The New Mexico Health Historical Collection (Special Collections) documents the history of health in the state and the Southwest by collecting and preserving materials that include oral histories, organizational records, rare books, photographs, artifacts and a monograph collection. As the archivist for Special Collections, I am responsible for the selection and appraisal of records, arrangement and description of collections, reference work, and preservation administration.
Although researchers are free to contact me at any time during regular business hours (hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu), starting today, I will be having regular archivist office hours every Tuesday afternoon from 1pm-3pm. During these hours, researchers can have in-person or online consultations as well as set up future research appointments (we ask for at least five business days’ notice for research appointments). 
Possible office hours discussion topics include:
- Resources about the history of health in New Mexico
- Creating online class/topical research guides based on our holdings
- Presentations to classes about Special Collections
- Preservation advice
- Tips for doing archival research
For more information about Special Collections, please check out our guide “How to Use Special Collections.”