Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Immigrant From Basque Country
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
38.1975Description
Jean Urruty discusses his time in Mesa County, the history of Basque people in the Western United States, and Basque culture. He also talks about his life as a sheepherder, discrimination he and other Basque people faced, and his eventual success as a hotel owner on Grand Junction's Colorado Avenue.Work Opportunities For Basques; Discrimination; La Salle Hotel; Movie On Basques By National Geographic; Early Basques In Colorado; John Etchevery; Basque Games Of Jai Alai And Handball; "Barbary Coast" West Of 2nd And Colorado Ave In Grd. Jct.
Content Date:
1910 – 1975Interview Date:
March 3 1975Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
Note that in some cases, the same OH numb...
Related people
Jean Urruty (narrator)Anne Saunders (interviewer)
Evelyn H. Kyle (interviewer)