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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Ben Gonsalez
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ben Gonsalez was born in Laughton, Oklahoma, in 1921 and came to Minnesota with his mother in 1930 to work in the beet fields and canning industry. He was drafted into the military in 1942 and discharged in 1945. In 1946 he got married in Winnebago, and he worked at Fairmont Canning Company for sixteen years. At the time of the interview he was involved in the Pentecostal movement. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: His move to Minnesota; Minnesota Citizens for Migrant Affairs; and his work as acting minister and missionary for the Temple de la Fe, a Pentecostal church in Guckeen, Faribault County. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound cassette 18 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 00:50:10 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Gonsalez, Mr. Ben Interviewer: Moosbrugger, Mr. Grant Made in Delavan, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States |
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Mexican Made in Delavan, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/27/1976 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 49 |
| Accession Number | AV1996.92.25 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' |