Papers relating to the Alianza Hispano-Americana, which offered
low-cost life insurance, social activities, and other services to primarily
Mexican/Mexican-Americans living in the United States and Mexico. Founded in Tucson in
1894, Alianza was one of the first organizations to offer life insurance and burial
policies to Mexican-American citizens. This collections includes photographs, financial
files, correspondence between lodge secretaries, convention files, published materials,
scrapbooks, and ledges pertaining to the daily operations of Alizana. Many of the
ledgers include membership enrollment information, including members, their addresses,
and lodge information.
Collection Number:
MS 663
Language:
Materials are in Spanish and English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
The Alianza Hispano-Americana offered low-cost life insurance, social activities, and
other services to primarily Mexican/Mexican-Americans living in the United States and
Mexico. Founded in Tucson in 1894, Alianza was one of the first organizations to offer
life insurance and burial policies to Mexican-American citizens when other companies
would not insure the community. A social society, Alianza provided services to migrants
who were displaced from their traditional sources of support when they moved to urban
cities, leaving behind family members, traditional communities, and socio-economic
factors in order to find employment. The first insurance lodge opened in Florence,
Arizona in 1895. Lodges next opened in smaller Arizona copper mining towns like Clifton,
Bisbee, and Globe. A fraternal insurance society from 1895-1965, Alianza
Hispano-Americana maintained a leadership role in Mexican-American and Mexicanos
communities by expanding its lodges throughout the United States and Mexico. At its
height, the organization had 300 lodges and over 17,000 members. The organization's
motto, "Proteccion, Moralidad, e Instrucción" (Protection, Morality and Instruction),
were described as key principles in the Crónicas of the Alianza by Tomás Serrano Cabo
(1929). Protection was the basis of the organizations' foundation, whose significance
went beyond insurance benefits and included "visits to the sick, help for the needy, and
attendance at members' funerals," according to Serrano. The Alianza Hispano-Americana
organization was governed by statues, which defined the roles of its members and
officials, and set forth procedures for the acceptance/dismissal of members, as well as
listed official conduct of meetings and elections. In addition to burial and illness
benefits, sociedades mutualistas like Alianza also served the following other functions:
religious, educational, legal, political, cultural, and social needs. These needs varied
from lodge to lodge, and changed based on the social, political, and economic situation
of the membership. By 1950, membership in the Alianza Hispano-Americana had declined and
its insurance certificates were losing their value. A public feud between Gregorio
Garcia and Candelario Sedillo over the Supreme Presidency (1948-1950) had also tarnished
the organization's name. In 1963, Supreme President James Carlos McCormick tasked
himself and Alianza with increasing Mexican-American visability in Tucson, Washington
DC, and other parts of the United States. Yet in 1965, McCormick resigned when the
Supreme Executive Council placed a lien against all society insurance certificates.
After his resignation, McCormick was indicted on charges of embezzlement and the society
was forced into receivership.
Scope and Content Note
This collection has been divided into several series including photographs,
administrative files, financial documents, convention files for two large Alianza
conventions, business correspondence, lodge correspondence that includes the secretary's
monthly collection reports, correspondence and newsletters from organizations that
wished to partner with Alianza for social events, published materials including Alianza
magazine, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and ledgers. Ledgers are of significant
importance to the collection because they contain membership information on individual
members that joined lodges across the United States. Photographs taken by Alianza for
different publications including magazines and newspapers.
Organization
This collection is organized into 10 series and 15 subseries.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from theowner of
the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
or she is an owner of copyright.
This series contains photographs taken by Alianza for different publications including magazines and
newspapers. Subseries 1 contains photographs on printing blocks, likely used for
newspaper publications. Subseries 2 and 3 contained printed photographs ranging in
size on various subjects. Subseries 2 includes photographs taken of "Ballet Tizoc"
for publication.
