Clotilda "Tilly" Gomez, Hispanic Oral Histories, Accn 1369

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Title Clotilda "Tilly" Gomez, Hispanic Oral Histories, Accn 1369
Creator Gomez, Clotilda "Tilly", 1918-
Contributor Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-
Date 1984
Spatial Coverage Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States
Subject Gomez, Clotilda "Tilly", 1918--Interviews; Mexican Americans--Utah--Interviews; Agricultural laborers; Emigration and immigration; Race discrimination; Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Description Gomez (b. 1918) tells about her father's experience in the Mexican revolution, immigration to the United States, and work as a farm laborer in Burley, Idaho. She recalls her childhood in Midvale, Utah, and describes the various ethnic groups in her neighborhood. Other topics covered include life during the Depression, discrimination, and modeling for ZCMI. Interviewed by Leslie Kelen, 34 pages.
Collection Number and Name ACCN 1369, Hispanic Oral Histories, 1984-1987
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Extent 34 pages
Language eng
Rights
Relation http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv46923/
ARK ark:/87278/s68q1514
Topic Hispanic Americans; Emigration and immigration; Agricultural laborers; Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Setname uum_hoh
ID 1531082
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68q1514
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