NMHU Archives
14.0 Thomas C. Donnelly Library
Collection
Collection Summary
Title
Thomas C. Donnelly Library Collection, New Mexico Highlands University
Collection Number
14.0
Provenance
Thomas C. Donnelly Library, New Mexico Highlands University
Size
6 linear feet
Repository
University Archives, Thomas C. Donnelly Library, New Mexico Highlands
University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Scope and Content
This collection contains accession lists, minutes of the library’s Administrative Council,
general files covering the day-to-day operation of the library, and special projects and
developments, from the library’s establishment in 1897 to the present.
The university library was first housed (1897-1935) in Springer Hall. From 1935 to 1966
it occupied the second floor of the Thomas C. Rodgers Library and Administration
Building. In 1966 it moved to independent quarters, the Thomas C. Donnelly Library. A
history of the library, entitled The Library Book, A History of the New Mexico Highlands
University Library, authored by Cate M. Fitzmaurice, was published (Las Vegas, New
Mexico Highlands University) in 1997.
Library directors during the history of the university have included
Richard Powell
Margaret Healy
Millie Ellison
Arthur Van Horne
Mary L. Holt
Vinnie C. Burton
Vivian Hedgecock
William S. Wallace
Raul C. Herrera
Ruben A. Aragon
1898-1903
1903-1910
1910-1911
1911-1921
1922-1923
1923-1924
1925-1959
1960-1972
1972-1992
1992-
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all
copyright compliance.
Preferred Citation
Thomas C. Donnelly Library Collection, University Archives, Thomas C.
Donnelly Library, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Access Terms
1. New Mexico Highlands University
2. New Mexico Normal School
3. New Mexico Normal University
4. Richard Powell
5. Margaret Healy
6. Millie Ellison
7. Arthur Van Horne
8. Mary L. Holt
9. Vinnie C. Burton
10. Vivian Hedgecock
11. William S. Wallace
12. Raul C. Herrera
13. Ruben F. Aragon
14. Accession
15. Accessions
16. Circulation
17. U.S. Documents
18. History of NMHU Library
19. The Library Book
20. “Library Notes’
21. “Donnelly Library Newsletter”
22. Handbooks
23. User’s Guides
24. Art Gallery
25. Administrative Council
26. Finch College
27. American Association of Teacher’s Colleges
28. Citizen’s Committee for Historic Preservation
29. Campus Police
30. Policies and Procedures Manual
31. Safety
32. Fire Plan
33. Emergency Evacuation Plan
34. New Mexico Library Association
35. Las Vegas Land Grant Board
36. Legislation
37. Linder Collection
38. American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
39. “A College Library”
40. June Bryan
41. William S. Wallace
Contents List
Original Accessions
Box
Folder
Contents
1
Accession Book, 1910-1922
2
Accession Book, 1922-1931
3
Accession Book, 1931-1934
4
Accession Book, 1952-1959
Circulation Book, 1952-1958
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Accession Book, 1897-1909
Accession List, 1934-1939
Accessions, 1951-1952
Accessions List, 1959-1960
Accessions, % increase in, 1911-1954
Accessions, September 1978-September 1979
Accessions, October 1979-December 1980
Accessions, January 1981-December 1982
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Accessions, January 1983-June 1984
Accessions, July 1984-June 1986
Accessions, July 1986-December 1986
U.S. Documents Acquisitions, July 1979-March 1985
History of NMHU Library by Vivian Hedgecock, 1942
The Library Book, by Cate M. Fitzmaurice
“Library Notes” February 1951-October 1957
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
“Library Notes” January 1958-July 1971
“Donnelly Library Newsletter” October 1990-June 1996
Miscellaneous Handbooks and User’s Guides
Donnelly Art Gallery
Index to Minutes, Administrative Council, 1985-1988
(See also below, Box 9, Folder 2)
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1985-1986
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1987
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1988
1
2
3
4
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1989
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1991
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1992
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1993
8
5
6
7
8
Minutes, Administrative Council, January-June 1994
Minutes, Administrative Council, July-December 1994
Minutes, Administrative Council, January-March 1995
Minutes, Administrative Council, April-November 1995
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Minutes, Administrative Council, 1996-1998
Index to Minutes, Administrative Council, 1985-1990
Finch College Collection
General Affairs, 1930s
General Affairs, 1940s
General Affairs, 1950s
General Affairs, 1960s
General Affairs, 1970-1978
General Affairs, 1979
General Affairs, 1980-1981
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
General Affairs, 1982-1984
General Affairs, 1985
General Affairs, 1986
General Affairs, 1987
General Affairs, 1988-1991
General Affairs, 1992-1994
11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
General Affairs, 1995
General Affairs, 1996
General Affairs, 1997
General Affairs, January-July 1998
General Affairs, August-December 1998
General Affairs, 1999
General Affairs, 2000-2001
American Association of Teacher’s Colleges, 1927-1949
Citizen’s Committee for Historic Preservation, 1981
Campus Police Reports, 1994
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Policies and Procedures Manual, 1985
Policies and Procedures Manual, 1985
Policies and Procedures Manual, 1994, partial
Library Safety, 1990s
Fire Plan, 1995
Emergency Evacuation Plans
Policies and Procedures, Miscellaneous
New Mexico Library Association Meeting, 1993
Las Vegas Land Grant Board Project 1976
Library Legislation, 1996
Linder Collection, 1981
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Library Legislation, 1994
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, 1985
“A College Library” typescript, by June Bryan, Fall 1965
Minutes, Reference staff meetings
North Central Association Report, 1980
Campus Police Reports, 1982
Annual Report of the Library, 2000-2001
Library Policy and Procedures Manual, c. early 1990s
William S. Wallace papers
Raul Herrera papers