The reminiscences of Albert A. Giesecke

Educator, archaeologist. Topics include: 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; archaeological 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.