This subseries contains photographs on printing blocks, likely used for newspaper publications.
box
item
1
1-29
Photograph blocks, 29 items, undated
Scope and Contents
Blocks include Odalmira Alfaro, Lujan, Cecilia the Reina de Baile Blanco y
Negro from Logia 17, Isela Sammons, Irene Amadril, Evelyn Jacobs, and other
unidentified individuals and events.
box
item
2
1-14
Photograph blocks, 14 items, undated
Scope and Contents
Blocks include Mike Vevegas, Haberes Admitidos Alianza 1947 graph, and
Angele R. Reveles and Jesus M. Macias, along with other unidentified
individuals and events.
box
item
3
1-20
Photograph blocks, 20 items, undated
Scope and Contents
Blocks are unidentified, showing various individuals and events.
box
item
4
1-13
Photograph blocks, 13 items, undated
Scope and Contents
Blocks include Esterelta and several other unidentified individuals and
events.
box
item
5
1-2
Photograph blocks, 2 items, undated
Scope and Contents
Blocks include unidentified individuals and events.
box
item
6
1-6
Photograph blocks, 6 items, undated
Scope and Contents
Blocks include Greg Garcia and other unidentified individuals and
events.
This subseries contains printed photographs of the "Ballet Tizoc" used by Alianza for publication
materials. Identifying information for each photograph is contained in their
titles. Several folders have multiple copies of the same photograph.
box
folder
7
1
Agustin del Razo, undated
7
2
Agustin del Razo, director of "Ballet Tizoc", undated
7
3
Agustin del Razo, director of "Ballet Tizoc," with Aida, one of his
dancers, undated
7
4
Agustin del Razo in his unique performance of the "dance of
feathers" from Jalisco, undated
7
5
Agustin del Razo, Mario Cervantez, Rosa Elia Serra, main outstanding
dancers of "Ballet Tizoc" in their ritual preparation of the Aztec dance of
fire, undated
7
6
Agustin del Razo performing La Danza ritual Aztec dance of new
fire, undated
7
7
Agustin del Razo. Ritual Aztec fire dance, undated
7
8
Agustin del Razo, "Tizoc," with Gloria Najera posing with "los
machetes" , undated
7
9
Aida Oraceli and Agustin del Razo, undated
7
10
Different costumes of Mexico, from the collection of Ermilo
Campos, undated
7
11
Flora Liliana. Mexican movie star wearing one of Ermilo Campos's
costumes, undated
7
12
Gloria Najera, member of "Ballet Tizoc," performing "Las
Tehuanas", undated
7
13
Gloria Najera wearing a typical costume from Campeche, undated
7
14
Lupe Mejia, "La Yaqui," outstanding young singer of
Mexico, undated
7
15
Maria de los Angeles wearing a native Vera Cruz costume, undated
7
16
Mariachi "Latino", undated
7
17
Marimba Nandayapa means Green River in Zapoteyac, undated
7
18
Mario Cervantez, Agustin del Razo, and Irma Cora Lopez performing
"Danza de los Viejito" from Michoacan, undated
7
19
Mario Cervantez, Princesa Nonatzin, and Agustin del Razo in their
performance of "The Aztec Dance", undated
7
20
Members of "Ballet Tizoc" wearing typical costume of Mexico from the
collection of Ermilo Campos, undated
7
21
Part of "Ballet Tizoc" with costumes from Aguascalientes,
Mexico, undated
7
22
Princesa Nonantzin escorted by Mario Cervantez and Agustin del Razo,
"Ballet Tizoc," Aztec dance, undated
7
23
Rosa Elia Serra, outstanding dancer of "Ballet Tizoc," wearing China
Poblana costume, undated
7
24
Rosa Elia Serra, oustanding dancer of "Ballet Tizoc," wearing Oaxa
Quena costume, undated
Subseries 3: Publication photographs, circa 1960s
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains various printed photographs used in Alianza publications, including their
magazine. Many of the photographs have attached summaries on the back of the
photograph.
box
folder
7
25
Precis. Correspondence regarding photographs for
publication, circa 1960s
This series contains administrative files relating to the operations of Alianza
Hispano-Americana. Items include manuals, rate books, letters from the Office of
the Supreme President, official proceedings, offical rules and regulations, and
document templates and examples.
This subseries contains manuals and rate books that insurance companies used to
establish rates for insurance policies. Books include those used by Alianza as
well as additional books the company had on file at their lodges.
box
folder
7
31-33
Manual de Secretaro, 1949
Scope and Contents
Ssecretary's Manual for Alianza Hispano-Americana. Three copies are
included.
