Summary Information
Arnoldo Sevilla: Milwaukee Mexican-Americans Interviews
1974-1977
Tape 829A; Tape 852A-Tape 861A; Milwaukee SC 174; PH 3919
0.1 c.f. (1 folder), 25 tape recordings, and 21 photographs
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Interviews with eleven Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents concerning the history of Mexican-Americans in Milwaukee. Conducted in Spanish and English by Sevilla, a Milwaukee resident conducting private research, the interviews contain much biographical information on the interviewees, and concern such topics as Mexican-Americans in business and the role of religion. Also present are related papers. Photographs concern subjects discussed in the interviews, show street scenes in Milwaukee, and reproduce printed materials.
There are restrictions on use of this collection; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.
English
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Scope and Content Note
The Antonio Roca interview is the most extensive, composed of several communications over a three-year period. Sevilla's original purpose was to secure Roca's reminiscences as one of Milwaukee's pioneer Spanish-speaking Latino business owners but he expanded the scope of ten interviews to provide an autobiographical treatment of Roca's life. In the interviews, Roca discusses his life in World War I Germany; early years in the United States in various occupations; moves back and forth between the US, Germany, and Spain during the 1920s and 1930s; his conversion to the Baha'i Faith and subsequent missionary work in Spain, Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala; and his operation of a fruit and nut store on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee during the 1950s and 1960s.
The Frank Gross interview focuses on the Milwaukee Mexican community beginning in the 1920s. He talks about the geographic distribution of Hispanics; the role of the Catholic Church; his professional life as Deputy State Banking Commissioner, an employee with First Federal Savings and Loan Association, and president and general manager of the Church Mart; his church work; and work as founder of the Spanish-Speaking Section of the International Convention in 1957.
Copies of papers of Frederico Herrera are also part of the collection. These include correspondence relating to his work as World War II Chairman for the Mexican Division, Foreign-Born American Groups of the Milwaukee County War Savings staff, and copies of his National Guard enlistment and discharge papers.
Other interviews are primarily in Spanish and content information is not currently available.
Administrative/Restriction Information
No release forms were obtained. Users who wish to quote from an interview should obtain written permission from the interviewee.
Presented by Arnoldo W. Sevilla, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1980-1986. Accession Number: M80-248, M80-395, M80-396, M80-397, M80-398, M80-399, M80-400, M80-401, M80-402, M80-403, M80-404, M80-635, M81-099, M86-563
Processed by Virginia Fritzsch, July 5, 1990.
Contents List
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Milwaukee SC 174
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Abstracts, Notes, and Documents
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PH 3919
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Photographs
: Some show Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
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Interviews
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Tape 857A
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Arenas, Juan S. (in Spanish)
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Tape 858A
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Gonzalez, Felix D. (in Spanish)
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Tape 856A
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Gonzalez, Porforio and Marguarita (Lara) (mostly in Spanish with some English)
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Tape 854A
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Gross, Frank J. (mostly in English with some Spanish)
2 tape recordings
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Tape 853A
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Herrera, Frederico Garcia (in Spanish)
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Tape 852A
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Herrera, Juan Santos (in Spanish)
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Tape 855A
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Renteria, Lupe (mostly in Spanish with some English)
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Tape 829A
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Roca, Antonio (in English)
14 tape recordings
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Tape 859A
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Sanchez, Juan and Francisco (in Spanish)
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Tape 860A
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Talamantes, Angel (in Spanish)
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Tape 861A
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Group of People Visiting and Talking Together at Reunion de Amigos Motivo: Vista de an Sevilla y Esperanza Chavez (in Spanish)
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