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Louis Amador, 1970

 File — Box: 1, item: 2-4

Scope and Contents

Background, Mexican Revolution, entry into the United States, employment agents, West Second South (Salt Lake City), Garfield smelter, President Hoover, Wobbleys, Communists, Japanese, Guadalupe Mission, marriage to Margaret Gonzalez, beet fields, driving truck, mining in Bingham and Alta, Jim Marsh, Morrison Knudsen, Gibbons and Reed Construction Company, Catholicism, traditional family life, dancing, "Chicano," law enforcement, Mexican Consul, Lopez incident in Bingham. Interviewed by Vince Mayer, Greg Thompson, and Floyd O'Neil in Salt Lake City, Utah. 88 pages.

Dates

  • 1970

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 6.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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