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Letter from Miguel Venegas to Juan Venegas, February 17, 1931

 
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Title
Letter from Miguel Venegas to Juan Venegas, February 17, 1931
Creator
Venegas, Miguel, 1897-1994
Date
17 February 1931
Description
Spanish letter accompanied with English translation by Dr. María Teresa Venegas. Handwritten family correspondence from Miguel in Los Angeles to his father Juan Venegas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, regarding worsen economic conditions, business advice, the fear of deportation for Mexican residents in Los Angeles, bad checks passed at the store, and the possibility of returning to Mexico.
Format Extent
Original letter: 3 pages; translation: 2 pages
Subject
Venegas, Miguel, 1897-1994; Venegas, Juan, 1872-1955; Venegas, Julia Cárdenas de, 1881-1961; Venegas, Ignacio, b. 1912; Business; Depressions--1929; Immigrants--California--Los Angeles; California--Emigration and immigration; Los Angeles (Calif.)--Economic conditions; Mexicans--California, Southern--Economic conditions; Mexicans--Employment--California; Mexico--Emigration and immigration; Mexican American families--California--Los Angeles; Mexican American Catholics--California--Los Angeles; Venegas family--History--20th century; Venegas, María Teresa, 1930- Letters; Manuscripts
Collection
Venegas Family Papers, Collection Number 99, Series 1. Subseries A. Miguel Venegas and Dolores Venegas Correspondence, Box No. 1, Folder No. 5
Type
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.); Guadalajara (Mexico); Jalisco (Mexico); Zapotlanejo (Mexico)
Language
spa; eng
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