7
34
Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society rate book, 1941
7
35
The Fraternal Compend-Digest rate book, 1944
7
36
Consolidated Chart of Insurance Organizations, 1953
7
37
Life Insurance Fact Book, 1961
7
38
Little Gem Life Chart rate book, 1962
7
39
Ordinary rate book of the Industrial Department, undated
7
40
This is Your Business Too, undated
7
41
Rates Specific to Alianza Hispano-Americana, undated
This subseries contains official proceedings, including meeting minutes, of the Alianza
Hispano-Americana. This series has been arranged chronologically by date.
box
folder
7
43
Acta e informes oficiales del consejo ejecutivo supremo de la
Alianza Hispano-Americana en sus sesiones ordinarias, April 1935
7
44
Acta de la sesion extraordinaria del consejo ejecutivo
supremo, September 1935
7
45
Acta e informes generales de la XV Convencion de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana efectuada en Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 1937
7
46
Acta del consejo ejecutivo supremo de la sesiones
ordinarias, May 17-22,
1937
7
47
Alianza Hispano-Americana, sesiones ordinarias del consejo ejecutivo
supremo, April 1938
7
48
Alianza Hispano-Americana, sesiones ordinarias del consejo ejecutivo
supremo, April 1940
7
49
Acta de la convension soberana del la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, April 22, 1941
7
50
Acta de la sesion anual del consejo ejecutivo supremo, April 1943
7
51
Acta de la sesion anual del consejo ejecutivo supremo, January 1946
7
52
Acta oficial XVIII Convencion Suprema de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, August 16-21,
1948
7
53
Acta de la sesion extraordinaria del consejo ejecutivo
supremo, June 29-30,
1950
7
54
Acta oficial convencion extraordinaria suprema de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, September 20-22,
1950
7
55
Acta oficial convencion extraordinaria suprema de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, February 23, 1951
7
56
Acta oficial convencion extraordinaria suprema de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, March 1952
7
57
Acta oficial convencion extraordinaria suprema de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, September 10, 1952
7
58
Acta oficial de la sesion ordinaria del consejo ejecutivo supremo de
la Alianza Hispano-Americana, May 25-26,
1953
box
folder
8
1
Acta oficial de la XX Convencion Suprema, August 16-18,
1954
8
2
Actas oficiales de sesiones del conseju, June-August,
1954
8
3
Acta oficial de la sesion ordinaria del consejo ejecutivo supremo de
la Alianza Hispano-Americana, June 21-22,
1956
8
4
Acta oficial de la Alianza Hispano-Americana, May 13-14,
1957
8
5
Acta oficial de la Alianza Hispano-Americana, May 26-27,
1958
8
6
Acta oficial de la XXI Convencion Suprema, August 18-20,
1958
8
7
Acta oficial de la Alianza Hispano-Americana, June 11-12,
1960
8
8
Acta oficial de la Alianza Hispano-Americana, March 25-26,
1961
8
9
Actas oficiales de sesion extraordinaria del consejo ejecutivo
supremo de la Alianza, September 16-17,
1961
8
10
Actas oficiales de sesiones del consejo, May 5-6,
1962
This subseries contains rules and regulations enforced by all Alianza Hispano-Americana lodges. Rules
and regulations relate to insurance policies for adults and juveniles as well
as outline social expectations. Information about the set-up of lodges is also
included. Items are organized chronologically.
box
folder
8
12
Proyecto de Reformas a los Estatutos Generales de la Propuest as por
las logias del valle Imperial y la de Yuma, Arizona, undated
8
13
Ritual, revisado y corregido, 1928
8
14
Reglamento Interior de la Logia Fundora, 1930
8
15
Ritual de la Alianza para las Logias Sucursales, 1934
8
16
Ritual para Legiones Juveniles, 1935
8
17
Ritual de la Alianza para las Logias Sucursales, 1937
8
18
Ritual de la Alianza para las Logias Sucursales, Ex-Presidente's
copy, 1937
8
19
General Laws, English and Spanish copy, 1937
8
20
Reglamento del Departamento Juvenil, 1939
8
21
General Laws, English and Spanish, 1943
8
22
General Laws, Spanish copy, 1950
8
23
Supplemento del Iniciacion, Ritual de la Alianza
Hispano-Americana, 1950
This folder includes document templates and blank documents that were used
consistently by Alianza for daily operations. An alphabetical list of the
different types of documents in this folder has been included.
