Mr. and Mrs. Isidro Marrufo, 1973

File — Box: 3, item: 82

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Scope and Contents

Biographical background, origin (Rodeo, Durango, Mexico, 1903), arrival into the United States (1924), working in the railroad sections in Waynoka, Oklahoma, Reenganchados, Mexican Revolution, working for the Santa Fe Railroad, working with different nationalities, working at various jobs in California, cherry picking, railroad, biographical background of Mrs. Marrufo, origin (Guanajuato, Mexico, 1906), migrating to the United States, making tortillas in a factory, canning fruit, Mexican recruiters, Valentin Gonzales, Cordovas, Pinos, social activities, Guadalupe Mission, Father Collins, relationship among Spanish-speaking, Mexican Consul, Spanish-speaking people in Salt Lake City, Mexican Civic Center, discussion on word "Chicano" and Chicano Movement, influence of Mormon Church. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in Salt Lake City, Utah. 47 pages.

Dates

1973

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