Pedro Guerrero Oral History, Part 1/2

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Part OfPedro Guerrero Oral HistoryContributorScottsdale Public LibraryIntervieweePedro GuerreroInterviewerAnna Quan LeonSubjectMesa (Ariz.)Segregation in education--Arizona--Maricopa CountyWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial photographyGuerrero, Pedro E.Photographer--BiographyWright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.)Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988DescriptionPedro E. Guerrero (1917-2012) grew up in Mesa, Arizona. In this interview he talks about growing up as a Latino in segregated Arizona and the prejudice he faced before and after integration. Mr. Guerrero talks about his family, especially his father, who started Rosarita Mexican Food. Mr. Guerrero served as a photo officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Later he would be outspoken against the Vietnam War while serving on a draft board in Connecticut. In 1939 Pedro Guerrero went to Taliesin West and introduced himself to Frank Lloyd Wright, who hired him as his photographer. Mr. Guerrero shares many stories of working with Wright, Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson. During the 1960s he worked for "House and Garden" and shares a story of a photo shoot with Julia Child.Audio Length01:15:35Date Original2011-05-14Date Range1920s (1920-1929)1930s (1930-1939)1940s (1940-1949)1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)2010s (2010-2019)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementFrom the collection of the History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Copyright and/or publication rights for all items in this collection are retained by this institution. For assistance with permission to re-use or other reference questions, please contact the Archives at [email protected]

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City or TownMesaCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

Oral HistoryPedro GuerreroPlaceMesaTopicArchitectureCommunitiesEducationLaborMilitaryRace and Ethnicity

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IdentifierOH6_SG7_GuerreroPedro05142011.mp3Date Digitized2011-05-14Digital FormatMP3

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Pedro Guerrero Oral History, Part 1/2