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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Alvarado family letters
Identifier/Call Number: mssAlvarado
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1920-1954
Abstract: This collection consists of 41 letters
primarily from Ysidro Alvarado, living in Mexico, to his family in California, dating from
1926-1954.
Language of Material: The material is in
Spanish.
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[Identification of item]. Alvarado family letters. The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Gift of Mark Moore, May 2019.
Processed by Gina C Giang in August 2019. A summary of the letters was provided by Clay
Stalls.
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.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been digitized in its entirety and the digital reproductions are
available in the
Huntington Digital Library.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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
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
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Mexico -- 20th century
Alvarado family
Alvarado, Antonio -- addressee
Alvarado, José -- addressee
Alvarado, Ysidro
Carpio, Leonor