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Mexican cook book devoted to the American homes : recipes of Mexican cookery of each region of the Mexican country, adopting its ingredients, to the elements that can be substituted in the northern part of the United States, Central Republic and South America written in two languages: English and Spanish
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"Investment in S.P.R.R. Co. of Mexico -- Construction of Line Tepic to La Quemada and accounting therefore -- Agreement between President Obregon and S.P.R.R.Co. of Mexico -- Notes received from Mexican Government -- Statement of Claims against Mexican Government." File No. 1083, Part 3. From "Related files: 4004: Mexican Depredation Claims; 7015: Preliminary Surveys." (~1.5 inches). Both sides owed each other money, and tried to control the situation by refusing to pay each other. Includes some translations of Mexican documents from Obregon government, i.e., a translation dated 1/8/31 (orig. dated 12/15/30), but no Spanish originals. Government kept calling into view the Railway Law, and noting that concessions would be forfeited since certain agreed-upon construction completion dates and locations hadn't been met by SPM
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Informe Anual de la Compania del Ferrocarril Sud-Pacifico de Mexico, Para La Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Obras Publicas de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Por el A-o el 31 de Diciembre de " Bound annual report, 142 pp. long, mimeographed. Potentially VERY useful material. Lists all officers, both American and Mexican, and their cities of residence; all the stops along the line; salaries broken down by type of worker, and the number of workers in each position (carpenters, medical personnel, waiters, machinists, etc.); description, longitude and location of all major tunnels and other structures along the line; long lists of tariffs; a critically-useful list of all officials of the line and their titles; much more. All in Spanish
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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