Application for double indemnity benefit, Form 335
Application for reinstatement, Form 20
Assessment loan statement, Form 2830
Aviso del estado de su cuenta, Form 5092
Cancellation, Form 333
Cash loan statement, Form 5028
Credentials, Form 5068
Death claim worksheet, Form 5072
Explanation of Credentials
Inacion document
Lodge board members, Form 5088
Medical examiner's confidential report, Form S 104
Member record, Form 350
Member's record of payments sheet
Membership application, Form 100-C
Non-medical part 2 of application for insurance, Form 102-C
Organizer's contract
Part 1 application for insurance, Form 101-C
Part 1 for family group insurance, Form 105-8-44-5M
Proof of death, Form 346
Quotes form
Secretary's monthly collection report, Form 26
Short form medical examination, Form R-103
Supplemental contract for double indemnity, Form 500 R
8
25
Alianza Hispano-Americana insurance policies and
certificates, undated
This series includes financial documents reflecting the annual operation of
Alianza as an insurance company. Documents include oversized annual statements,
valuation report, and juvenile reports. All items are in oversized boxes and can
be located in the oversized area. Items are arranged chronologically.
This subseries contains Annual Reports from from various states. Each box includes a chronological
listing of years and states. Annual Reports were sent to major insurance
auditors and inspectors to make sure that Alianza was in compliance with state
level laws. Oversized materials.
box
9
Annual Reports, oversized, 1907-1923
Scope and Contents
Annual Reports from 1907-1923 from various states. Includes a chronological
listing of years and states. Oversized materials.
1907: Texas
1908: Texas
1909: Texas
1916: New Mexico, Texas (x2)
1917: California (x2), New Mexico, Texas
1918: California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
1919: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
1920: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
1921: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
1922: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico
1923: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
box
10
Annual Reports, oversized, 1924-1933
Scope and Contents
Annual Reports from 1924-1933 from various states. Includes a chronological
listing of years and states. Oversized materials.
1924: Arizona, California, New Mexico
1925: Arizona (x2), Colorado, New Mexico
1926: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming
1927: Arizona (x2), Colorado, Texas
1928: Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming
1929: Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Wyoming
1930: California, Colorado
1931: Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming
1932: Arizona (x2), New Mexico, Texas
1933: California
box
11
Annual Reports, oversized, 1934-1959
Scope and Contents
Annual Reports from 1934-1959 from various states. Includes a chronological
listing of years and states. Oversized materials.
This subseries contains Valuation Reports and Juvenile Reports from the Alianza Hispano-Americana that
were sent to insurance company oversight groups. Valuation reports discuss how
much the company took in each years in dues, paid out, etc., reflecting the
overall value of the company. Juvenile reports deal specifically with lodges in
states that were offering juvenile insurance policies. Items arranged
chronologically and boxes include a chronological listing of years and states.
Oversized materials.
box
12
Valuation Reports and Juvenile Reports, oversized, 1916-1950
Scope and Contents
Valuation Reports and Juvenile Reports from 1916-1950 from various states.
Includes a chronological listing of years and states. Oversized
materials.
Alianza Hispano-Americana held annual conventions where members from each lodge
across different states would attend and represent their lodge. This series
contains nominations for those members as well as other materials relating to the
1944 and 1958 conventions.
