Oral history

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EEC Theme Topic

EEC Internal Notes

No year is available for oral history interview- put 2012 because it occurred after she retired in 2011.

EEC Index Number

377

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http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.05764/

Interview with Pearle W. Mack, Jr.

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:12:39 +0000

Interview with Pearle W. Mack, Jr. scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 14:12

LOC URL

LOC Title

Pearle W. Mack, Jr.

LOC Summary

When Pearle Mack tried to enlist on December 8, 1941 and was rebuffed by a racist recruiter, that didn't stop him from launching an Army career that took him through three wars. Whether providing logistical support for Patton in World War II, running a transportation outfit in the frozen wastes of Korea, or serving as an intelligence officer in Vietnam, Mack kept his cool in the face of further insults and rose through the ranks. What he learned in his last tour of wartime duty was that the herbicide Agent Orange doesn't discriminate among soldiers.

LOC Contributor Names

Pearle W. Mack, Jr., Veterans History Project

EEC Creators

Pearle W. Mack

EEC Source Year

2002

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

Civil Rights - Segregation

EEC Internal Notes

There is no date for the oral history interview. I put 2002 because that's what year a lot of the others were recorded- probably need to put "No Date"?

EEC Index Number

373

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Interview with Robert P. Madison

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:02:17 +0000

Interview with Robert P. Madison scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 14:02

LOC URL

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.48858/

LOC Title

Robert P. Madison

LOC Summary

An architecture student at Howard University on December 7, 1941, Robert Madison was also a member of ROTC. That allowed him to serve in the Army as an officer, but his rank didn't shield him from experiencing discrimination; he and his fellow black officers were segregated from the white officers. One benefit of his serving in Italy was to further his education in architecture. He was wounded while driving a jeep in December 1944, and a subsequent bout with tonsillitis shortened his service in the field. Lacking the points to go home when the war ended, Madison pulled various Occupations duties until May 1946. Back home in Cleveland, he experienced outright prejudice when trying to further his education in architecture, but he persevered and eventually opened a minority-based firm, the first in Ohio.

LOC Contributor Names

Robert P. Madison, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

January 15, 2007

LOC Standardized Date

2007

EEC Creators

Robert P. Madison

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

January

EEC Source Year

2007

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

Civil Rights - Segregation

EEC Index Number

371

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Interview with Warren Tsuneishi

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:59:19 +0000

Interview with Warren Tsuneishi scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 11:59

LOC URL

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.02153/

LOC Title

Warren Michio Tsuneishi

LOC Summary

Born on the Fourth of July in California, Warren Tsuneishi was the son of Japanese immigrants. After Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II, his family was evacuated to Heart Mountain, a Japanese internment facility in Wyoming. But Tsuneishi craved freedom and the chance to serve his country, in spite of his family's confinement. He volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service Language School and served in the Pacific, translating captured documents that gave U.S. forces a big advantage in securing the Philippines and Okinawa.

LOC Contributor Names

Warren Michio Tsuneishi, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

June 30, 2002 (no date on audio or video transcripts- date taken from the date written on his cv document in his collection)

LOC Standardized Date

2002

EEC Creators

Warren Tsuneishi

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

June

EEC Source Year

2002

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

EEC Index Number

370

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EEC Topics

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.17598/

Interview with Carol L. Deom, Clip 2

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:53:49 +0000

Interview with Carol L. Deom, Clip 2 scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 11:53

LOC URL

LOC Title

Carol L. Deom

LOC Contributor Names

Carol L. Deom, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

10/30/2003

LOC Standardized Date

2003

EEC Creators

Carol L. Deom

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

October

EEC Source Year

2003

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

EEC Index Number

376

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http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.17598/

Interview with Carol L. Deom, Clip 1

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:50:27 +0000

Interview with Carol L. Deom, Clip 1 scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 11:50

LOC URL

LOC Title

Carol L. Deom

LOC Contributor Names

Carol L. Deom, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

10/30/2003

LOC Standardized Date

2003

EEC Creators

Carol L. Deom

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

October

EEC Source Year

2003

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

EEC Index Number

375

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EEC Topics

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00146/

Interview with Violet Hill Gordon

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:39:55 +0000

Interview with Violet Hill Gordon scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 11:39

LOC URL

LOC Title

Violet Hill Gordon

LOC Summary

In summarizing her life experiences, Gordon makes a moving statement about how the Army pushed her in a positive direction. She feels that her experiences in the WAC changed her from a shy, introspective person into a leader. She speaks glowingly of the present day numbers of women of all colors, races, and ranks in active military service.

