Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

New Mexico's entry as the forty-seventh state on January 6, 1912 is a story that begins much earlier and continues to the present.

With that in mind, I welcome you to this section of my site that explores the early timeline of New Mexico. The entries on this site are organized around a study of the federal presence in New Mexico, with special emphasis given the years between 1898 and 1945.  Examined are the following three sets of federal actors: the president and the Congress; federal departments and agencies; and federal officials. These, in turn, are situated in New Mexico's development as well as within national and even international events.

The entries on these pages are excerpts of a much larger narrative being developed by the Center for Regional Studies at the University of New Mexico's Zimmerman Library and coordinated by David V. Holtby.  Please visit the "Credits" section of this site for a further listing of those involved with the project.

I am grateful to the Center for Regional Studies and the UNM Libraries for allowing me to share this information with you.