ARGENTINA: Archivo Historico de la Provincia de
Buenos Aires, La Plata
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Archive: Archivo Historica de la Provincia de Buenos
Aires.
Address: 588 Calle 49 (corner of calle 7), La Plata.
Hours: 8:30 to 6 (except in January, 8:30 to 3:30).
Telephone: 021-44925.
Access Procedures: A university letter of introduction is
sufficient.
HOLDINGS
Contents/Subjects/Collections: Documents taken from the AGN that
are supposed to be related to the history of La Plata, but are
broader than this. Material focuses on the 18th and 19th
centuries, with a large collection of 20th-century labour juzgados.
Catalogues: Large numbers, some with very precise descriptions
of the documents. However, many legajos contain uncatalogued material.
Procedures for Requesting Documents: Fill out slips for up to
three documents that are delivered one at a time.
Searches by Mail: Probably not. Anyone interested in this would
be further ahead to contact a local historian who works in the AHPBA.
Archives Closing: Normal holidays, with reduced hours during the
summer (January).
REPRODUCTION FACILITIES
Photocopying
Facilities: No facilities in the building but an arrangement
can be made for documents to be taken to commercial photocopiers
nearby.
Microfilm
a) Facilities: A rather aged camera (with frame)is available and
apparently can be used with the approval of the director.
FACILITIES
Research Room:
a) Facilities: A large, decaying, dusty room with a single small
table and an assortment of stiff chairs.
b) Staff: Numerous staff are about but closeted away in the bowels
of the archive. They seem keen to help.
Computer Access: Laptops can be used, but there are no outlets
so that batteries would be required.
Wheelchair Access: An elevator services the floor where the
archive is located. However, access to the archive's front door
would be difficult.
Toilet Facilities: Facilities exist, with paper, soap, and towels.
OTHER
Public Transportation: La Plata is one and a half hours from
Buenos Aires by bus from the central bus station. It can also be
reached by train. The archive is within walking distance of the
bus station in La Plata.
Lodgings: There are some hotels and they may be less expensive
than similar accommodation in Buenos Aires.
Restaurants: Numerous restaurants nearby.
Other: This is a provincial archive without much in the way of
financing, so one should not expect North American standards.
But it has a very rich collection and the staff are interested
in being of assistance in any way they can, so that research can
be very rewarding.
