| Title: |
Reminiscences of Camilo Almarza
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP86-A8
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Argentina Project
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| Description: |
Early work experience in railroad industry; development from section leader of local union to officer of General Labor Confederation (CGT), 1936-1943; organization of union local: political beliefs and effect on policy, degrees of independence; analysis of general economic and social conditions in Argentina in 1930 with examples and anecdotes: regional differences, ethnic make-up, foreign influence, wages and housing, health and sanitation; effect of unions, especially in construction, meat-packing, railroads, textiles; labor gains and union growth especially after 1936; strikes, factionalism, deportations; World War II.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 160 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1971 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Almarza, Camilo, 1904-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1904
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| Speaker occupation: |
Railroad union official
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| Age at speaking: |
67
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| Document date: |
1971
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| Interviewer: |
Gutierrez, Leandro; Romero, Luis Alberto
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| Locations discussed: |
Argentina; South America
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Argentina; Argentina--Economic conditions; Argentina--History--1910-1943; Argentina--Social conditions; Labor unions--Argentina; Labor unions--Officials and employees; Oral history; Railroads--Argentina; Railroads--Labor unions; South America
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Almarza, Camilo, 1904-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0016807-12250
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