| 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 90 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_hoh |
| ID |
893059 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI E&G Aguayo 3-12-85 sS:41 over the place. L Whatdi(¥oU learn best about the work you did. Did you like? GA I think - I liked the work. I liked the work. L Whatdidyou like about it. GA (laughs) I don't really know what you can say= what I liked mostly when I was welding is that you're by yourself. Andyou don't w_prk w.ith _ anypo_dy_ else. And noone tell syou what to do. I mean, .:,. when you putt that hood down, I could practically weld and go to sleep. (laughs) You know, again there's not the (ilaughs) now, that part ·1 thought would (laughs) It's a - I-I I enjoyed the job. When I spent a lot of time on the-what we call service - working the service equipment. You know, q most of that,most of that is pulling engines in and out. You · ~; 'you 1ta:«e one ending¢ o~ and you put another - newer-0 ?ebuil t one in. You fix the brakes on it. You fix thelights. Whatever. IT's different. you know,every dyarn it. And-it's like I say-- it's anoher time, you work mostly by yourself. I fyou need help, you go get help. And it isn't a big crew. You set your own pace. When you fix a truck, whe you take it out over the hill for a dive, you know it's - (alughs) - L 'l'est driving. GA Test driving. Yeah. (laughs) You take driving. Time goes. It goes good. And you do learn something. They-- I know there's alot of people in the valley teat w~;re really qualified mechanics, you know. But - ah, some of us, you know. you |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60w0kgs/893059 |
