Description: This envelope informs us about the monolith that symbolises the 0 km. It also contains information of military roads, and signals. Extent and format of original material: Envelope
Description: This envelope informs us of the roads built in the swamps of Argentina. Extent and format of original material: It is the second envelope on this subject.
Description: This envelope refers to the different cultural institutes of the diferent ethnic groups that arrived and lived in Argentina. They founded their religious temples, their economiic and commercial activities, and, of course, their cultural institutes to disseminate their activities and ...
Description: María Elena Holmber Jorge (1878-1971) created the Hogar Santa Helena (Santa Helena’s Home) for the care of cancer patients. She was a leader of many causes and was Head of the association The Fight Against Cancer. Extent and format of original material: This envelope contains few mat...
Description: As part of the charitable works of the Catholic Church and its orders in Argentina, the Hogar Santa Ana (Saint Ana’s Home) was a place where poor elderly men and women could find a place to stay. This home was part of the association Conferencia de San Vicente de Paul. See http://www...
Description: Extent and format of original material: This envelope contains few material. It is written on the cover no. 3814, a code that we have been unable to decipher unless it is the number to the envelopes intervened by Rafael Saiegh who bought this part of the original collection.
Description: Against the conservative politics of President Julio A. Roca, the political party Unión Cívica Radical (Civic Radical Union) fought against voting without corruption. This party led cirical upheavals in 1893 and 1905. In this quest, the founded the Hogar Radical (Radical Home) for a...
Description: The history of this high school goes back to 1864 when the, then, President Mitre signed a decree creating a scientific school that will also include humanities. It is still in existence. Extent and format of original material:
Description: Politics in Argentina from 1930s to 1950s is mainly characterized by the occurrence of three military coups that initiated the bad habit of citizens and military officers to decide the government of a democratic republic by the use of force. In 1930, General José Uriburu put a violen...