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History & Literary Arts, Library, and Archives
Resources, Programs, and Events
NHCC HLA, Library, and Archives
PODCAST
La HiLAcha/The Unraveling Thread
Episode 17: “A History of Luminarias and Farolitos”
Episode 16: “A Tribute to Miguel Algarín”
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
K-12 Curriculum for Mundos de Mestizaje (Social Studies, Language Arts)
Family Activities
New Year’s Eve Around the Hispanic World (info guides and online activities)
“Eye See” Visual Poetry (English, Español)
Create Your Own Book: Cartoneras (English, Español)
Pop-Up Books and More! (English, Español)
EXHIBITS
¡Mira! Nuestra Arquitectura: An Architectural Journey
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the History and Literary Arts program presents “!Mira¡ Nuestra Arquitectura: An Architectural Journey,” an architectural history of the Center’s past, present and future. This is an outdoor exhibit on the Bosque Trail west of the NHCC in the Bosque Gallery and opens October 23, 2020.
El Voto Femenino / The Women’s Vote
GENEALOGY RESOURCES
Ancestry Library Edition (available in the library)
HeritageQuest (available in the Library)
FamilySearch (free, online)
Hispanic Genealogical Center of NM
NM Genealogical Society
Researching NM Families
Indigenous Mexico
Enciclopedia Heráldica Hispano-Americana (Index)
THANK YOU POEM:
VOCES SUMMER WRITING INSTITUTE
(Anne Lechuga-Kanapilly and Carmen Canela)
ABOUT HISTORY AND LITERARY ARTS
January—June 2021 HLA Events and Programs (Flipsnack)
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SELECTED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
Podcast, La HiLAcha/The Unraveling Thread
Latinx Book Review (blog)
National Latinx Writers Gathering (October 16-18, 2020)
Voces Summer Writing Institute for Teens (June 2020)
NHCC History Festival (February)
Children’s Bilingual Book Festival (April 2021)
NHCC Book Club (more info below)
La Canoa Legacy Talks (Archives) – 2017-2019 – A partnership between the HLA and UNM’s Center for Regional Studies, these monthly talks were presented by Hispanic/Latino academic and community researchers with long-standing and distinguished records of research and teaching about New Mexico and the region.
SELECTED ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS
Finding Aid for the Mari-Luci Jaramillo Collection
Inventory for the Alianza and Chicano Movement Collection of Eduardo Chávez
Inventory for the Margaret Buxton Genealogy Collection
Inventory of the Barelas Photo Collection
Inventory of the John A. Aragon Collection
Inventory of the Margaret Herrera Chávez Collection
Mari-Luci Jaramillo: First Latina Ambassador of the US (podcast episode from KUNM)
LIBRARY RESOURCES
The NHCC Library holds over 13,700 titles, including a large Latinx poetry collection of over 700 titles; children’s bilingual books; popular novels by Latinx authors; history books and materials encompassing the US Southwest, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula. We also hold numerous volumes of literature from the international Hispanic diaspora.
NHCC Foundation Members are able to check out books from the NHCC Library.
– Learn more about becoming a NHCC Member.
NHCC Library Catalog
NM Digital Collections
Rocky Mountain Online Archive
NMSU Online Archives
El Palacio (1913-present)
Bilingual Children’s Books @ NHCC
NHCC BOOK CLUB
Meets via Zoom at 5:30 pm the 4th Thursday of the month. All are welcome!
Book selections for 2021, January-June
January 28: Murmur of Bees – Sofia Segovia
February 25: Atop the Windmill: I Could See Forever – Maria Dolores Gonzales (https://www.bilingualstrategies.com/)
March 25: Mexican Gothic – Silvia Moreno-Garcia
April 22: Everyone Knows You Go Home – Natalia Sylvester
May 27: Children of the Land: A Memoir – Marcelo Hernandez-Castillo
June 24: Afterlife – Julia Alvarez
Questions? Contact Librarian, Cassandra Osterloh. Order from Bookworks.
ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES
NM History in 10 Minutes (Rob Martinez)
Nuestras Madrecitas (Rob Martinez)
Hispanic Reading Room (LC)
Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents (LC)
Hispanic Country Guides (LC)
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Mexican Cookbook Collection (UTSA)
Historic Mexican & Mexican American Press (UA)
Latino Center (Smithsonian)
Latino Cultures in the US (Google Arts & Culture)
Biblioteca Digital Hispánica (Biblioteca Nacional de España)
Latin American History (Newberry Library)
Chicana por mi Raza: Digital Memory Collective
Pura Belpré Award Winning Books
Latinxs in Kid Lit
International Children’s Digital Library
Unite for Literacy (children’s books read in different languages)
The Fable Cottage (bilingual tales)
ABDO Books (free K-12 ebooks thru June 2020)
Children’s Poetry Archive
TumbleBook Library (K-6 ebook database)
Teen Book Cloud (7-12 ebook database)
Girls Who Code: code at home activities, including digital storytelling
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
NM Poetry Center
Hispanic Poets
US Latinx Voices in Poetry
Blank Verse Films: A Video Magazine about Poetry
Spotlight on US Hispanic Writers (LC)
Archives of Hispanic Literature on Tape (LC)
La Bloga (Chicana/o, Latina/o Literary Blog)
Audio Book Cloud (all ages audio book database)
Latinx Podcasts (list of podcasts with Latinx themes)
ABOUT HISTORY AND LITERARY ARTS
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, our facilities our currently closed to the public. When we re-open:
Visit Us
Administrative Offices
Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Library & Genealogy Center Hours
Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
1st Saturday of each Month, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Archives
By Appointment with Anna Uremovich
Contact Us
Valerie Martinez, HLA Director
Cassandra Osterloh, Librarian
Anna Uremovich, Archivist
Patricia Perea, Educator
NHCC Library: 505-383-4778