The names Rev. Charles Becknell, Sr., Ph.D., and Harold Bailey, Ph.D., have echoed through the University of New Mexico’s history. Now, they each represent the title of a collection available to researchers at the Center for Southwest Research. 

The items were donated in 2022 and were so substantial that the Center for Regional Studies was able to provide funding assistantships for two graduate students to catalog the historical materials. Hakim Bellamy and Carlyn Pinkins worked for two years processing the items and learning about both men.  

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