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Description
The Guadalupe Speaks Oral History Collection contains transcriptions, audio cassette, and video tape interviews of long-time residents of Guadalupe, California recorded in 2003 and 2004 by California Polytechnic State University students and faculty. The stories reflect history, culture, and life in Guadalupe and reflect the multicultural mix of residents including Swiss-Italian, Portuguese, Filipino, Chumash, Mexican, Chinese, and Japanese ancestry. Materials in English and Spanish.
Background
Guadalupe Speaks! was a collaborative project grant-funded by the California Council for the Humanities as part of “California Stories”, a multiyear initiative designed to connect Californians through stories that document multicultural communities in present day California. Planning for the project began under the leadership of Project Director Larry Alkire. Project partners included the City of Guadalupe, Guadalupe Union School District, Comité Civico Mexicano de Guadalupe, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Center, Cal Poly Ethnic Studies Program, Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives, and others. The project plan included collecting and preserving oral histories, distributing the stories via public art installations and special events, and a project webpage. Ten stories were collected and recorded by Cal Poly Ethnic Studies students under the guidance of professor Marian Perales. Recordings were later transcribed by the students. The stories reflect history, culture, and life in Guadalupe and reflect the experiences of residents including those of Swiss-Italian, Portuguese, Filipino, Chumash, Mexican, Chinese, and Japanese ancestry.
Extent
1LF, 2 boxes
Restrictions
Digital copies are provided to researchers for the purpose of study, research, and personal use only, unless otherwise specified in writing. Materials that are the property of Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives require written permission prior to publication. No complete collection may be reproduced. For print and online publication, please visit our Reproduction Services page online at http://lib.calpoly.edu/support/sca-policies/reproduction/. Special Collections and Archives reserves the right to review all reproduction requests and to withhold permission if scanning would endanger the material, would violate copyright law, or would violate institutional restrictions.
Availability
Collection is open to researchers by appointment. For more information on visiting, access policies, and reproduction requests, please visit our Reference Services page online at http://lib.calpoly.edu/search-and-find/collections-and-archives/reference-services/.