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January 5, 2007
UNM Libraries To Receive Scrapbooks, Yearbooks from Renowned Albuquerque High School Coach Jim Hulsman
Jim Hulsman, long-time Albuquerque High School basketball coach and athletic director, is presenting his extensive collection of scrapbooks and yearbooks to the Center for Southwest Research Special Collections and University Libraries at the University of New Mexico. The collection includes 125 volumes, many of them created by Hulsman and documenting the careers of Albuquerque High athletes. Several of them went on to play at UNM. The scrapbooks contain biographical sketches written by Hulsman, news clippings, photos and schedules/scores. The collection also includes materials created by others and given to him. The entire collection covers the period from 1892 to 2002. In addition, Hulsman is donating AHS yearbooks from 1914 through 2000.
Hulsman came to New Mexico in 1940 and graduated from UNM in 1958, receiving his Bachelors of Science degree. He coached basketball, track, baseball and football for 48 years in Albuquerque. He was head basketball coach at AHS for thirty-four years and the director of athletics for twenty-two years before retiring in 2003. Hulsman has been active with the New Mexico Activities Association, the New Mexico High School Coaches Association and the New Mexico High School Athletic Directors Association. He is the recipient of many national and state awards, including the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the New Mexico Activities Association Hall of Honor and the UNM Alumni Association Rodey Award, which is given to someone who has devoted their time in a leadership capacity and has contributed significantly to the field of education.
CSWR Director Michael Kelly says the Hulsman collection will fit in well with the UNM Archives’ Athletics Department collection and will complement collections involving the history of Albuquerque and Albuquerque High School.
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