Alvarado family letters

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.