Vincent Mayer Sr., 1970

File — Box: 2, item: 47

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Scope and Contents

Biographical background, origin (Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico, 1907), entry into United States (Douglas, Arizona, 1919), education, first impressions of United States, obtaining first job in United States (cotton picking, Phoenix), traveling experiences to Los Angeles, arrival into Los Angeles, jobs while in Los Angeles, shining shoes, dishwasher ar Ambassador Hotel, arrival into Salt Lake (1924), employment on the railroad (June 1925), Mexican old timers, minorities working on sections of the railroad, relationships amongst the minorities, Guadalupe Mission, discrimination experiences, duties as a railroad laborer, wages of railroad laborers, work during the Depression, Unions in railroad, first Mexican foremen on the Railroad (1940), contributions of Unions to railroad laborers, politics and railroad laborers, biographical background of wife, influx of Mexicans from surrounding states. Interviewed by Gregory Thompson, Vincent Mayer Jr. and Floyd A. O'Neil in Bountiful, Utah. 32 pages.

Dates

1970

Conditions Governing Access

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