1920 · [South Bend, In.]
by [U.S. Spanish-Language Imprint]. [Latin American Association of Notre Dame]
[South Bend, In.]: Asociacion Latino Americana de Notre Dame, 1920. Very good.. 96pp. In Spanish. Profusely illustrated. Original printed wrappers, string tied. Some chipping along spine, moderate edge wear, soiling, and rubbing to covers. Previous owner's ink inscription on rear flyleaf, else internally clean. The first appearance of a rare and informative work comprising a directory, yearbook, and more issued by La Asociacion Latino Americana de Notre Dame (The Latin American Association of the University of Notre Dame) in 1920. The Preface touches on the mission of the Asociacion through the purpose of the present work as "a book of memories...in which the activities of the students who compose it, the performance of the young people of Hispanic America at the University of Notre Dame, and all those details related to the life of the Latin student in the United States...in order to keep alive, among all of them, the love for the race and the language, and to revive the spirit of continental solidarity, to which all the wills, all the efforts, and all the hearts of America currently tend." The densely-illustrated text includes historical information on the University of Notre Dame, a photographically-illustrated roster of "Estudiantes Hispano-Americanos de la Universidad de Notre Dame 1920," sections on the history of the Asociacion, honorary members, Latin American student life, campus sports, poetry authored by Asociacion members, "Sancion Diplomatica de la Asociacion Latino Americana," and more. The roster of "Estudiantes" reveals Notre Dame students from a wide variety of Latin American countries, namely Mexico, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, El Salvador, and Santo Domingo, as well as the Philippines. These students are featured two per page, with detailed background information for each young man. The work concludes with a section of local advertisements for a variety of commercial enterprises, including clothiers, jewelers, footwear, a humor magazine called "The Juggler," restaurants, a Ford dealership, and the Peerless Press, who printed the present work.
The University of Notre Dame has a long tradition of enticing Latin American students to spend their university years in South Bend. Beginning in the mid-19th century, the university translated its catalogues into Spanish and distributed them amongst the wealthier families in Mexico and eventually Latin America and the Philippines. Most of the earliest Latin American students came from Mexico, but by the turn of the 20th century, students from across the continent went to Notre Dame for college. Students from each country developed their own clubs within Notre Dame, but eventually came together in La Asociacion Latino Americana de Notre Dame. The aim of the organization lives on at Notre Dame in clubs such as the Latino Student Alliance, La Fuerza, the Hispanic Law Students Association, and others.
The present work is the first issued by LAAND; they followed up with a second volume the next year. As far as we know, those are the only two iterations of the work. The only copy of the present work in OCLC resides, naturally, at Notre Dame. The only copy of the second year is held by Michigan State. (Inventory #: 4997)
The University of Notre Dame has a long tradition of enticing Latin American students to spend their university years in South Bend. Beginning in the mid-19th century, the university translated its catalogues into Spanish and distributed them amongst the wealthier families in Mexico and eventually Latin America and the Philippines. Most of the earliest Latin American students came from Mexico, but by the turn of the 20th century, students from across the continent went to Notre Dame for college. Students from each country developed their own clubs within Notre Dame, but eventually came together in La Asociacion Latino Americana de Notre Dame. The aim of the organization lives on at Notre Dame in clubs such as the Latino Student Alliance, La Fuerza, the Hispanic Law Students Association, and others.
The present work is the first issued by LAAND; they followed up with a second volume the next year. As far as we know, those are the only two iterations of the work. The only copy of the present work in OCLC resides, naturally, at Notre Dame. The only copy of the second year is held by Michigan State. (Inventory #: 4997)