Rebecca Florez Alvera, 1984

File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

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Scope and Contents

Mrs. Alvera (b. 1925) explains why her parents left Mexico to come to the United States, and talks about the family returning to Mexico for a brief period in the early 1940s. She reminisces about her childhood, religious education, dropping out of high school, her mother's work as a healer, and working for Purity Biscuit Company. Interviewed by Leslie Kelen, 28 pages.

Dates

Creation: 1984

Creator

From the Collection: University of Utah. Oral History Institute (Organization)
From the Collection: Kelen, Leslie G. (Interviewer, Person)
From the Collection: Fuller, Sandra T., 1945- (Interviewer, Person)

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