Gerardo Melendez, 1973

File — Box: 3, item: 97

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Biographical background, origin (Lajas, Puerto Rico, 1925), working in the sugar cane in Puerto Rico, recruitment of Puerto Ricans by the Utah Copper Division, working on the track gang, recreation, relationship between Puerto Ricans and Mexicans, various positions held in Kennecott Copper Mine, comparison between Puerto Rican and Mexican food, relationship between different nationalities in Bingham, National Guard, Puerto Rican food, Puerto Rican cultural idiosyncrasies. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in Midvale, Utah. Spanish language transcript. 46 pages.

Dates

1973

Conditions Governing Access

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