Queens College Mexico Volunteers
Organization
Biography
Queens College Mexico Volunteers was a student-led project of Queens College student volunteers who went to the towns of Taxco, Iguala, and Mexico City in Mexico in the early 1960s. Living and working along residents, the volunteers assisted in the construction of a local school, restoration of public buildings, provision of healthcare in area hospitals, and instruction on home crafting techniques.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Gatti Oral History
Collection
Identifier: QMP-0052
Scope and Contents
Arthur Gatti is an author and poet with a long history of involvement in activism and community organizing. In the interview, he discusses his life growing up in Queens, NY in an Italian American household and how he gained political consciousness and awareness through his experiences and the influence of his friends. One friendship he talks about at length is his relationship with Mario “Bob” Savio who later became known for his leadership role in the Free Speech Movement which originated...
Dates:
2020-11-19
Arthur Gatti Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0027
Abstract
The Arthur Gatti Collection contains newspaper clippings, publications, documents, correspondence, fliers, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia documenting Gatti’s political and social activism at Queens College in the early-to-mid 1960s. Materials are from both Gatti’s direct experience and the activities of several major activist organizations in the national political and social landscape of the 1960s. The collection also documents the political career and personal life of...
Dates:
1957-2002
