| Title |
Esperanza and Gavino Aguayo, No. 2, Hispanic Oral Histories, Accn 1369 |
| Creator |
Aguayo, Esperanza, 1932-; Aguayo, Gavino |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Date |
1985-02-06 |
| Date Digital |
2016-05-02 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Bingham, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Mexican Americans--Utah--Interviews; Aguayo, Esperanza, 1932- --Interviews; Aguayo, Gavnio--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Kennecott Copper Corporation; Emigration and immigration--Social aspects |
| Access Rights |
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| Keywords |
WWII; World War II |
| Description |
Transcript (102 pages) of part 2 of 2 of interviews by Leslie Kelen with Esperanza and Gavnio Aguayo, on February 6, 1985 and February 25, 1985. |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 1369, Hispanic Oral Histories, 1984-1987 |
| Abstract |
The interview continues with Gavino's being drafted in 1943 at the age of eighteen and sent to New Zealand. He talks about combat in New Guinea and the Philippines, the behavior of conquered Japanese during occupation, and the condition of Japanese cities. Other topics covered include women working for Kennecott, postwar working conditions at the mine, unions and strikes, being evicted from company houses to make room for mine expansion, employment practices at Kennecott, Father Miersman, accidents and safety, family marriage customs, and Mormon religion and culture. |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
123 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Rights Holder |
For further information please contact Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah at spcreference@lists.utah.edu or (801)581-8863 or 295 South 1500 East, 4th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Relation |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv46923 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s60w0kgs |
| Topic |
Mexican Americans; World War (1939-1945); Kennecott Copper Corporation; Emigration and immigration--Social aspects |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Setname |
uum_hoh |
| ID |
893095 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60w0kgs |
| Title |
Page 56 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_hoh |
| ID |
893025 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI E&G Aguayo 3-12-85 sl:6 reunion I went to which is kind o f f unny, we were talking about t he bri dges t hey used t o have between copperfield and bingham. Before they made the tunnel. And they tore those down, about what year. Before the war? GA 37-38-- EA And we were talking about that and one of my school mates, Max Ivy and Ronnie Burke. They\Ere saying how they used to play on these dd bridges. And I said, there was no bridges when we were growing up. and they said to me, there was too, but your Dad didn't let you do anything. Youvere never allowed to come down to play. And I said, well, that musthave been true. That's why I don't remember the bridges. And they swore there was bridges. And with my class of kids, my class did play with it. I didn't. I know Ididn't. L You never saw them. EA I can't remember. And Ivy said to me, I just about died. You know you didn't. Your Dad din't let you do anything. (alughs) So. So it's very true But we meet every so oftne. And we still know each other. And we have a great time. When we get together and laugh overour grade school days. L You maintain a contact. EA Oh, yes, we have reunions. Like I say, we had grade school kids- We went together from kindgarden to high school, a lot of us. L Why do you --bother-to stay tcge~er. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60w0kgs/893025 |
