| 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 63 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_hoh |
| ID |
893032 |
| OCR Text |
Show OH! E&G Aguayo 3-12-85 s2:13 EA They thought they were going t o spend their days there, forever. You know. And I remmber my brother went a r ound looking for a home. And found L who? Gavino? Yes. EA Went over a oouple of them. And oh, my mother, every :home, h e' d say, well this is pretty good. It's this and that. She found defect with everything. She just didn'·t want to move. There was a real nice one down in Union. And !liked it. It was alittle farm house. I think that would have been really nice. But my Mom, no she didnt' want to be out there by herself. and all this. GA .. there was a nice little place - what now is Sandy. I wish I had got in now becuase thatplace wouldhave been worth money. It was about an acre and a half. (they discuss this - not in Union) (Sandy was the one EA liked) But - to have picked it. when we got this. It's a nice house and a yard, but it isn't worth what that would have been worth. Now. And the price, at that time, they still weren't --really worth that. You know, all 1hatki.nd of money. EA I think my brother gave up taking us to see homes. Becuse when he bought this, he bought it all on his oen. And I rernmember telling him if you'regoing to buy · ahouse~ get one with with a dining room. (laughs) I did not get a dining room·. He came home and said, !think Ifound the house we're going to move into. I said, does it have a dining room. He said, I don't know. oh shoot .... He couldn't even remember£ it had a d i ning room. And |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60w0kgs/893032 |
