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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Luis Martinez
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Luis Martinez was born Sept. 6, 1931, in Raymondville, Texas. He first came to Minnesota with his family in 1935. He followed crops in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan before settling in East Grand Forks, Polk County, in 1953. He worked at several auto dealerships before becoming self-employed as an auto dealer in 1973. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Work and business experience, including how he became the manager of an auto dealership; family history; his Spanish-language radio programs on Crookston and East Grand Forks stations; and his role in establishing the first school for migrants in the Red River Valley. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound cassette 21 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:01:11 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Martinez, Mr. Luis Interviewer: Saucedo, Mr. Ramedo J. Made in East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
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Mexican Made in East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/15/1976 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 49 |
| Accession Number | AV1996.92.39 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' |