Description
Correspondence, printed materials and facsimiles of research materials relating to Mexican military records, social movements,
elections and other aspects of Mexican political life. Materials on the Mexican state, the Mexican Army and various protest
movements cover the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. A major part of the collection
is an analysis of the officer class of the Mexican Army from the 1860s-1960s based on the personnel files of all officers
of the rank of colonel and above. It contains information on their political careers as well as the various protest movements
over lands and elections that were suppressed by the Army during this period. It includes material on the various competing
armies during the Mexican Revolution and early activity of the government party in the 1920s. A second part of the collection
contains material on the construction of the Mexican state from 1920 to 1945 with materials from the Vicente Toledano archive.
A final part of the collection consists of materials on Solidaridad (Pronasol) from 1968-2000, its programs and policies along
with material on the Secretary of Social Development (Sedesol).
Background
Born March 11, 1943. Earned her Maestria en Historia from El Colegio de México in 1973 and a doctorate in 1985 in France.
Worked at the El Colegio de México for most of her career with other appointments in Mexico and Europe.
Extent
47 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(20.6 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.