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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Alfonso Galvan
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Alfonso Galvan was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1898. He fought in the Mexican Revolution and came to the United States in 1919. In 1923 he came to Chaska, Minnesota, and worked in the fields. He also worked as a butcher, for Armour for four years and for Swift for six years. He worked for Cudahy's for twenty-five years until 1954, when the plant closed. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Mexican Revolution; crossing the river and entering the United States; working for railroads, in farm fields and in the meatpacking industry; the first people in the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul; the Anahuac Society; celebrations on the West Side; his philosophy and advice to the young. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 14 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:40:09 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Galvan, Mr. Alfonso Interviewer: Barela, Mr. Victor Made in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
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Mexican Made in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/30/1975 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 49 |
| Accession Number | AV1996.92.21 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' |