Alvarado family letters, 1920-1954

Summary

Abstract:

This collection consists of 41 letters primarily from Ysidro Alvarado, living in Mexico, to his family in California, dating from 1926-1954.

Extent:

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language:

The material is in Spanish.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Alvarado family letters. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 41 letters primarily from Ysidro Alvarado, living in Mexico, to his family in California, dating from 1926-1954. The letters touch on the route and difficulties of going to the United States border from Guanajuato, Mexico; turning away of persons at the U.S. border in 1928; remittances from persons in the U.S. to relatives in Mexico; motivations for migration; the emotional and financial ties between relatives across the U.S. and Mexico border; and other aspects of life. Most of the letters include envelopes; some of the letters were accompanied with receipts and printed ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Antonio and Clara Alvarado were both born in Mexico in the late 1800s. The couple had at least two sons: Ysidro and José. The couple later moved to Southern California with their son José, who was born on June 13, 1905 in León, Mexico. He was an agricultural employee for Grether Ranch in the Las Posas Valley for 45 years. La Sandia was a hacienda outside of the city of León (Guanajuato) Mexico, and is now a part of León.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Mark Moore, May 2019.

Processing information:

Processed by Gina C Giang in August 2019. A summary of the letters was provided by Clay Stalls.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Alternative form available:

This collection has been digitized in its entirety and the digital reproductions are available in the Huntington Digital Library.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Agricultural laborers
Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929
Migrant remittances
Immigrants -- California -- Correspondence
Mexican Americans -- California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Mexican Americans -- California -- Social aspects -- Correspondence
Mexicans -- California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Transnationalism -- History
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Mexico -- 20th century

Names:

Alvarado family
Alvarado, Antonio -- addressee
Alvarado, José -- addressee
Alvarado, Ysidro
Carpio, Leonor

Places:

Guanajuato (Mexico) -- Economic conditions
Guanajuato (Mexico) -- Emigration and immigration
Guanajuato (Mexico) -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- Correspondence
Guanajuato (Mexico) -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- Sources
Guanajuato (Mexico) -- Social life and customs
Mexico -- Economic conditions
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- Correspondence
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- Sources
Mexico -- Social life and customs

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Alvarado family letters. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2191

reference@huntington.org

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