Irene Aja Oral History

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Part OfIrene Aja Oral HistoryContributorBuckeye Public LibraryInterviewee Basilio AjaIrene Escheverria AjaInterviewerVerlyne MeckBrowse TopicCommunity GroupsEducationLaborLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSubjectBasque Americans--ArizonaSheep--ArizonaDescriptionIrene (Escheverria) Aja discusses her family and their work in the sheep industry in Arizona. Both of her parents immigrated from the Basque region of Spain. Mrs. Aja talks about growing up in Winslow, Wickenburg and Phoenix as her family traveled with their sheep herds. She provides a detailed look at sheep herding and the history of Arizona’s sheep industry from the 1930s to the 2000s, including the Arizona Wool Producers.Audio Length00:34:46Date Original2011-03-03Date Range1930s (1930-1939)1940s (1940-1949)1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)2000s (2000-2009)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementArizona State Library, Archives and Public Records retains all copyright, title, literary property right, and interest in and to the interview.

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