Reminiscences of Albert Anthony Giesecke, 1962

Biographical Note

Educator, archeologist

Scope and Contents

Youth and education; Ministry of Education in Peru, 1909; Rector of University of Cuzco, 1910-23; Director General of Education of Peru, 1923-31; educational problems and policies in Latin America, student strikes; archeological discoveries and collections; Inter-American Conferences; American Embassy in Lima from 1931; Tacna-Arica Plebiscite Commission 1925-26. Impressions of Hiram Bingham, Axel Wenner-Gren, Paul Fejos, Gen. John J. Pershing, and many others

Subjects

• Archaeologists--Interviews.
• Archaeology.
• Education.
• Educators--Interviews.
• Giesecke, Albert Anthony, 1880-1968--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Latin America--Politics and government--1830-1948.
• Mason, John T., 1909-1998, interviewer.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Peru--Antiquities.
• Peru--History--1829-
• Peru--Politics and government--1919-1968.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975