Alvarado family letters | Collections | The Huntington

Alvarado family letters | Collections | The Huntington

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Ysidro Alvarado (La Sandia) to Antonio Alvarado
Manuscripts
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.
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Ysidro and Alberta Alvarado (La Sandia) to Antonio Alvarado
Manuscripts
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.
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Ysidro Alvarado (La Sandia) to José Alvarado (Reseda, California)
Manuscripts
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.
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Ysidro Alvarado (La Sandia) to Antonio Alvarado (Reseda, California)
Manuscripts
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.
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Leonor Carpio (Brawley, California) to Antonio Alvarado (Reseda, California)
Manuscripts
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.
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Leonor Carpio (Brawley, California) to Antonio Alvarado (Reseda, California)
Manuscripts
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.
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