Mountain States (Western)

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

Resources in this category:

Arizona History and Archives Division
http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/archives/

The Arizona History and Archives Division identifies, collects, preserves and provides access to the historical manuscripts, government records, books and photographs of Arizona and its peoples.

Arizona Historical Society
http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/

The Arizona Historical Society is Arizona’s oldest cultural organization, founded by the territorial legislature on November 7, 1864, charged with preserving Arizona history for the present and future.

Colorado Historical Society
http://www.coloradohistory.org/

Founded in 1879, the Colorado Historical Society brings the unique character of Colorado's past to more than a million people each year through historical museums and highway markers, exhibitions, manuscript and photograph collections, popular and scholarly publications, historical and archaeological preservation services, and educational programs for children and adults. A nonprofit agency with its own membership, the Society is also a state institution located within Colorado's Department of Higher Education.

Colorado State Archives
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/

The Colorado State Archives preserves the state's legal and historical records and provides information about documents on its web site. Users may search the Archives by name, Colorado county, time span, or record type.

Historical Society of New Mexico
http://www.hsnm.org/

"Founded on December 26, 1859, the Historical Society of New Mexico is the oldest historical society west of the Mississippi River." The Society's mission is to increase the knowledge of New Mexico history, disseminateinformation on New Mexico history, and encourage preservation of historic objects and property.

History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html

"Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the Western History and Genealogy Department at Denver Public Library, illuminate many aspects of the history of the American West. Most of the photographs were taken between 1860 and 1920. They illustrate Colorado towns and landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and show the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River. Also included are World War II photographs of the 10th Mountain Division, ski troops based in Colorado who saw action in Italy."

Idaho Historical Society
http://www.idahohistory.net/

On July 3, 1890, Idaho achieved statehood. Seventeen years later, the Ninth Legislature established the Idaho State Historical Society as a state agency. The Society's mission is to educate through the identification, preservation, and interpretation of Idaho's cultural heritage.

Idaho State Historical Society
http://www.idahohistory.net/

The Society's mission is to educate through the identification, preservation, and interpretation of Idaho's cultural heritage.

Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives
http://www.idahohistory.net/library_archives.html

The Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives holds a large collection of material relating to the history of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. The collection is extremely varied in subject, geographic area, and time period. It includes both historical and genealogical information and covers a wide variety of mediums, including manuscripts, state archives, books, periodicals, oral history interviews, motion picture films and videos, microfilm, and maps.

Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau
http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/index.htm

Environmental history; summary of a vast body of research from multiple disciplines in an easily accessible format.

Montana Historical Society
http://www.his.state.mt.us/

The Montana Historical Society was created February 2, 1865 and became a state agency on March 4, 1891. Its mission is to preserve, present, and provide an understanding of Montana's history.

Montana Historical Society Archives
http://www.his.state.mt.us/research/default.asp

The Montana Historical Society Archives collections are comprised of manuscripts, state and local government records, and oral histories, all of which are searchable on this website.

Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm.html

Here you can find sources of history relating to the Fur Trade in the Rocky Mountain West. Sources include diaries, narratives, letters, images and more.

Nevada Historical Society
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/reno/his-soc.htm

The Nevada Historical Society, founded in 1904, is Nevada's oldest museum; the Society also maintains a unique research library. Its website features online virtual exhibits and offers a collection of links about Nevada history on the web.

Nevada State Archives
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/archives/

The Nevada State Archives preserves the documentation of Nevada's history, with records dating back to 1851. Its website features the "Ask an Archivist" tool and the "Special Features" section with web documents like: "An Outline of Capital Punishment in Nevada", "First Records of Carson Valley, Utah Territory, 1851", "Nevada's Governors", and "Political History of Nevada".

New Mexico Archives and Historical Services Division
http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm

This site for the state archives of New Mexico has an online catalog, several archival holdings finders, and guides. It also provides links, to the Online Archives of New Mexico and other useful sites for historical research.

Utah State Archives and Records Service
http://www.archives.state.ut.us/

The Utah State Archives web site has an online catalog to the collection, several holdings lists, and finding aids (tools which describe individual collections). A group of online exhibits is also available.

Utah State Historical Society
http://history.utah.gov/

The Utah State Historical Society was founded in 1897. We became a state agency--the State Division of History--in 1917. In 1968 our name was changed to the Division of State History and later became a part of the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Wyoming State Archives
http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/index.htm

The Wyoming State Archives web site features an online map collection and information about the Historic Photograph Collection, as well as information about using the archives.

Wyoming State Historical Society
http://wyshs.org/

The Wyoming State Historical Society began in 1953 and provides direction and support for historical research and preservation in Wyoming. The Wyoming State Historical Society Web site opened in November 2000 and has been an information resource for Wyoming history ever since. The Society proudly offers this Web site to better serve and inform its members and to provide an avenue for education in Wyoming history.