Guide to the Gilbert G. Gonzalez Interviews MS.R.144

Finding aid prepared by Carole McEwan; Audra Eagle Yun

Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries

The UCI Libraries

P.O. Box 19557

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California, 92623-9557

949-824-3947

spcoll@uci.edu

Title: Gilbert G. Gonzalez interviews

Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.144

Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries

Physical Description: 2.6 linear feet (7 boxes)

Date (bulk): Bulk, 1975-1990

Date (inclusive): 1975-2004

Languages of Collection Materials: Collection materials are in English and Spanish.

Abstract: This collection contains sixty-three audio tapes of interviews by Gilbert G. Gonzalez with individuals associated with the citrus industry in Orange County in the first half of the twentieth century. These interviews were conducted for Gonzalez's monograph, Labor and Community: Mexican Citrus Worker Villages in a Southern California County, 1900-1950 (Urbana: Illinois University Press, 1994).

Creator: Gonzalez, Gilbert G., 1941-

Access

This collection is open for research.

Contents have been reformatted and have digital preservation copies. Access to original audio tapes is restricted; researchers may request listening copies. The copies may only be used in the UC Irvine Libraries Special Collections and Archives Reading Room and may not be duplicated.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. Due to privacy and copyright concerns, these materials may not be duplicated or published.

Processing History

The recordings were reformatted and copied onto compact discs (CDs) in 2011 for preservation and access purposes.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection contains sixty-three audio tapes of interviews by Gilbert G. Gonzalez with individuals associated with the citrus industry in Orange County in the first half of the twentieth century. These interviews were conducted for Gonzalez's monograph, Labor and Community: Mexican Citrus Worker Villages in a Southern California County, 1900-1950 (Urbana: Illinois University Press, 1994). The collection includes an interview with Felicitas Mendez, one of the parents involved in the United States federal court case Mendez v. Westminster School District, which challenged racial segregation in Orange County, California schools.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiotapes -- 20th century.

Citrus fruit industry -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources

Mexican American agricultural laborers -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources

Mexican American agricultural laborers -- California -- Orange County -- Interviews

Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers -- California -- Orange County -- Interviews

Migrant agricultural laborers -- California -- Orange County -- Interviews

Aguirre, Fred 1987 September 17 - 22

1987 September 17

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 23 seconds.

Item A003-U, Box 1

Listening copy

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 26 seconds

Item A004-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1987 September 22

Scope and Content Note

The archival original of this recording is blank and was not reformatted to a listening copy.

Item A005-U

Listening copy

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

58 minutes, 17 seconds

Item A006-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Aguirre, Julia 1989 August 8

1989 August 8

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

92 minutes, 14 seconds.

Item A007-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Aguirre, Martina undated

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 35 seconds.

Item A008-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Alcantar, Pablo 1989 February 7 - 21

1989 February 7

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 33 seconds

Item A009-U, Box 1

Listening copy

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

105 minutes, 58 seconds

Item A010-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1989 February 21

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

3 minutes, 33 seconds

Item A011-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Brewer, Harold 1987 August 20

1987 August 20

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

46 minutes, 18 seconds

Item A012-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Canales, Santiago 1988 September 1 - October 21

1988 September 1

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

63 minutes, 37 seconds

Item A013-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 7

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

56 minutes, 33 seconds

Item A014-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 7

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

63 minutes, 42 seconds

Item A016-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 October 21

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 19 seconds

Item A017-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Canales, Santiago; Canales, Jim; Chico, Francisco 1988 September 7

1988 September 7

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

31 minutes, 48 seconds

Item A015-U, Box 1

Listening Original

Chico, Francisco 1988 December 7 - 8

1988 December 7

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 25 seconds

Item A018-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 December 8

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 23 seconds

Item A019-U, Box 1

Listening copy

De Casas, Celso 1987 September 21 - October 1

1987 September 9

Language of Materials: Recording is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes and 24 seconds.

Item A020-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1987 October 1

Language of Materials: Recording is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

63 minutes, 42 seconds

Item A021-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Gonzalez, Gilbert 1989 June 7

1989 June 7

Scope and Content Note

44 minutes, 17 seconds.

Scope and Content Note

This recording contains music played by Gilbert Gonzalez.

Item A001-U, A002-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Gonzalez, Tony; Mejia, Jess; Luna, Johnny 1988 January 12

1988 January 12

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 20 seconds.

Item A022-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Hernandez, Clemente 1988 September 2- October 19

1988 September 1

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

32 minutes, 07 seconds

Item A023-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 2

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 15 seconds.

Item A024-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 6

Scope and Content Note

Recording is inaudible.

Item A025-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 6

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

63 minutes, 48 seconds

Item A026-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 2

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

51 minutes, 17 seconds

Item A027-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 20

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

62 minutes, 18 seconds

Item A028-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 20

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

63 minutes, 38 seconds.

