GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico:NM-3
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library. Special Collections
423 Central Avenue Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-848-1376
Hours: See website
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1678-1956
Volume: Ca. 2 cubic feet
Description: 6 microfilm collections include Native Catholic records.
/1 “Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe”
Inclusive dates: 1678-1956
Volume: 95 reels of microfilm
Description: Parish sacramental records (baptisms, marriages, burials) and diligencias matrimoniales [prenuptial investigations] of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (New Mexico and El Paso, Texas); from Archdiocese of Santa Fe Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
/2 “Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Series A”
Inclusive dates: ca. 1694-1956
Volume: 31 reels of microfilm
Description: Parish sacramental records (baptisms, marriages, burials) of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; from Archdiocese of Santa Fe Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
/3 “Spanish Archives of New Mexico. Series I, Land Grant Records”
Inclusive dates: 1685-1912
Volume: Less than 1% within 63 reels of microfilm
Description: Records of land titles and grants in colonial New Mexico; includes Native American missions of New Mexico and El Paso, Texas; from New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
/4 Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series II
Inclusive dates: 1821-1621
Volume: Less than 1% within 22 reels of microfilm
Description: Includes correspondence and reports between officials of church and state, re: Native American missions of New Mexico and El Paso, Texas; from New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
/5 “Mexican Archives of New Mexico”
Inclusive dates: 1821-1846
Volume: Less than 1% within 42 reels of microfilm
Description: Includes correspondence and reports between officials of church and state, re: Indian missions of New Mexico and El Paso, Texas; from New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
/6 “Territorial Archives of New Mexico”
Inclusive dates: Ca. 1821
Volume: Less than 1% within 189 reels of microfilm
Description: Includes correspondence and reports between officials of church and state, re: Indian missions of New Mexico; from New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Ӱ Archives.
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