Sound recording of interview with Luís Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 9, side A, circa 1977

Title:

Sound recording of interview with Luís Salas, Papers of James W. Mangan, tape 9, side A, circa 1977

Duration: (min: sec):

47:03

Description:

Discussion between Luís Salas, James Mangan, Eloy Aguilar, and Max Skelton regarding Salas’s book and Mangan’s article, and election manipulation in 1948 Senate race in Jim Wells County, Texas. Topics: Salas family; looking through Salas’s papers; conversation with Eloy Aguilar in Spanish, mostly about Salas’s personal history and his book, places in Texas and Mexico, Pancho Villa; Salas’s vision for his book; structure of the book, inclusion of biographical details; possibility of movie deal, and steps to take; discussions in Spanish about payment for Aguilar’s translation; book deal between Salas and publisher, maybe Aguilar, with AP possibly running a series on the book; nuances of translation, Salas’s concerns; Aguilar’s experience with translation in Mexico City

Contributor:

Salas, Luís; Mangan, James W.; Skelton, Max Beck; Aguilar, Eloy O.

Collection:

Papers of James W. Mangan

Collection Description:

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Series:

Sound Recordings

Location Details:

Salas home in Houston, Texas

Subject:

Congressional elections; Texas; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Press

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted