Library
A strong library is the backbone of a strong university. Your gift to the NMSU Library supports people and programs across the campus, community, and virtual world.
Your generosity provides students with enhanced resources that drive academic success, including outreach programs, cutting-edge technology, and upgrades to library classrooms and study spaces. Your contributions also enable the acquisition of new collection materials and professional development opportunities for library staff.
The NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections boasts a nationally renowned collection of Southwestern and borderlands history. Highlights include the papers of agriculturalist Fabian Garcia, original manuscripts of Western writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes, and the Clyde Tombaugh papers—detailing the work of the man who discovered Pluto!
Additionally, NMSU Library student employees are central to our daily operations. Your support through scholarships and internships enriches their experiences, combining valuable work opportunities with rewarding professional growth.
For more information, contact:
Dan Hames
Senior Director of Special Gifts
Mobile: (575) 319-4689 | Email: Dan.hames@nmsufoundation.org
From the Dean
“Financial gifts are essential to the success of NMSU Library and its Archives and Special Collections Department. They not only recognize important moments in southern New Mexico’s history but provide opportunities to help today’s students succeed. That’s a winning combination for the Las Cruces community, the university and the library.”
Dr. Kevin Comerford
Giving Opportunities
Library’s Greatest Need
This fund provides funds at the Dean’s discretion to support the library’s greatest needs for library staff and faculty in their service mission of the university .
Library Student Internships
Provide support for internships to help nurture experiential learning for students studying library sciences.
Elizabeth A. McKenney Titus and Robert Jay Titus Endowed Scholarship for Student Employees
Established in 2015 and amended in 2021, the Elizabeth A. McKenney Titus and Robert Jay Titus Endowed Scholarship supports Library student employees.
Rio Grande Historical Collections General Fund
This fund provides support for the Rio Grande Historical Collections to acquire and preserve unique archives, manuscripts, family papers, and historical records, and to enhance programming and outreach efforts related to the collections.
My connection with Las Cruces and NMSU is through my mother, who was brought to Las Cruces as a 4-year-old child and grew up here, up to graduation from A&M College in 1903.
John Porter Bloom, Historian and NMSU Supporter
Jennifer Olguin ’08, Assistant Professor, Rio Grande Historical Collections Archivist
Giving to the Library has a profound impact, from acquiring unique collections to supporting student scholarships and internships.
The Impact of Support
The Beauty of History
The Legacy of John R. McFie
Dr. Gustav L. “Gus” Seligmann, Jr. ’57, ’58 says he is “elated” to learn of the new McFie endowment to New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Library system — the type of gift historians dream of as they work to understand and interpret current events through the lens of the past.