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Arturo Arellano interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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Description: Arturo Arellano's interview includes such topics as types of cutting techniques for gardening, conditions of work, and his areas of responsibility, such as the Lily Pond. The length of the interview is approximately 47 minutes.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 2019 November 8
Call number: HIAoralhist
Creator: Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from interviewees, June 2019-June 2022.; gift of August 2023.
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Angel Pinedo, Jacinto Pinedo, and Rosie Pinedo interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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The interview of Angel Pinedo, Jacinto Pinedo, and Rosie Pinedo includes such topics as their family's life as migrants, the influence of their father's work as a gardener at The Huntington and as an operator of his own gardening business, their parents charitable work, and how their own successful careers were attributed, in part, to their upbringing. The length of the interview is approximately 90 minutes.

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Guadalupe Gutierrez interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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Guadalupe Gutierrez's interview includes such topics as his early life in Mexico, working in the post office, his marriage in 1960, coming to California, and raising his seven sons. He also discusses the treatment of women in America compared to Mexico, how he learned to work with the roses, the various staff members he worked for and with over the years. The length of the interview is approximately 90 minutes.

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Cruz Pinedo interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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Cruz Pinedo's interview contains discussions of his life and family in Mexico, including the poverty of the family, his birth on a rancho, his marriage, and agricultural work. He also extensively covers his move to the United States, includes such topics as work, his preference for the United States, and his dealings with immigration authorities. Pinedo also discusses his work in the gardens with Fred Brandt, the long-time German-Swiss head of the gardens. The length of the interview is approximately 1 hour and 26 minutes.

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Javier Vasquez interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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Javier Vasquez's interview includes such topics his mother's work as a seamstress and his father's two jobs: a gardener at The Huntington and at a USA gas station; he remembers his father taking him to The Huntington when he was a child and the camaraderie he saw among the workers, including Jim Folsom and Fred Brandt. He discusses his own education and other jobs before starting at The Huntington. He details the daily work routine in Facilities and the standards of good work as well as the impact of the COVID pandemic and the challenges it presented. The length of the interview is approximately 120 minutes.

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Faustino Benites interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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Faustino Benites's interview includes such topics as discussions of his life and family in Mexico and his work like in the botanical gardens, primarily in the Desert Garden. Benites was originally hired by Fred Brandt to work in the Desert Garden, and the discussion includes a description of a typical day of work in his area, the Cactus Garden, and the difficulty of working with little shade in the heat with cactus plants; he describes how he enjoys interacting with the visitors and talking to the plants while playing rock and roll music from the 1980s. The length of the interview is approximately 90 minutes.

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Manuel Moreno interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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Manuel Moreno's interview includes such topics as his early life and the work of his parents; he also discusses his early education in the Los Angeles public school system. Moreno reviews the different jobs he has held in his lifetime and the philosophy of work that guides him. He notes that he came to The Huntington through his brother and how he eventually came to his current position. He describes his workday at The Huntington, how work is assigned and organized, and how the work is varied, which he likes. Moreno tells of his hopes for advancement at The Huntington to the classification in Facilities of engineer, a position that no Latinos currently hold. Moreno concludes the interview by registering his largely favorable views on working at The Huntington. The length of the interview is approximately 1 hour and 3 minutes.

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Arturo Arellano interviewed by Dr. José Orozco

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