Alianza Hispano-Americana held annual conventions where members from each lodge
across different states would attend and represent their lodge. This subseries
contains nominations for those members as well as other materials relating to
the 1944 convention.
box
folder
13
1
Complete listing of delegates, 1944
13
2
Complete listing of regions, lodges, and number of
members, 1944
Alianza Hispano-Americana held annual conventions where members from each lodge
across different states would attend and represent their lodge. This subseries
contains nominations for those members as well as other materials relating to
the 1958 convention.
box
folder
13
189
Headquarters, Logia 80, Region 1, Pueblo, Colorado, 1958
13
190
Headquarters, Logia 51, Region 2, Trinidad, Colorado, 1958
13
191
Headquarters, Logia 289, Region 3, San Antonio, Texas, 1958
13
192
Headquarters, Logia 22, Region 4, Las Cruces, New
Mexico, 1958
13
193
Headquarters, Logia 2, Region 5, Clifton, Arizona, 1958
13
194
Headquarters, Logia 178, Region 6, Albuquerque, New
Mexcio, 1958
13
195
Headquarters, Logia 64, Region 7, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1958
13
196
Headquarters, Logia 9, Region 8, Phoenix, Arizona, 1958
13
197
Headquarters, Logia 58, Region 9, Miami, Arizona, 1958
13
198
Headquarters, Logia 253, Region 10, Benson, Arizona, 1958
13
199
Headquarters, Logia 10, Region 11, Yuma, Arizona, 1958
13
200
Headquarters, Logia 212, Region 12, San Diego,
California, 1958
13
201
Headquarters, Logia 105, Region 13, Pamona, California, 1958
13
202
Headquarters, Logia 152, Region 14, Fresno, California, 1958
13
203
Headquarters, Logia 172, Region 15, Santa Barbara,
California, 1958
13
204
Headquarters, Logia 52, Region 16, Los Angeles,
California, 1958
13
205
Headquarters, Logia 59, Region 17, Wilmington,
California, 1958
13
206
Headquarters, Logia 140, Region 18, Lincoln, California, 1958
13
207
Headquarters, Logia Fundadora, Region 19, Tucson,
Arizona, 1958
13
208
Invitations to Convention, 1958
13
209
Logia 1, Region 8, Florence, Arizona, 1958
13
210
Logia 5, Region 8, Tempe, Arizona, 1958
13
211
Logia 6, Region 10, Nogales, Arizona, 1958
13
212
Logia 8, Region 17, Riverside, California, 1958
13
213
Logia 11, Region 5, Morenci, California, 1958
13
214
Logia 12, Region 5, Clifton, Arizona, 1958
13
215
Logia 13, Region 7, Jerome, Arizona, 1958
13
216
Logia 14, Region 3, San Antonio, Texas, 1958
13
217
Logia 15, Region 7, Williams, Arizona, 1958
13
218
Logia 16, Region 13, Redlands, California, 1958
13
219
Logia 17, Region 5, Silver City, New Mexico, 1958
13
220
Logia 20, Region 13, San Bernadino, California, 1958
13
221
Logia 21, Region 4, Santa Rita, New Mexico, 1958
13
222
Logia 23, Region 10, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
13
223
Logia 24, Region 4, El Paso, Texas, 1958
13
224
Logia 27, Region 12, San Diego, California, 1958
13
225
Logia 28, Region 4, Bayard, New Mexico, 1958
13
226
Logia 29, Region 9, Superior, Arizona, 1958
13
227
Logia 30, Region 14, Fresno, California, 1958
13
228
Logia 32, Region 10, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
13
229
Logia 33, Region 16, Santa Monica, California, 1958
13
230
Logia 36, Region 6, Socorro, New Mexico, 1958
13
231
Logia 37, Region 6, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1958
13
232
Logia 38, Region 19, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
13
233
Logia 40, Region 6, Gallup, New Mexico, 1958
13
234
Logia 41, Region 15, Goleta, California, 1958
13
235
Logia 43, Region 6, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1958
13
236
Logia 45, Region 2, Raton, New Mexico, 1958
13
237
Logia 47, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
13
238
Logia 29, Region 8, Phoenix, Arizona, 1958
13
239
Logia 50, Region 4, El Paso, Texas, 1958
13
240
Logia 54, Region 4, Hanover, New Mexico, 1958
13
241
Logia 55, Region 10, Lowell (Bisbee), Arizona, 1958
13
242
Logia 56, Region 7, Winslow, Arizona, 1958
13
243
Logia 57, Region 6, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1958
13
244
Logia 61, Region 4, Hurley, New Mexico, 1958
13
245
Logia 62, Region 16, San Gabriel, California, 1958
13
