Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Carlotta F. Arellano

Titles: Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Carlotta F. Arellano (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Carlotta Felix Arellano was born in 1905 in Las Petacas, in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. Her father's name was Juan Francisco Felix, and her mother was Josefa Ramos de Felix. The family immigrated to the United States in 1920, crossing the border by train to El Paso, Texas. She arrived in Arlington, Minn., in 1932 and was living in St. Paul at the time of the interview. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Mexican Revolution, including several personal experiences; working in farm fields in Wisconsin and Arlington and Gaylord, Minn.; and St. Paul's West Side community, including her early years here and organizations to which she belonged. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: The interview was done in Spanish and transcribed into English. Most of the tape is slow.

Dates

• 07/30/1975 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Arellano, Mrs. Carlotta Felix
• interviewer: Barela, Victor

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 49
• Accession Number: AV1996.92.5

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 12 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 00:42:16 running time

Subjects

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