New Mexico Newspapers

The New Mexico Records Center and Archives and the New Mexico Museum of History Library have excellent collections of newspapers dating from the 1860s. The Family History Library has newspapers for some towns, including Albuquerque from about 1870 to 1899 and Santa Fe.

The following guides can help you locate New Mexico newspapers:

Grove, Pearce S. New Mexico Newspapers: A Comprehensive Guide to Bibliographical Entries and Locations. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1975.

Stratton, Porter A. The Territorial Press of New Mexico, 1834-1912. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, [1969].

Web Sites

http://www.50states.com/news/newmex.htm