246
Logia 63, Region 6, San Antonio, Texas, 1958
13
247
Logia 66, Region 13, Colton, California, 1958
13
248
Logia 67, Region 5, Silver City, New Mexico, 1958
13
249
Logia 72, Region 9, Mammoth, Arizona, 1958
13
250
Logia 74, Region 10, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
13
251
Logia 75, Region 2, Trinidad, Colorado, 1958
13
252
Logia 77, Region 19, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
13
253
Logia 81, Region 15, Bakersfield, California, 1958
13
254
Logia 84, Region 11, Needles, California, 1958
13
255
Logia 85, Region 2, Sopris, Colorado, 1958
13
257
Logia 88, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
13
256
Logia 86, Region 2, Walsenburg, Colorado, 1958
13
258
Logia 89, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
13
259
Logia 93, Region 18, Oakland, California, 1958
13
260
Logia 94, Region 1, La Junta, Colorado, 1958
13
261
Logia 96, Region 16, San Gabriel, California, 1958
13
262
Logia 97, Region 13, Banning, California, 1958
13
263
Logia 99, Region 11, El Centro, California, 1958
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folder
14
1
Logia 100, Region 19, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
14
2
Logia 109, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
14
3
Logia 112, Region 4, El Paso, Texas, 1958
14
4
Logia 114, Region 15, Fillmore, California, 1958
14
5
Logia 115, Region 15, Ventura, California, 1958
14
6
Logia 122, Region 1, Denver, Colorado, 1958
14
7
Logia 124, Region 15, Pasadena, California, 1958
14
8
Logia 125, Region 7, Prescott, Arizona, 1958
14
9
Logia 126, Region 19, Tucson, Arizona, 1958
14
10
Logia 128, Region 15, Oxnard, California, 1958
14
11
Logia 129, Region 8, Phoenix, Arizona, 1958
14
12
Logia 130, Region 10, Douglas, Arizona, 1958
14
13
Logia 142, Region 13, Ontario, California, 1958
14
14
Logia 148, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
14
15
Logia 150, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
14
16
Logia 157, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
14
17
Logia 158, Region 16, Watts, California, 1958
14
18
Logia 159, Region 5, Clifton, Arizona, 1958
14
19
Logia 160, Region 8, Phoenix, Arizona, 1958
14
20
Logia 164, Region 14, Fresno, California, 1958
14
21
Logia 165, Region 15, Carpinteria, California, 1958
14
22
Logia 168, Region 11, Brawley, California, 1958
14
23
Logia 169, Region 3, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1958
14
24
Logia 170, Region 8, Litchfield, Arizona, 1958
14
25
Logia 175, Region 13, Azusa, California, 1958
14
26
Logia 177, Region 15, Santa Paula, California, 1958
14
27
Logia 186, Region 6, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1958
14
28
Logia 191, Region 14, Madera, California, 1958
14
29
Logia 200, Region 14, Madera, California, 1958
14
30
Logia 202, Region 16, Santa Ana, California, 1958
14
31
Logia 203, Region 18, San Jose, California, 1958
14
32
Logia 213, Region 8, Mesa, Arizona, 1958
14
33
Logia 216, Region 6, Taos, New Mexico, 1958
14
34
Logia 220, Region 3, Victoria, Texas, 1958
14
35
Logia 222, Region 16, Los Angeles, California, 1958
14
36
Logia 224, Region 12, Elsinore, California, 1958
14
37
Logia 225, Region 14, Salinas, California, 1958
14
38
Logia 232, Region 4, Lordsburg, New Mexico, 1958
14
39
Logia 245, Region 9, Hayden, Arizona, 1958
14
40
Logia 250, Region 3, Dallas, Texas, 1958
14
41
Logia 257, Region 8, Glendale, Arizona, 1958
14
42
Logia 258, Region 11, Somerton, Arizona, 1958
14
43
Logia 259, Region 12, Escondido, California, 1958
14
44
Logia 262, Region 13, Casa Blanca, California, 1958
14
45
Logia 286, Region 1, Pueblo, Colorado, 1958
14
46
Logia 292, Region 11, Ajo, Arizona, 1958
14
47
Logia 294, Region 9, Sonora, Arizona, 1958
14
48
Logia 300, Region 18, San Francisco, California, 1958
This series contains business correspondence related to Alianza Hispano-Americana
and its daily operations. Subseries 1 contains general correspondence that was
sent across all lodges. Subseries 2 contains correspondence between identified
groups and organizations that worked alongside Alianza. Subseries 3 includes legal
and legislative releases that Alianza followed.
