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Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Ernestine Thornton was a nurse during the Vietnam War and, at the time of the interview, she had been elected president of the West Virginia Council of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America). She discusses: the National Convention of the VVA; individuals such as Robert Mueller (who was elected president of the organization) and Jeremiah Denton (a senator); the VVA in general; the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and its interactions with Vietnam veterans; controversy among some members of the organizations; her work as the president of …

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Oral History Interview: Fred Donovan, Fred Donovan Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Fred Donovan, Fred Donovan

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Dr. Donovan was a Vietnam veteran who was drafted in 1969 while he was a University of Iowa graduate student studying clinical psychology. He lost his leg in the service. At the time of the interview, he was working at the Shawnee Hills Mental Center in Charleston, WV. He discusses: going back to school after returning from Vietnam; disapproval towards the war and how people related that to him; Agent Orange; the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America), VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States); Ernestine …

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Oral History Interview: James Jordan, James Jordan Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: James Jordan, James Jordan

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. James "Bud" Jordan discusses his family and his education, as well as enlisting in the Army. He then details his experiences in the army, and also talks about anti-war activity.

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Interview No. 686, Fay W. Nelson Jan 1984

Interview No. 686, Fay W. Nelson

Combined Interviews

The first graduating class of the Texas School of Mines, of which Mr. Nelson was one of three; administrators and professors; how Mr. Nelson began teaching at the College of Mines; the first girls on campus; the APO engineering fraternity and St. Patrick's Day activities; the co-op (bookstore) in Main Building, run by Prof. NElson; faculty parties; how she and Prof. Nelson met

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Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Ernestine Thornton was a nurse during the Vietnam War. She discusses: her family and personal history; her experiences during the war; the anti-war movement; post-traumatic stress disorder; the organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War; re-enrolling in school after the war; the Vietnam Memorial; and other topics.

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Oral History Interview: Bill Fox, Bill Fox Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Bill Fox, Bill Fox

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Bill Fox was an employee of Bailey and Thompson (Accounting?). He discusses: his family (including relatives who fought in the Civil War); his education; his employment; enlisting in the military; his training in the military; his experiences in the Vietnam War; anecdotes; weapons they used in the War; a very brief section on skin diving & fishing; returning to America; his views on big business; reenrolling in college and his experiences there; his marriage and divorce; working in the Owens Illinois …

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Oral History Interview: Dave Evans And Rick Richards, Dave Evans Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Dave Evans And Rick Richards, Dave Evans

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans, and is conducted with both Dave Evans and Rick Richards. At the time of the interview, Dave Evans was the president of the West Virginia Vietnam Veterans of America, and Rick Richards was a member of the board. They discuss: individuals such as John Kerry (U.S. Senator), Danny Johns, Charlie Hamilton, Roy Hamilton, General Westmoreland, Ellsworth Bunker, Pol Pot, Jay Rockefeller, Randy Horn, Arch Moore, Gary Rogers, Jack Moon, & David Alistone; their experiences and views on the Vietnam War; other officers; other members of the military; …

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Interview No. 673, C. L. Sonnichsen Jan 1984

Interview No. 673, C. L. Sonnichsen

Combined Interviews

How he came to the Texas School of Mines in 1927; recollections of campus life including students, professors, and administrators; changes in students through the years; courses taught; Mexican Americans on the campus; why he decided to work with the Arizona Historical Society.

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Oral History Interview: Jeff Payne, Jeff Payne Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Jeff Payne, Jeff Payne

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Payne discusses: his personal background and his family; his education; his experiences in the Vietnam War (he was part of Charlie Company Seventh Engineer Battalion); returning to school (college and flight school); his employment as a pilot; legal problems he experienced in Indonesia, which cost him his pilot license; subsequent employment (including at a service station, as a bartender, as a trucker, and as a child care worker); his views on Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder; his experiences after re-enrolling in college; and other …

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Oral History Interview: John Williams, John Williams Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: John Williams, John Williams

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Williams was a Marshall student and a veteran. He discusses: his personal background and family (including a brother who served in Vietnam and later worked for a power company in Covington); enlisting in the Army; his experiences in the Army; his experiences as a Marshall student; his employment experiences; counseling; alcoholism; the experiences of Vietnam veterans when they returned home; and other topics.

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Oral History Interview: James F. Hill, James F. Hill Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: James F. Hill, James F. Hill

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Hill discusses: his personal history and his family; entering the military; working in the Air Force; his experiences in Vietnam; alcoholism; his experiences in Germany and Europe with the Air Force; his experiences in Korea; a Korean women he had a relationship with and eventually married; his discharge from the military; reentering college; his work experiences; entering counseling; counseling in general; his experiences and activities as a veteran; the VVA's relationship with other veteran organizations; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; and discrimination against Vietnam …

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Oral History Interview: Mark Moore, Mark Moore Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Mark Moore, Mark Moore

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Moore discusses: his family, including his father and brother serving in Vietnam; his college career and his degree in art; art in general as well as painting and printmaking; other artists and veterans he knew; his employment (including a story about emptying mud from a field for a construction crew); a story of being physically assaulted in Washington D.C.; and his service in the Navy.

