Reminiscences of Manuel Fossa, 1971.

Biographical Note

Labor leader

Scope and Contents

Early socialist interests, union activity; effects of worldwide Depression of 1930s on Argentina: political strife, foreign exploitation, corruption; Federation of Construction Unions: organization, industrial rather than craft unions, European immigrants after World War II, communist influence, political alliances; rise of Peronism; formation of Labor Party, 1945, its dissolution by Peron; deputy to provincial legislature, 1946-1948

Subjects

• Argentina--History--20th century.
• Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.
• Depressions--1929--Argentina.
• Emigration and immigration.
• Fossa, Manuel--Interviews.
• Gutiérrez, Leandro, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Labor unions--Officials and employees.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Peronism.