Father Jerald Merrill, 1971

File — Box: 1, item: 12-13

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Background, education, diocese, interest in Mexicans, Father Collins, Mexican priests and nuns in the mission, Guadalupe Mission and the Guadalupe Center, Guadalupe projects, Escalante Park, SOCIO, educational programs for youth and adults, Boy's Ranch, future prospects, problems facing Mexicans in Utah, activism. Interviewed by Vincent Mayer in Salt Lake City, Utah. 57 pages.

Effectiveness of government, differences between Mexicans of different areas, activism in Utah, Chicano movement in other states, discrimination, English as a second language, federal funds for minorities, housing, young Mexican-American activists, involving minorities in the business community, training programs. Interviewed by Floyd O'Neil and Vincent Mayer in Salt Lake City, Utah. 32 pages.

Dates

1971

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