Archives

The CHS Archives Committee collects, preserves, and archives materials relating to the history of Corrales. This includes but is not limited to photographs, newspapers, and oral and written histories by residents. In addition to being recorded in our files, well over a thousand photos are now part of the digital archives collection managed by the University of New Mexico, where they can be viewed using the instructions in Picture Corrales’s Past below.

The committee also promotes a themed Corrales Heritage Day celebration each year. It supports other events with its knowledge and media. Interest in our collection has been shown by the Smithsonian, the New Mexico History Museum, and academic historians from across the country.

Be a part of this adventure in history. If you have library, media, and project management experience or are just interested in history, we can use your help. Simply email Kitty Tynan at [email protected], and come join us!

Corrales in the Past

Pictures of people, buildings, landscapes, events and activities in Corrales history, sometimes dating back more than 100 years, are available online! The photos, donated to the CHS Archives Committee by Corrales families, have been added to our collections and then uploaded and stored in the New Mexico Digital Collections (NMDC) coordinated by the UNM Library.

Our collection of Corrales history includes not only the online photos, but articles, newspapers, books, obituaries, census materials, oral histories, videos, and much more. These materials will be added to our online collection as time goes by. In the meantime, you can make an appointment to view materials by appointment.

Visit Our Online Collection

To view the online collection:
econtent.unm.edu/digital/collection/chs

Once there, you will see a brief description of the collection. Click on the Browse button at the bottom of the page. You will then see a few small photos. You can just browse through the photos (which are displayed alphabetically by title) by clicking on the next number or the > button at the bottom of the page. You can narrow the display by Subject using the list to the left.

Subjects are listed in order according to the number of items that have that Subject (most photos have more than one). Click on Show More to see a complete list. The Creator list lets you see photos with an identified photographer (most photos do not have this information). When you find a photo you’d like to look at in more detail, click on either the small “thumbnail” or the red title of the photo. To go back to the list of photos, click on “Return to Results” at the top right.

For more detailed search instructions go to the instructions below:

Historic House Research

If you are looking for historical information about a house or land, CHS Archives Committee members are happy to conduct research using what may be available in CHS materials. Email us at [email protected]

Here are some additional sources for further Research:

Corrales Community Library
https://www.corrales-nm.org/library
> Corrales Historic Buildings — SW 978.9 COR
> Downtown Corrales Historic Building Survey —
REF 728 COR
(NOTE: This book is shelved in the small office off the Biography/Reference area. There are a couple of other titles shelved near it that are not currently in the catalog)
> Corrales Historic Building Resurvey — SW 728 COR

Albuquerque Public Library
Special Collections https://abqlibrary.org/specialcollections

UNM Center for Southwest Research https://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/index.php

Albuquerque Historical Societyhttps://www.albuqhistsoc.org
(for south end of Corrales, formerly part of Bernalillo County)

Sandoval County Historical Society
https://www.sc-hsm.org

County Land Records
Bernalillo Countyhttps://www.bernco./assessor/find-a-property/assessor-property-record-search-portal/
Sandoval County https://www.sandovalcountynm.gov/sandoval-search/search-property-records/

Title Company
When a property is purchased, a title search would include previous owners, improvements, etc.

April 2025

As featured in Corrales Comment Newspaper
by Corrales Historian, Mary Davis

Archives

​Corrales in the Past

Visit Our Online Collection

Historic House Research

Articles

Corrales in the Past