Researching in the Archivo Histórico del Arzobispado de México
The AHAM is located in Roma Norte and is very easy to access, and when your done, you’re in ROMA NORTE! Their collection includes documents from the sixteenth century until the present, and houses mostly documents that were created within the archdiocese of Mexico that do not have to do with the day-to-day business of […]
The Importance of Signatures in Mexico
Signatures are important in Mexico in a variety of contexts. Here I will be talking about credit cards and IDs. Many people in the United States write “See ID” on the back of their cards in an attempt to encourage merchants to ask for an ID during each purchase. In my experience this rarely works, […]
Paleography Conference at Mexico’s Archivo General de la Nación
The conference begins on February 17 and ends on the 19th. The content will be very diverse ranging from conventions for transcription to how the AGN is a promoter and keeper of culture. Check out the official website at: http://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/3coloquio-paleodiplo/
Headphones for Graduate Students
We all know the story, you walk into a library, coffee shop, or archive to be productive. You sit down, put your work in front of you and get to it. Once you are 5 minutes into your task some cool kid decides to listen to his headphones at maximum volume. Perhaps you are two pages into […]
An Archival Research Kit
It can be difficult to know what gear you need for any given archive. I have come up with a small kit that comes in handy at any archive. Keep in mind that I mostly look at documents from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where extra precautions have to be taken to protect documents. However, […]
Researching in the Archivo Histórico Judicial de Puebla
The Archivo Judicial (as it is called for short) is located behind the INAH Puebla regional museum near “Los Fuertes.” The map below shows the INAH Puebla building, since the Archivo Judicial is not listed on google maps. Once you get to INAH Puebla ask someone for the archive, it is actually the same building. […]
Researching in the Archivo Histórico de la Facultad de Medicina
Updated: 3/21/2016 The Archivo Histórico de la Facultad de Medicina (AHFM) houses a variety of medical documents ranging from the colonial period the modern era. The AHFM is located in the Palacio de la Escuela de Medicina, which is located on the corner of Republica de Venezuela and Republica de Brasil. In Spanish the AHFM is typically refereed to […]
Dia de Los Muertos en Oaxaca, Mexico
Disclaimer: the thoughts and opinions in this post and website our mine, not those of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program or Institute of International Education. We visited Oaxaca from late October to early November for the Dia de Muertos celebration. This post will share some of the sights and sounds that we lived. We arrived on […]
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