Mrs. Maria Luz Solorio and Mrs. Bertha Mayer, 1972

File — Box: 2, item: 42-43

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Scope and Contents

Biographical background, origin Solario (Acambaro, Guanajuato Mexico, 1911), Mayer (Zaragosa, Durango Mexico, 1912), St. Patrick's Church, Guadalupe Mission, education, relationship with others, family traditions, strictness with girls, dances, church traditions, closing of churches in Mexico, singing in LDS Wards, opinions of LDS Church, marriage, relationship to each other. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in Salt Lake City, Utah. 33 pages.

Spanish language, their children, American and Mexican food, husbands working away from home, spending summer days in the park, getting gas into the house (1945), buying a new home, possessiveness among Mexican families, education of children, influence of city on children. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in Salt Lake City, Utah. 26 pages.

Dates

1972

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