Aguascalientes Archives and Libraries

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Aguascalientes Municipal General Archive (Archivo General Municipal de Aguascalientes)
Calle Juan de Montoro No. 220 Colonia Centro 20000
Aguascalientes
Telephone: 449 915 9140/449 918 7032
Fax: 449 919 1016
Email: staff_mpal@cd.ags.ags.gob.mx
Website: Aguascalientes Municipal General Archive

The Municipal Archives of Aguascalientes is the institution responsible for safeguarding and sharing the historical heritage of this city. The historical background of this file covers the years 1783 to 1975 and contains a total of 70,000 records or so. It also has an extensive library that one can view works on the history of Aguascalientes as well as a very thorough consultation room and newspaper.

General Archive of the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (Archivo General de la Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes)
Avenida Universidad, número 940
Edificio 1-A, Ciudad Universitaria
20100 Aguascalientes
Telephone: 52 449 910 7428
Email: afigueroa@correo.uaa.mx
Email #2: eldagris@hotmail.com.mx
Email #3: gchavez@correo.uaa.mx
Website: UAA General Archive
Website #2: Archivo General e Histórico de la UAA
Website #3: General Archive Autonomous University of Aguascalientes
Website #4: The General and Historical Archive of the UAA

The collection contained in the archive, dates from 1876, are the documents belonging to the Scientific and Literary Institute and the historical background of its transformation into the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes and to date.

General Archive of Notaries of the State of Aguascalientes (Archivo General de Notarías del Estado de Aguascalientes)
Calle Presilla 102-15
Fraccionamiento La Huerta
20250 Aguascalientes
Telephone: 52 449 915 9229/917 9167/917 9168
Email: luis.gerardo@aguascalientes.gob.mx
Email #2: marisol.hernandez@aguascalientes.gob.mx
Website: General Directorate of Archives (DGAR)
Website #2: Historical Archive of the State of Aguascalientes

The General Directorate of Archives is an instance that promotes the archival development of the State through training and modernization of the processes in the administration of documents, which allows the safeguarding and guarantee of the integrity of the documentary heritage of the Government of the State of Aguascalientes, as well as providing quality service and transparency for the benefit of individuals and State Government agencies.

General Directorate of Archives (DGAR) (Dirección General de Archivos (DGAR))
Calle Presillas 102-5
Fraccionamiento La Huerta
20341 Aguascalientes
Telephone: 52 449 915 9229/910 2015 Ext. 8666
Email: jaime.delgados@aguascalientes.gob.mx
Website: General Directorate of Archives (DGAR)

The General Directorate of Archives is an instance that promotes the archival development of the State through training and modernization of the processes in the administration of documents, which allows the safeguarding and guarantee of the integrity of the documentary heritage of the Government of the State of Aguascalientes, as well as providing quality service and transparency for the benefit of individuals and State Government agencies.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Institute of Anthropology and History
Calle Juan de Montoro No. 226. Colonia Centro 20000
Aguascalientes
Telephone: 449 915 1853/449 916 8550
Email: dirección.ags@inah.gob.mx
Website: []

A few meters from the Municipal Archives is center library INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History) which has treasured objects and documents that tell the history of Aguascalientes, it also contains a large collection that is part of "The Royal Road of the Interior" which is a historical route of more than 2000 kilometers and over 400 years since it was started during the Spanish colonial era which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.