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Oral History Interview: Maurice Clark, Maurice Clark Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Maurice Clark, Maurice Clark

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Maurice Clark was assistant vice president of Huntington Federal (bank?). He discusses: his personal history and his family; his service in Vietnam; contracting malaria in Vietnam; his views on the Vietnamese people; his experience returning to America after the war and his employment; and pursuing a degree at Marshall University.

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Oral History Interview: Glen Hager, Glen Hager Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Glen Hager, Glen Hager

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Glen Hager was a staff member of the Veteran's Outreach Center. He discusses: the history, function, and duties of the Center; his service in the Navy during the Vietnam War; alcohol abuse during the war; his interactions with the Vietnamese people; suicide; his discharge from service; enrolling at Marshall University after the war; student protests to the war; his counseling degree; bureaucracies; the relationships between Vietnam veterans and veterans of other wars; and his work with mentally ill patients.

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Oral History Interview: Randy Bowles, Randy Bowles Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Randy Bowles, Randy Bowles

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Bowles discuses: duties during the war (including cut and point); his experiences during the war; morale during the war; his views on draft resisters; his experiences after the war (including his employment, which included Galpin's Music Company, K-Mart, a laundry, a post office in Charleston, and as a leather worker); as well as the Vietnam Veterans of America Home and its relationship to other veterans organizations.

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Interview No. 691, W.T. Bush Jan 1984

Interview No. 691, W.T. Bush

Combined Interviews

How he came to school at the College of Mines; recollections of professors and students; gambling; the Prohibition era; classes. [Technical difficulties]

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Oral History Interview: Roger Sanford, Roger Sanford Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Roger Sanford, Roger Sanford

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Sanford discusses: his personal and educational background; his military training; his father's reaction to him going into the war; his travel to Vietnam; his experiences in the war; his experiences after the war; books written about the war; wounded soldiers; veterans committing suicide; drug abuse during and after the war; health problems after the war; and Vietnam veterans in general.

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Oral History Interview: David Conley, David Conley Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: David Conley, David Conley

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Conley discusses: his views on the Vietnamese people; relations between African-American soldiers and white soldiers; drugs and alcohol in the war; the protest movement; how veterans were treated when they returned home; his views on draft resisters; the effects of Vietnam on his life; other Vietnam veterans; how the Vietnamese treated American soldiers; and a brief mention of Jane Fonda.

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Interview No. 649, Neftali Ruelas Jan 1984

Interview No. 649, Neftali Ruelas

Combined Interviews

Disillusionment upon his return to El Paso after WWII; discrimination against Mexican Americans; recollections of various professors; Vet Village Trailer Camp.

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Oral History Interview: Frank Samuel Lucente, Frank Samuel Lucente Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Frank Samuel Lucente, Frank Samuel Lucente

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia communities, focusing on Ceredo. At the time of the interview, Mr. Frank Lucente was part owner/ operator of Rocco's Restaurant in Ceredo, West Virginia. He discusses: his history with the restaurant; his relationship with the other owner; economics at the time of the interview; organizations (such as Big Brother's, the Jaycees, and the Boys Club); his interest in politics and the Republican Party; government programs; his family; the Vietnam War; politics and government at the time; television and its influence on society; and differences between the time he grew …

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Alfred Bailey - Photograph, Alfred Clark Bailey Jan 1984

Alfred Bailey - Photograph, Alfred Clark Bailey

Vintage Fiddlers Oral History Project Collection

A photograph of fiddler Alfred Bailey of Fleming County, Kentucky taken in 1984.

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Alfred Bailey - Photograph, Alfred Clark Bailey Jan 1984

Alfred Bailey - Photograph, Alfred Clark Bailey

Vintage Fiddlers Oral History Project Collection

A photograph of fiddler Alfred Bailey of Fleming County, Kentucky taken in 1984.

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Fall 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1984

Fall 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.

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Summer 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1984

Summer 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG Program Guide, Summer 1984,

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1984 (Season Unknown), 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1984

1984 (Season Unknown), 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Mention of 1984 folk festival in program...

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Our Paper 01/1984, Our Paper Jan 1984

Our Paper 01/1984, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

No abstract provided.

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Visscher, Robert Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College Jan 1984

Visscher, Robert Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

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De Pree, J Bernard Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College Jan 1984

De Pree, J Bernard Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

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Wichers, Willard C Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Phil Tanis Jan 1984

Wichers, Willard C Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Phil Tanis

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

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Lamb, Lawrence William "Bill", Jr. Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College Jan 1984

Lamb, Lawrence William "Bill", Jr. Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

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