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National History Day Resources at the New Mexico State Library: Home

Theme 2022

2025 National History Day Contest

The New Mexico State Library would like to help with your National History Day project, email us at Ask A Librarian. We are here to help.

 

The New Mexico State Library has a large collection of historic New Mexico newspapers, books on the history and culture of New Mexico and the Southwest, and many state and federal documents, including those published by Congress and the New Mexico State Government.

We have in-building wifi, public computers, microfilm readers, in-house databases, and plenty of tables. Bring your I.D. to get a library card!

The New Mexico State Library is located at 1209 Camino Carlos Rey in Santa Fe. We are open M-F from 1 pm - 4:45 pm. If you have a question, please email or call us (505-476-9702); we are happy to help you with your National History Day Research.

We are located in the same building as the New Mexico State Archives and the Office of the New Mexico State Historian.

A lot of research is done in this building, come join us!

Theme

Rights and Responsibilities in History

To continue the celebration of our 50th anniversary, NHD’s 2025 theme will be Rights & Responsibilities in History. To study rights and responsibilities in history, we must ask questions. Who decides who has rights? Does everyone have the same rights? Who decides on the limits individuals should or should not have? Why? What led to establishing certain rights, and to whom were they given? How have people, governments, or institutions decided what parameters should be set to enforce responsibilities? How are such decisions justified?

Contest Website

NM NHD

New Mexico Humanities Council - NHD Affiliate

New Mexico’s National History Day program is a year-long academic competition for students in grades 6 through 12 that promotes inquiry, research into primary sources, and presentation. It aligns with the New Mexico state social studies standards that were implemented in 2023 and allows students to pursue their passions.

 

NM History Day Ideas w/ NM State HIstorian