@dca.nm.gov

Dispatches from the Curator of Southwest Memories

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Christina Claassen

Nine Eagle Scout boys and two men in uniforms pose for a group photo with a female camp counselor holding a sign for the Philmont Scout Ranch. — Memory-making at Philmont Scout Ranch. Mark Dodge, Curator of Southwest Memories, is in the back row, third from right.

My first memory of New Mexico is from a trip to Philmont Scout Ranch when I was 17 years old. I rode the train from Michigan to attend a week-long high adventure backpacking trip, where I encountered bears and rattlesnakes. My experience on that trip created a positive, lasting memory and is a part of my personal story.

How do you define memories? Maybe as recollections or ideas of the past? Something that happened to you, or something you heard from others? A remembered experience, interesting factoid, or emotional response? Or all the above? Memories are often ethereal in quality and our own labeling as “good” or “bad” may change and evolve through time. The memories we carry form the basis of our personal histories and shape our views about the world and our place in it. Therefore, it makes sense to share and discuss memories in a museum, since we’re filled with them. Hopefully the museum is fertile ground to create new ones too.

I’m interested in the people-centered work of building community, so I plan to keep these ideas in mind while exploring the diverse stories from New Mexico. I’m new here, and I’m curious to soak up the stories of my new home. This blog is a forum to share behind-the-scenes research, conversations, and interesting and memorable content. It’ll be informal with links from around the state that celebrate all things New Mexico. I plan to learn from you, too, and welcome your ideas and resources.

My name is Mark and I’m the new Curator of Southwest Memories. I want to hear your memories from the Land of Enchantment, and I look forward to sharing the unique and fascinating stories I learn with you.

Cheers,

Mark Dodge, Curator of Southwest Memories, Mark.Dodge@dca.nm.gov.

A bison in a barn reaches out to lick a Caucasian man smiling beside the barn window. — Memory-making with Clyde, New Mexico’s most famous animal actor, at Mortenson’s-Eaves Movie Ranch.

Groundbreaking New Mexico history collection of Edgar L. Hewett digitized for easy public viewing at New Mexico History Museum

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Hannah Abelbeck

A person stands next to a table sorting black and white photos from a file box. — Hewett project photo archivist Hall Frost looks for a photo in the collection.

A significant collection of manuscripts and photographs from Museum of New Mexico founder Edgar L. Hewett (1865-1946) are now browsable online thanks to a major grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC). The newly digitized collection expands New Mexico History Museum’s (NMHM) mission to offer statewide educational resources to anyone interested in learning about the diverse history of the state and its connections to the rest of the world.

Previously viewable only by appointment, the Hewett Collection is NMHM’s most consulted document collection. Members of the public are now able to see more than 63,000 pages and more than 2000 additional photographs online 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a new digital interface.

Hewett was at the forefront of modern Southwestern archaeology during his time. He trained a new generation of archaeologists, including women, and advocated for the United States Antiquities Act (1906). He led the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Archaeology (today known as the School for Advanced Research) and was integral to the cultural preservation of many New Mexican historical and archaeological sites.

Hewett Project Archivist Sarah Rounsville saw firsthand the sheer number of people, organizations, projects, and events that appear in the Hewett collection as she digitized each document. Rounsville observes that many topics in culture, the arts, politics, history, rights, and cultural conflict still fascinate researchers.

A person’s arms and hands are placing a document under a digital scanner with a computer screen showing the scan. — Hewett project archivist Sarah Rounsville digitizes a letter from the collection on the library’s new book scanner.

While digitizing the collection, archivists were able to collaborate and make connections across papers and photographs. Rounsville and Hewett Project Photo Archivist Hall Frost were able to identify Native American laborers in photographs by consulting payroll documents about archaeological excavations. Rounsville says that the efforts they put into the digital project creates new opportunities for more people to find, interact with, and interpret the material.

“By making Hewett’s papers widely available, researchers can grapple with the history of Southwestern archaeology and the methods and systems Hewett built as he elevated the Southwest’s culture on the world stage,” said Hewett digitization project manager Heather McClure, Librarian and Archivist at the Museum’s Fray Angelico Chavez History Library.

The Hewett collection is the first digitization project for NMHM’s new Digital Asset Management System, and the next project is already underway. NMHM anticipates publishing significant portions of New Mexico artist Gustave Baumann’s archival collection in 2025.

More information about the Hewett Collection can be found at:

Edgar L. Hewett Digitized Collections
https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/edgar-l-hewett-collection

Edgar L. Hewett Collection finding aid
https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/10/resources/413

Edgar L. Hewett Photographs and Ephemera Collection finding aid
https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/20/resources/5055

New Mexico History Museum Digital Collections landing page
https://archives.newmexicoculture.org

New Mexico History Museum makes new Gustave Baumann collections available to researchers

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Ada Negraru

Gustave Baumann and marionettes, circa 1959

Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is the home for new collections about the life and work of internationally acclaimed artist and printer Gustave Baumann. Born in Germany, Baumann was an internationally noted printer and artist who settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1918. He died in 1971.

In 2021, the Ann Baumann Trust donated a substantial collection of Gustave Baumann’s documents and photographs to NMHM. The new gift, along with previously donated Baumann material, is now open to researchers by appointment.

The newly available papers include Baumann’s correspondence with his wide circle of friends, his annual hand-printed Christmas cards, letters between museum collections throughout the United States, photographs of Santa Fe, and the naturalization certificate he received upon becoming a United States citizen in 1904. Some of the materials were previously featured in In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann: A Catalogue Raisonné by Gala Chamberlain and Nancy E. Green, published by Rizzoli Electa. In addition to archival materials, the donation included more than 200 of Baumann’s wood printing blocks.

“These materials provide detailed insights into Gustave Baumann’s personal relationships and business practices. They are an important resource for anyone wanting to better understand Mr. Baumann and his times,” said Billy G. Garrett, executive director of NMHM.

The work has been spearheaded by Alice Wehling, a contract archivist working with museum staff, who processed and organized the collection, and Madisyn Rostro, a project collections assistant who catalogued and photographed the wood print blocks. Funding for this work was provided by the Ann Baumann Trust.

Researchers, including art collectors and students of Southwestern history, can discover what’s available by browsing new finding aids that describe the organization and content of the collection. The finding aids for both the papers and photographs are now available via the New Mexico Archives Online website. Researchers who wish to see the Baumann papers should arrange an appointment with the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library; appointments to view photographs should be made with the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives. The next phase of the project will selectively digitize items from the collections and make them available online.

Other Baumann-related materials, principally his artwork and marionettes, are included in the collections of the New Mexico Museum of Art, also a part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

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