Mrs. Rosa Sandoval

File — Box: 2, item: 46

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Biographical background, origin (Fremont County, Colorado, 1937), biographical background of father, origin (Durango, Mexico), naturalized citizen at the age of 69, coal miner in Standardville, Utah, biographical background of mother, origin (El Paso, Texas), living conditions in Carbon County (1939), education, interracial marriages between Mexican and Italian, mining strikes in Colorado (1913), biographical background of brothers, education, filing anti-discrimination suit against Carbon County Board of Ed, composition of teachers in Carbon County, Mexican traditions, Spanish language, music, religion (Catholic), marriage and dating, birth control and contraceptives, hopes and aspirations of the Chicano. Interviewed by Chuck Lobato, Katarina Trujillo, and Margie Archuleta in East Carbon, Dragerton, Utah. 33 pages.

Dates

1972-1975

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.