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Guide to the Pan American League of San Diego Collection
MS 7
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Title: Pan American League of San Diego Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 7
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11.25 Linear feet
(12 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1936-1981
Abstract: This collection contains materials related to the Pan American League of San Diego and its administrative processes from founding
in 1936 through 1981.
creator:
Steyle, Mary B.
Biographical / Historical Notes
In 1930, after a joint goodwill tour by women’s organizations in America and Cuba, the Pan American League International was
formed for the purpose of promoting friendship across the borders of the American continents. The Pan American League of San
Diego was non-political, non-sectarian, and non-commercial, and its purpose (as stated in its Articles of Incorporation) was
“the promotion of friendship and better understanding through education and cultural channels and activities between the peoples
of the United States and the other Pan American Nations.” In 1936, following her return from Washington D.C. where she had
become interested in Pan-American affairs, Mrs. Mary B. Steyle organized a branch of the League in San Diego. Toward this
end, the San Diego branch sponsored several events and helped many Latin-American students through its scholarship program.
This collection contains materials related to the Pan American League of San Diego and its administrative processes from founding
in 1936 through 1981. Included are organizational records, minutes, reports of officers and committees, financial records,
scholarship program records, membership records, yearbooks, and scrapbooks. Much of the collection is fragmented, but most
of the important records (minutes, financial records, scholarship program records, yearbooks, and historian’s scrapbooks)
are quite complete in their chronological scope. Also included are materials related to Pan American Juniors, a subsidiary
organization.
The collection is arranged by series:
Series I: Administrative Records
Series II: Scholarship Program
Series III: Historians’ Scrapbooks
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Guest Book (Box 4, Folder 8) shows signs of damage around the edges of the loose pages. Scrapbooks and minute books are in
good condition. (May 2013)
Pan American League of San Diego Collection, MS 7, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
This collection is open for research.
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Collection processed by Jennifer Vanoni on May 22, 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number 2005.2.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pan American League of San Diego (San Diego, Ca).
Cuba
Fund raising
Latin American Students
San Diego (Calif.)
Students
United States