Edgar Lee Hewitt in the Palace. Edgar L. Hewett Collection (AC105), Fray Angelico Chavez History Library/NMHM

NMHM News:

This month’s “Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series” features a talk, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, about Museum of New Mexico founder Edgar Lee Hewett presented by Heather McClure, New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) Librarian and Archivist.

Hewett was an inescapable presence in early 20th century Southwestern cultural life. From archaeology and anthropology, to education, museums, art and architecture, he played a major role in crafting the Southwest’s unique image and its place in US history. NMHM’s Fray Angelico Chavez History Library has recently completed a multi-year project to digitize tens of thousands of Hewett’s papers and photographs, making them more readily available to scholars and to the public.

Register for this free online lecture at https://bit.ly/3Zwexai.

About Friends of History:

Friends of History, a nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting the New Mexico History Museum, offers the public monthly programs from a diversity of speakers who are leading experts in their fields and have contributed to New Mexico’s history.