Item A029-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 September 20

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

31 minutes, 48 seconds.

Item A030-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1988 October 19

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 22 seconds.

Item A031-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Magana, Irma; Martinez, Margarita 1989 August 3

1989 August 3

Language of Materials: Recording is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 13 seconds.

Item A032-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Magana, Leonel 1989 August 25

1987 August 25

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 15 seconds.

Item A033-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Item A034-A

1989 August 25

Language of Materials: Recording is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

65 minutes, 08 seconds.

Item A034-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Marks, C. J. 1986 November 12

1986 November 17

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 25 seconds.

Item A035-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Martinez, Emilio 3 February - 25 May 1989

Physical Description: 8.0 tapes. 2 reel to reels and 6 cassette tapes.

Scope and Content Summary

Includes 11 musical recordings.

1989 February 3

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

94 minutes, 59 seconds.

Item A036-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1989 February 6

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 30 seconds.

Item A037-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1989 February 9

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

25 minutes, 28 seconds.

Item A039-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1989 May 25

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

65 minutes, 23 seconds.

Scope and Content Note

This recording contains music as well as an interview in Spanish.

Item A040-U, Box 1

Listening copy

undated

Scope and Content Note

45 minutes, 22 seconds.

Scope and Content Note

This recording contains music.

Item A041-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Martinez, Emilio; Ayala Martinez, Guadalupe 1989 February 6

1989 February 6

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

92 minures, 11 seconds

Item A038-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Medina, Celso 1990 October 19 - 23

1990 October 9

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

91 minutes, 32 seconds.

Item A042-U, Box 1

Listening copy

1990 October 16

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 14 seconds.

Item A043-U, Box 1

Listening copy

Medina, Henry and Celso 1990 December 4

1990 October 23

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

114 minutes, 47 seconds.

Item A044-U, Box 1, 2

Listening copy

1990 December 4

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 17 seconds.

Item A045-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Mendez, Felicitas undated

Scope and Content Summary

One interview by Gilbert Gonzalez; others were done by unidentified interviewers.

1987

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

50 minutes, 06 seconds.

Item A046-U, Box 2

Listening copy

1975 September 10

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

61 minutes, 49 seconds.

Note

The first 34 seconds of this recording is the conclusion of the interview on tape A047-A. Then the interview for A048-A lasts for 61 minutes, 49 seconds.

Item A048-U , Box 2

Listening copy

1975 September 10

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

2 minutes, 41 seconds.

Item A049-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Mendez Vidaurri, Solidad; Mendez, Felicitas 1974

1974 December 21

Language of Materials: Recording is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

63 minutes, 26 seconds.

Note

The conclusion of this interview (34 seconds) is found on tape A048-A.

Item A047-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Montana, Raul 1989 November 12

1990 April 12

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 26 seconds.

Item A050-U, Box 2

Listening copy

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 13 seconds.

Item A051-U , Box 2

Listening copy

Moreno, Enedina 1989 February 8

1989 February 8

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

46 minutes, 50 seconds.

Item A052-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Negrete, Eduardo 1989 January 25 - February 1

1989 January 25

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 30 seconds.

Item A053-U, Box 2

Listening copy

1989 January 25

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 28 seconds.

Item A054-U , Box 2

Listening copy

1989 February 1

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

64 minutes, 16 seconds.

Item A055-U , Box 2

Listening copy

1989 February 1

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

15 minutes, 18 seconds.

Item A056-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Raya, Joe 1987 October 1

1987 October 1

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

62 minutes, 38 seconds.

Item A057-U , Box 2

Listening copy

Rivas, Pascual 1989 February 10- 17

1989 February 10

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 29 seconds.

Item A058-U , Box 2

Listening copy

1989 February 17

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 35 seconds.

Item A059-U, Box 2

Listening copy

1989 February 17

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

71 minutes, 26 seconds.

Item A060-U , Box 2

Listening copy

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in Spanish.

Scope and Content Note

47 minutes, 24 seconds.

Item A061-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Tarango, Hector 1989 April 14

1989 April 14 or 18

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

72 minutes, 24 seconds.

Item A062-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Valadez, Bert undated and 1987

undated

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

18 minutes, 59 seconds.

Item A063-U, Box 2

Listening copy

1987 August 18

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

95 minutes, 29 seconds.

Item A064-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Vazquez, Teresa 1988 August 26

1988 August 26

Scope and Content Note

47 minutes, 39 seconds.

Item A065-U, Box 2

Listening copy

Whitten, Chester 1987 August 20

1987 August 20

Language of Materials: Recording is in English.

Scope and Content Note

59 minutes, 32 seconds.

Item A066-U, Box 2

Listening copy