Interviewee

John T. Humphreys

Interviewer

W Noel McAnulty, Jr.

Project

Mining in Mexico

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Former general manager of New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company in Ncaragua and San Francisco del Oro Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Summary of Interview

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; shares memories or early jobs in mining industry in Montana, Honduras and Nicaragua in 1940s; working and living conditions; high points of career managing San Francisco del Oro near Parral, Chihuahua; economic factors affecting mines in 1950s; Mexicanization.

Date of Interview

8-25-1995

Length of Interview

1 hour and 30 minutes

Tape Number

No. 900

Transcript Number

No. 900

Length of Transcript

44 pages

Interview Number

No. 900

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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