This subseries contains Legal and Legislative press releases that Alianza kept
to be up-to-date on current political affairs that may pertain to their
insurance agencies or their clients personal lives.
This series contains the secretary's monthly collection report, which was commonly
called "lodge correspondence" by the organization due to the fact that lodges all
sent their monthly reports to the main lodge in Tucson, Arizona. This series is
arranged by lodge number, and then chronologically.
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1947
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1948
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1949
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1950
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1951
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1952
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1953
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1954
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1955
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1956
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1957
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Logia 1, Florence, Arizona, 1958
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1947
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1948
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1949
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1950
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1951
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1952
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1953
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1954
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1955
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1956
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1957
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Logia 2, Clifton, Arizona, 1958
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Logia 3, Las Lunas, New Mexico, 1947-1950
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Logia 3, Las Lunas, New Mexico, 1951-1954
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Logia 3, Las Lunas, New Mexico, 1955-1958
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Logia 4, Globe, Arizona, 1947-1950
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Logia 4, Globe, Arizona, 1951-1954
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Logia 4, Globe, Arizona, 1955-1958
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Logia 5, Tempe, Arizona, 1947-1950
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Logia 5, Tempe, Arizona, 1951-1954
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Logia 5, Tempe, Arizona, 1955-1958
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1947
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1948
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1949
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1950
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1951
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1952
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1953-1954
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1955-1956
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Logia 6, Nogales, Arizona, 1957-1958
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Logia 7, Brawley, California, 1947-1952
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Logia 7, Brawley, California, 1953-1958
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Logia 8, Riverside, California, 1947-1950
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Logia 8, Riverside, California, 1951-1954
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Logia 8, Riverside, California, 1955-1958
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1947-1948
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1949
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1950
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1951
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1952
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1953-1954
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1955
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1956-1957
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Logia 9, Phoenix, Arizona, 1958
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1947
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1948
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1949-1950
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1951-1952
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1953-1954
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1955
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Logia 10, Yuma, Arizona, 1956-1958
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Logia 11, Morenci, Arizona, 1948-1952
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Logia 11, Morenci, Arizona, 1953-1958
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Logia 12, Clifton, Arizona, 1947-1952
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Logia 12, Clifton, Arizona, 1953-1958
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Logia 13, Jerome, Arizona, 1947-1952
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Logia 13, Jerome, Arizona, 1953-1958
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Logia 14, San Antonio, Texas, 1947-1952
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Logia 14, San Antonio, Texas, 1953-1958
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Logia 15, Williams, Arizona, 1947-1952
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Logia 15, Williams, Arizona, 1953-1958
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Logia 16, Redlands, California, 1948-1952
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Logia 16, Redlands, California, 1953-1958
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Logia 17, Silver City, New Mexico, 1948-1952
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Logia 17, Silver City, New Mexico, 1953-1958
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Logia 18, Hot Springs, New Mexico, 1947-1949
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Logia 19, Belen, New Mexico, 1947-1948
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Logia 20, San Bernadino, California, 1945-1949
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Logia 20, San Bernadino, California, 1950-1952
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Logia 20, San Bernadino, California, 1953-1958
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Logia 21, Santa Rita, New Mexico, 1948-1952
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Logia 21, Santa Rita, New Mexico, Adjustments, 1952
This series includes correspondence and newsletters that were kept by Alianza
Hispano-Americana. Many of these organizations attempted to partner with groups
like Alianza for social events. This series is arranged alphabetically by group
mentioned in correspondence.
