Archives and Libraries in Chiapas

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Archives and Libraries in Chiapas

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The following is a list of some of the primary archives and libraries in Chiapas, Mexico. Click the links for more information.

ARCHIVES
General State Archives of Chiapas
Historical Archives of Chiapas
Archives of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas

LIBRARIES
Academic Libraries
Public Libraries
Special Libraries

ARCHIVES

Archivo General del Estado de Chiapas
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu/chiapas-info/General/eindex.htm
Centro Cultural de Chiapas Jaime Sabines 2o. Nivel
Av. Central Oriente s/n entre 11 y 13 Oriente Colonia Centro
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, C.P.29000
The General State Archives of Chiapas (AGECH) is located in the Jaime Sabines Cultural Center in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas, Mexico.

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Archivo Histórico del Estado de Chiapas
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu/chiapas-info/Historico/eindex.htm
Bulevar Ángel Albino Corzo km1087
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, C.P. 29000
Tel: (961) 612-5554, 611-4693, 611-4632
Fax: (961) 613-0664
The Historical Archives of Chiapas (AHECH) is located at the Chiapas University of Science and Art (UNICACH) in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas, Mexico.

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Archivo Diocesano de San Cristóbal de Las Casas
http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/tavera/mexico/cristobal.html
Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas
29200 San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
The Archives of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas is located in the cathedral of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

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ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

Monterrey Tech Digital Library
http://www.chs.itesm.mx/mi_campus/contenido_general/bibliotecadigital.html
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Chiapas
Carretera a Tapanatepec Km. 149+746
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, C.P. 29020
Tel: (961) 617-6085, Lada sin costo: (800) 714-8376
Fax: (961) 617-6011
E-mail: javier.zenteno@itesm.mx
http://www.chs.itesm.mx/

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Jan de Vos Library
http://www.ciesassureste.edu.mx (Click "Biblioteca" in the left-hand menu.)
Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS)
Carretera a San Chamula Km.3.5,
Barrio la Quinta San Martín
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, C.P. 29247
Tel: (967) 678-5670, 678-7950
Fax: (967) 678-6528
E-mail: sureste@juarez.ciesas.edu.mx
The Center for Research and Higher Education in Social Anthropology has a library in San Cristobal de Las Casas (CIESAS Sureste).

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Paul Kirchhoff Library
http://proimmse.unam.mx/Biblioteca/biblioteca.html
Programa de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias sobre Mesoamérica y el Sureste (PROIMMSE)
Calle Cuauhtémoc Núm.12; C.P. 29200
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Tel. and fax: (967) 678-1491, 678-2891, 678-2997, 678-2944
E-mail: pcruz@servidor.unam.mx
http://proimmse.unam.mx
The Program for Multidisciplinary Research of Meso-America and the South-East (of Mexico) is a program of the National Autonomous University of México (UNAM) Their library is in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

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University Center of Information and Documentation (CUID/UNICACH)
http://www.unicach.edu.mx (Click "Centro Universitario de Información y Documentación" in the middle of the page.)
Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas (UNICACH)
Bulevar Ángel Albino Corzo km1087
Tuxtla, Gutiérrez, Chiapas, CP 29000

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Dr. Carlos Maciel Espinosa Library (UNACH Central Library)
http://biblioteca.unach.mx
Univesidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)
Boulevard Dr.Belisario Dominguez, km. 1081
Colina Universitaria C.P. 29000
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
Tel: (961) 615-1321
Fax: (961) 615-5504
E-mail: biblio@unach.mx
http://www.unach.mx

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ECOSUR Library Information System (SIBE)
http://www.ecosur.mx/sibe/
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)
CORRESPONDENCE:
Apartado Postal 63
C. P. 29290 San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
ECOSUR STREET ADDRESS:
Carr. Panamericana y Periférico Sur s/n
Barrio María Auxiliadora, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Código Postal 29290
Tel: (967) 674-9000, Extension 9024, 9500.
Fax: (967) 678-2322
E-mail: alopez@sclc.ecosur.mx
http://www.ecosur.mx
The College of the Southern Frontier Library (SIBE: ECOSUR Library Information System) in San Cristobal de Las Casas has a collection that focuses on natural resources, alternative forms of agriculture, health and population. More than 15,000 of their books are of a scientific nature, and they have 102 subscriptions to periodicals.

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

La Red Estatal de Bibliotecas Públicas de Chiapas http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/bi.htm
http://www.conecultachiapas.gob.mx/coneculta/bibliotecas.html
Centro Cultural de Chiapas Jaime Sabines 1er. Nivel
Av. Central Oriente s/n entre 11 y 13 Oriente, Colonia Centro
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, C.P.29000
Tel: (961) 612-5198, 612-5199, 612-5139, ext. 199 - 202
Toll free in Mexico: (800) 557-1390
E-mail: bibliotecas@conecultachiapas.gob.mx
http://www.conecultachiapas.gob.mx

The state-wide Public Library System of Chiapas has its headquarters in the Jaime Sabines Cultural Center in Tuxtla Gutierrez, across the hall from the General Archives. While the few large urban public libraries in Chiapas seem modern, there are also many rural public libraries. The Public Library System of Chiapas is part of the national Public Library System of Mexico.

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SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Fray Bartolomé Library
http://www.nabolom.org/investigacion/biblioteca/index_es.html
Na Bolom
Avenida Vicente Guerrero 33
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, C.P. 29220
E-mail: direccion@nabolom.org
http://www.nabolom.org

The Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Library specializes in anthropology and archaeology and is housed at the Na Bolom Museum in San Cristobal de Las Casas. It was originally the private library of the Danish archaeologist, Frans Blom. It is currently undergoing an overhaul of its catalog.

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Indigenous Peoples' Regional Information and Documentation Center
http://www.ini.gob.mx/
CRID de los Pueblos Indigenas del Instituto Nacional Indigenista (INI)
Calle Lázaro Cárdenas No. 71
Barrio Mexicano, La Cabaña INI
C.P. 29240, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis.
Tel: 01 (967) 678-3336 y 678-0140
The National Indigenous Institute (INI) has a library in San Cristobal de Las Casas. Their collection serves the needs of researchers of Chiapas' large indiginous population.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
http://www.inegi.gob.mx/prod_serv/default.asp?c=2200 (Click "Colección INEGI. Libros" or "Colección INEGI. Publicaciones periódicas" to access the catalog.)
6a. Sur Pte. No. 670
Barrio San Pascualito, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, CP 29000
Monday-Friday 8:30-16:30
Tel: (961) 613-1783 Ext. 6615 Sales and 6616 Reference
Fax: (961) 613-1783
Lada 800: (800) 111-4634 (Monday-Friday 9:00-20:00)
E-mail: atencion.usuarios@inegi.gob.mx
http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi
The National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics has an office in Tuxtla Gutierrez. For Census data and maps, INEGI is the place to go. Many libraries in Chiapas have an INEGI collection.

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Instituto de Asesoría Antropológica para la Región Maya, AC (INAREMAC)
Apartado Postal 6
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Tel: (967) 678-1380
The Institute of Anthropological Assistance for the Mayan Region (Civil Association) in San Cristobal de Las Casas houses a library for researchers. They also publish, including the bulletins for the Archives of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas.

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Updated June 7, 2006