Records, 1971-1993.

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Records, 1971-1993.

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The collection consists of records for the New Mexico Endowment or the Humanities, detailing the business of the organization founded as the New Mexico Humanities Council in 1972. Also documented is its relationship to the National Endowment for the Humanities and similar institutions throughout the United States. The collection is arranged chronologically with most projects overlapping for a limited number of years. The collection is divided into chronological series by year, 1972-1992. Within each year are subseries for Organization and Administrative Materials, Projects, Scholar's Papers, and Speakers/Programs where relevant. Organizational records include financial records, internal and external correspondence, memoranda, board information, meeting information and minutes, announcements, conferences, reports and press clippings. Project files include grant applications, project titles, file numbers, program location, topics, project accounting, required reports, and evaluations. Scholars and speakers programs promoted by the organization include Chautauqua performances, essay contests, specialized speakers, programs and performances.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities

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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was created in 1965 by Congress to support the "study and application of the humanities to the human environment." In June of 1972, a contingent of New Mexican citizens were invited to Washington, D.C., to be briefed on the Endowment's state based programs. This group subsequently became accountable for seeking the initial planning grant from NEH. Later, they held responsibility for implementing the operating grant to support a state-based program ...

National Endowment for the Humanities

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New Mexico Humanities Council

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