Guide to Mexican photograph albums MSS.PHOTO.0591
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
September 2018
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
This is a listing of materials rather than a true finding aid.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Mexican photograph albums
source:
Libros Latinos
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.PHOTO.0591
Physical Description:
0.98 Linear Feet
two flat boxes, one manuscript box
Date (inclusive): 1920-1976
Biographical / Historical
No single creator is responsible for all five sets of photographs. Rather, they have been assembled together as a larger collection
by the bookseller.
Scope and Contents
Five sets of photography which span nearly six decades of Mexican history. The collection captures various aspects of the
era, including school room settings, government projects, nationalized petroleum production, and military training. Includes:
106 black-and-white photographs of Mexican president Luis Echeverría Álvarez, who was in office during a significant era of
Mexico's Dirty War (1970 to 1976); a photo album of work done by the Secretary of Agriculture's water program in Baja California,
Mexico; a photographic presentation of the construction of schools in Nayarit, put forth by the 1945 government program issued
by Governor Gilberto Flores Muñoz, commemorating the projects completion/progress featuring an introduction explaining the
construction of the schools written by Nicolás Echevarría Pérez; an album of photography of the Mexican petroleum company
"El Aguila", featuring photos of work sites, workers, company outings, and other leisure activities glued in; and a photo
album of young boys, most likely from a school in Tepotzotlan, which features photographs of 93 children glued to doubled
pages with oval, square, and diamond designs highlighting the photos. Nearly all children have their names and ages written
next to them in the first half of the book, whereas the rest bear no names and age. Included in a separate envelope labeled
"Manuel Ortíz" are the photographs of 37 other children, each with a name written on the backside of the photograph.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners o
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2018. Accession MSS 2018-149.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Mexican photograph albums (Mss Photo 0591). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Libros Latinos
flat-box 1
Photograph album of 93 young boys, most likely from a school in Tepotzotlan, about half with names and ages written next to
them
flat-box 1
An album of the Mexican petroleum company "El Aguila" featuring photographs of
work sites, workers, company outings, and other leisure activities
flat-box 2
A photograph album of work done by the Secretary of Agriculture's water program in Baja California, Mexico. The album also
features 3 detailed charts and tables depicting geological and agricultural data, and one fold out map (28x38 inches). Included
are 6 photos not bound in the book, featuring young girls and one of a classroom of children
flat-box 2
A photographic presentation of the construction of schools in Nayarit, by the 1945 government program issued by Governor Gilberto
Flores Muñoz, commemorating the projects completion/progress. Includes introduction explaining the construction of the schools,
written by Nicolás Echevarría Pérez.
Box 3, Folder 1
37 photographs of children, with names on the back
Box 3, Folder 2-12
A collection of 106 black and white photographs of Mexican president Luis Echeverría Álvarez, during the 1970's. Echeverría
is pictured with soldiers and other military personnel, all of which appear to be taken at a military base.
1920's-1970's
