Mrs. Carmen M. Lopez and Patricia Nielson, 1973

File — Box: 4, item: 107

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Biographical background of Mrs. Lopez, origin (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1922), formal education, La Sociedad Miguel Aleman, Mexican school in Bingham, priests in Bingham, comparison of schools in Mexico and the United States, working for Utah Poultry, relationship with other Mexicans, working for the Rio Grande, women working for the Rio Grande, working for the Purity Biscuit, running a cafe and boardinghouse in Bingham, influence of the LDS Church, changes in the Catholic Church, discussion on the Chicano Movement, discussion on discrimination. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in West Jordan, Utah. 33 pages.

Dates

1973

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