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Open Stacks: Ramón Ortíz, one of Mesilla's first settlers, a 'priest and patriot'

Ramón Ortíz is one of our region’s most important, and forgotten, historical figures. ....

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Open Stacks: Dawson, a booming New Mexico mining town turned ghost town

This seemingly idyllic valley was the location of two of this country’s most devastating mine explosions. ....

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The banning of Rudolfo Anaya's 'Bless Me, Ultima'

"Bless Me, Ultima," one of the best-selling and most acclaimed Chicano novels of all time, has regularly faced campaigns to remove it from library shelves. ....

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S. Omar Barker captured the West in writings

NMSU Archives and Special Collections has the literary papers of famed Western-themed writers S. Omar and Elsa Barker. ....

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Bracero program detailed in NMSU Archive papers

The bracero program was an agreement between the United States and Mexico where Mexican migrant workers were hired for seasonal periods. ....

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