Name
Almarza, Camilo, 1904- (Interviewee)
Gutiérrez, Leandro (Interviewer)
Romero, Luis Alberto (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Camilo Almarza, 1971
Abstract
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
Collection Name
Argentina project
Subjects
Railroads--Argentina; Railroads--Employees--Argentina; Labor unions--Officials and employees.--Argentina; Argentina History 1910-1943; Argentina Social conditions; Argentina Economic conditions; Almarza, Camilo, 1904-
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1971
Physical Description
160 pages
Note (Biographical)
Railroad union official
Note (Language)
In Spanish
Note
Interviewed by Leandro Gutiérrez and Luis Alberto Romero on January 12, 1971
Language
Spanish
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
16771798
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/y53q-h424
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.