Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with George Galvin

Titles: Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with George Galvin (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: George Galvin was born May 25, 1910, in El Paso, Texas. He spent his early years living in various places, and in March of 1920 he came to Minnesota. As a young man, Galvin pursued a boxing career. In his adult years he held a variety of jobs and was active in organizing unions and the Minnesota branch of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history; boxing career; unions he helped to organize; LULAC; his store and bar; employment record; future hopes and advice for younger people.

Dates

• 07/16/1975 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Galvin, George
• interviewer: Moosbrugger, Grant

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 49
• Accession Number: AV1996.92.22

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' <OH 49>

Quantity: 3 hours sound cassette 35 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 02:27:57 running time

Subjects

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