Interviewer
W Noel McAnulty, Jr.
Project
Mining in Mexico
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Former employee of Peñoles Company smelter in Torreón, Mexico 1945-1984
Summary of Interview
Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recounts general working conditions at Torreón smelter in late 1940s and 1950s; relations of foreign supervisors with Mexican workers in 1950s; changes at smelter after Mexicanization; demise of independent mining; increased awareness of effect of mining on environment.
Date of Interview
9-20-1995
Length of Interview
40 minutes
Tape Number
No. 902
Transcript Number
No. 902
Length of Transcript
23 pages
Interview Number
No. 902
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Wilfredo García Reyes by W Noel McAnulty, Jr., 1995, "Interview no. 902," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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Comments
Interview in Spanish.