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American Council press releases, 1959-1962
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American Education Association, 1956
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American G. I. Forum, 1962
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Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1953
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Arizona Children's Home Association, 1959
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Arizona Pioneer's Historical Society, 1959
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Arizona Progress, 1953
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Association of Arizona Insurance Companies, 1954
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Business Trends in Arizona, 1953
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Chamber News, Tucson Chamber of Congress, 1955
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Children's Milk Fund of Pima County, 1959
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Common Council for american Unity, 1951-1959
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Foresight BBB (Better Business Bureau), 1958-1959
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House of Representatives, 1956
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Mexico News, undated
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Miscellaneous, 1950-1960
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National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (March of
Dimes), 1952
This series includes publications produced by Alianza for different events,
including magazines, newsletters, and other small publications. They are arranged
alphabetically and then chronologically.
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Alianza film script, undated
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Alianza Magazine, fragments, undated
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Alianza Magazine, no 3, 1954
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Alianza Magazine, no 7, 1954
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Alianza Magazine, no 8, signed at convention, 1954
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Alianza Magazine, no 10, 1955
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Alianza Magazine, no 2, 1958
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Alianza Magazine, no 1, 1959
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Alianza Magazine, no 3, 1960
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Alianza Magazine, no 2, 2 copies, 1962
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Alianza Magazine, no 3, 1963
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La Alianza Hispano-Americana en Mexico 1907 a 1935, 2
copies, undated
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La Bandera de la Alianza, 1931
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Carta del Secretario, 1949-1951
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Concurso!, undated
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Events flyers and announcements, undated
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Explicacion de las Credenciales, undated
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History of Alianza Hispano-Americana, undated
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El Organizador newsletter, 1950-1954
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Que es un Aliancista?, undated
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Ritual instalacion de Nueva Logia y Nueva Directiva, undated
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Clubs: La Alainza, Club Estrella, etc., undated
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Viendo al Horizonte scholarship publication, undated
This series includes several newspaper clippings collected by Alianza secretaries.
Many of the clippings are about Alianza or feature functions hosted by social
directors of Alianza.
This series contains ledgers and scrapbooks. Many of the ledgers are membership
ledgers that recorded members' names at each lodge. All ledgers and scrapbooks are
oversized materials.
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Logia 243, "Oasis" small ledger, 1935-1951
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Logia 243, small ledger, 1935
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Tucson ledger, 1931-1933
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Tucson ledger, 1934-1936
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New Mexico ledger, 1934-1939
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Colorado and Wyoming ledger, 1934-1939
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California ledger, 1931-1932
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California ledger, 1934-1936
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California ledger, 1934-1939
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California ledger, 1934-1939
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California ledger, 1934-1939
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Mesa ledger, 1920s
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Application register, 1944-1949
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Application register, 1949-1953
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Application register, 1950-1959
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Texas ledger, 1934-1936
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Texas ledger, 1940-1942
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Certificate register, circa 1900-1912
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Certificate register, 1912-1922
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Register, 1938
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Register, 1942
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Register, 1942
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Arizona lodge memberships, circa 1900s
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Scrapbooks: Alianza art book, signage drawing, undated
This series contains materials related to individual's membership files. Items
include membership applications, short form medical examination forms, insurance
policy changes, transfer cards, change of beneficiary information, membership
cards for families and individuals, and loan application worksheets. Items have
been arranged alphabetically by last name. Some of the subseries have full lists
of individual names, which can be found in individual folders as well as are
availalbe by PDF from Special Collections staff.
This subseries contains membership applications that were filled out by
individuals seeking to enter the Alianza Hispano-Americana organization. They
are arranged by last name. Additional items include medical examination forms
and health certificate forms that were included with applications. These forms
are arranged by form type and are then alphabetized by last name. Special
Collections has a PDF of the individuals' names found within the membership
application files.
This subseries contains changes that were made to individual policies held at
Alianza Hispano-Americana. These changes included changes to beneficiaries and
transfer cards. They are arranged alphabetically by last name.
This subseries includes membership cards for families and individuals.
Membership cards have been arranged by type and then semi-alphabetically by
last name. Each folder includes a listing of all of the individuals' names
alphabetically by last name for researchers in the family memberships and
individual memberships. This information is also available via PDF from Special
Collections for researchers.
This subseries includes loan application forms filled out by Alianza
Hispano-Americana members. Each document type has been arranged separately, and
forms are arranged semi-alphabetically by last name.