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Memoria y Balance: 1953
This club was intricately tied to Eva Perón. The stadium was named for Eva and the President of the club at one time was her brother (who also passed away in 1952.) With quotes from Perón and a disclaimer to support the 2nd quinquenal, this is very…
Memoria y Balance: 1954
This club, founded in 1911, was intricately tied to Eva Perón. The stadium was named for Eva and the President of the club at one time was her brother (who also passed away in 1952.) With quotes from Perón and a disclaimer to support the 2nd…
Memoria y Balance: 1955
Any reference to Perón is gone, including the name of the stadium, the quinquenal, and homages to Juan Duarte and Eva Duarte de Perón. This one example of the effects of proscription on the clubs.
Memoria y Balance: 1956
Printing presses go on strike in Junin so this MyB is simply typed. Reference to the passing of the last club President under Perón. Also a mention about the 41 points they earned in the B division, and how they are legitimate. The insinuation is…
Memoria y Balance: 1957-1962
Basic information on a B team: how much did they raise and spend for soccer. Notice how both numbers change dramatically due to inflation and rising ticket prices.
Memoria y Balance: 1958
Basic information on a C team. Compare this document to 1953 records for Sarmiento as it relates to membership and gender.
Memoria y Balance: 1961-Aumento cuota social; Movimientos de socios
Membership prices increased, while 790 new socios joined (185 of which were women and children)
Memoria y Balance: 1970-Memoria del ejercicio 1970
The life of a club and the strength of its sustainability depends heavily on permanent facilities for its members.
Memoria y Balance 1952: Eva Perón
Another example of the intersection between sports and the Perons
Memoria y Balance: 1960-Bailes de carnaval
The carnaval shows how clubs are social,not just soccer, entities
Memoria y Balance: Fútbol profesional
Of note is the mention of purchasing Paraguayan players to reinforce the squad, which fits into the age of futbol espectáculo
Memoria y Balance: consideraciones generales
Notice the reference to "mate", a folkloric symbol of the club, which prides itself on maintaining ties to the nation's gaucho past. In a later section, teachers are hired to help children learn traditional dances.
Various activities
Events include a cinema screening, bochas, and buffet for players
Letter to Valentin Suárez
English referees needed help on the field and translators gained access to being on the field during a match
San Lorenzo de Almagro está afiliado a las siguientes instituciones:
Not only does this reveal the reach of a club beyond practicing soccer, it also demonstrates how much the Peronist state influenced the development of sports and sponsored them
Movimientos de socios al 31 de diciembre de 1954 & último decenio
Very detailed look at club membership, hovering between 33,000 and 40,000 members (they paid in 1954 an average of 75.6 pesos a year to be a member-pg. 112; 3,053,340 pesos in annual dues paid by 40,364 members)