Collections Listing

This document aims to provide some documentation of collections housed at the University Museum. The information is incomplete, but this structure serves as an example of how information can be logged as it comes to light.

Individual Collection Listing and Notes

Amador Collection

Historic
Permanent Collection
The Amador Collection, consisting of items belonging to the Amador family or originating from an Amador property, constitute one of the larger collections in the museum’s holdings.
Feb 7, 2024

Amick Collection

Archaeology-Ancient
Research Collection
The Amick Collection consists of materials that were part of an Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) conviction of Dr. Daniel S. Amick and his associates Scott…
Mar 1, 2024

 

Berrenda Creek Collection

Archaeology-Ancient
Research Collection
The Berrenda Creek Collection was generated by the 1976 June-July NMSU Summer Archaeology Field School which took place at the Berrenda Creek site in the Gila National…
Mar 1, 2024

Boucher Collection

Contemporary Native Art
Permanent Collection
The Boucher Collection was a donation by Larry Boucher in 2015. The collection consists of over 400 pieces of Native American pottery. Every Pueblo in New Mexico, from…
Apr 11, 2024

CRMD Reports

Archaeology-Ancient
Archaeology-Historic
Research Collection
The Cultural Resource Management Division (CRMD) was a contract archaeology firm that operated out of the UM. Reports and documents from the CRMD are still housed at the UM, and document listings can be accessed through this interface.
Mar 15, 2024

Dwamish Gift Collection

Archaeology-Ancient
Teaching Collection
The Dwamish Collection consists of 58 pottery fragments that were collected from private property with the owner’s permission in June 1991 about five miles from Star Lake…
Mar 1, 2024

 

Fort Fillmore Collection

Archaeology-Historic
Permanent Collection
This page is about the Fort Fillmore Collection.
Mar 1, 2024

Garfield/Rio Vista Collection

Archaeology-Ancient
Research Collection
The Garfield/Rio Vista Collection was generated by the 1973 NMSU Summer Archaeology Field School which took place at the Garfield Site (LA 1082) which is also known as Rio…
Mar 1, 2024

 

Mesilla Collection

Archaeology-Historic
Permanent Collection
This is a page about the Mesilla collection.
Mar 1, 2024

 

Murdock Collection

Ethnographic
Historic
Permanent Collection
Donated by Paul Murdock, the Murdock Collection is one of the first major collections acquired by the UM. It is composed of a single accession 1960.01.
May 7, 2024
Nathan Craig, Ph.D.

NMSU Collection

Historic
Permanent Collection
The NMSU Collection is defined as items related to university history through branding or clear historical connection. It includes historic objects from NMSU’s past…
Apr 17, 2024
Nathan Craig, Ph.D., Sophia Unruh
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