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Records of the Granja del Nino Boys' School

1939 to 1959
MS 345
Collection Guide

The Granja del Nińo Boys School, a charitable organization, was founded in 1923 by the Rotarios of Xochimilco, Mexico D.F.

The three scrapbooks in this collection contain a variety of memorabilia regarding the school, its activities, and finances. Photographs are pasted into the pages of each book alongside clippings and articles, fútbol (soccer) announcements, award ceremony announcements, correspondence, ledgers, and other items. Album 1 (blue) depicts the activities of the school during the period 1939-1959. Included in this volume are photographs of school activities, official correspondence, theater bills, donation and financial ledgers. Album 2 (brown), similar in content to album 1, covers the period 1944-1959; album 3 (blue), also similar in content to albums 1 and 2, dates 1951-1959.

(no container list, just front matter)

Included materials:
Photographs
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Mexico
Mexican
Collection Area:
Borderlands

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