Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Angelo and Marcella Elizondo

Titles: Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Angelo and Marcella Elizondo (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Angelo Elizondo was born in Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1909. At the age of three he came to the United State with his parents, who were seeking employment. He grew up working in Texas coal mines during the winter and in beet fields in other states during the summer. Marcella Elizondo was born in Taft, Texas, in 1919. She grew up working in beet fields and came to Minnesota in 1929. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Their families, including parents and siblings; their children's names and occupations; experiences in Marcella's life which include several visits by apparitions; the "evil eye"; remedies made from herbs; and advice for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English.

Dates

• 07/08/1975 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Elizondo, Angelo
• interviewee: Elizondo, Marcella
• interviewer: Saucedo, Ramedo J.
• interviewer: Moosbrugger, Grant

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 49
• Accession Number: AV1996.92.19

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 13 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 00:59:39 running time

Subjects

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