Archivo Historico de la Secretaria de Educacion
Publica
MEXICO
Mexico City
A) GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Archive: Archivo Historico de la Secretaria de Educacion
Publica
Address: Esquina 5 de febrero con Chimalpopoca, Col. Obrera,Mexico,
D.F.
Hours: 9 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Friday.
Telephone: None that works.
Access Procedures: No standard procedure. Open to the public.
B) HOLDINGS
Contents/Subjects/Collections: Information on public education in
Mexico from the late Porfirato to the 1970s, but holdings are strongest from the mid-
1920s to the mid-1940s.
Catalogues/Finding Aids: There are four different systems of
classification, and none is very useful. Some of the employees know where to find
materials; others don't.
Procedures for Requesting Documents/Records
Will do Searches Requested by Mail: No.
Archives Closing
C) REPRODUCTION FACILITIES
Photocopying
a) Facilities (self-service or not): No self-service. Service can
be irregular.
b) Cost: Varies wildly! From 10 centavos to 1 peso each depending
on the mood of the "licenciada."
Microfilm: None.
D) FACILITIES
Research Room: Roomy, adequate, will accommodate a lap-top.
a) Facilities
b) Rules: No smoking, no food, no drinks.
c) Staff: Some are helpful and others are not.
Computer Access: Tables can be moved near power outlets.
Wheelchair Access: Yes.
Toilet Facilities: Available, but water supply is irregular,
electicity is often cut off, and toilet paper rarely available. Bring your own.
E) OTHER
Public Transportation: Metro Isabel la Catolica or Pino Suarez
Lodgings: Archive is located near Centro Historico -- plenty
of options.
Restaurants: Most of poor quality, as working class district. Try
Talizman on 5 de febrero heading north from the archive -- my favorite.
Other: Patience is a virtue and a necessity, but you will be
rewarded as the holdings are great!