LOC Contributor Names

Violet Hill Gordon, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

March 25, 2002

LOC Standardized Date

2002

EEC Creators

Violet Hill Gordon

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

March

EEC Source Year

2002

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

EEC Index Number

369

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EEC Topics

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.10008/

Interview with Rudolf H. Michaels

scollini — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:21:01 +0000

Interview with Rudolf H. Michaels scollini Tue, 10/03/2017 - 10:21

LOC URL

LOC Title

Rudolf H. Michaels

LOC Summary

Fleeing Nazi Germany, Rudolf Michaels came to the United States in 1938 at the age of 22. Drafted in 1940, he was assigned to the 5th Armored Division after the U.S. entered World War II. But in 1944, he was selected for training at Camp Ritchie, in the mountains of Maryland, where he and other German-speaking soldiers learned interrogation techniques to use on captured German soldiers in the European Theater in the last year of the war. (Michaels' interview is in two parts, conducted in sessions one week apart. Part 1 deals mainly with his intelligence work. Part 2 covers his experiences in the armored division, including the liberation of Paris.)

LOC Contributor Names

Rudolf H. Michaels, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

5/29/2003

LOC Standardized Date

2003

EEC Creators

Rudolf H. Michaels

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

May

EEC Source Year

2003

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

Citizenship - Naturalization

EEC Index Number

374

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EEC Topics

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.04293/

Naturalization

Interview with Jeanne M. Holm

scollini — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:24:56 +0000

Interview with Jeanne M. Holm scollini Mon, 10/02/2017 - 15:24

LOC URL

LOC Title

Jeanne M. Holm

LOC Summary

In 1942, a young Oregonian determined to serve in World War II was among the first women to enlist in the military. Starting out as an Army truck driver, Jeanne Holm soon became an officer and leader. At war's end her patriotic impulse turned into an Air Force career of more than 30 years. Holm wrote three books on women in the military, stories in which she played a major role thanks to her advocacy while on active duty and during her retirement.

LOC Contributor Names

Jeanne M. Holm, Veterans History Project

LOC Created/Published

1/23/2003

LOC Standardized Date

2003

EEC Creators

Jeanne M. Holm

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

January

EEC Source Year

2003

EEC Format

EEC Type of Source

EEC Theme Topic

EEC Index Number

372

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EEC Topics

https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0102/

Oliver W. Hill, Jr. Interview

scollini — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 19:51:00 +0000

Oliver W. Hill, Jr. Interview scollini Tue, 12/06/2016 - 14:51

LOC URL

LOC Title

Oliver W. Hill, Jr., oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Petersburg, Virginia, 2013-08-17

LOC Summary

Oliver W. Hill, Jr., discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Hill reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.

LOC Contributor Names

Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) (Creator)
Cline, David P., 1969- (Interviewer)
Hill, Oliver W., 1949- (Interviewee)

LOC Created/Published

Petersburg, Virginia, August 17, 2013

LOC Standardized Date

2013

LOC Subject Headings

- Civil rights movements--United States
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Howard University
- School integration--Virginia--Richmond
- African American children--Education
- Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007
- Moses, Robert Parris
- Interviews
- Filmed interviews
- Oral histories
- United States -- Virginia -- Petersburg

LOC Notes

- Summary: Oliver W. Hill, Jr., discusses his father, civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill. He explains his father's childhood and education in Roanoke, Virginia, how he ended up at Howard University in the 1920s, where he was in the same class as Thurgood Marshall and studied law under Charles Hamilton Houston. In the 1930s Hill reunited with both of them to work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which was focused on challenging segregation laws. Hill describes his own experience as a black student integrating a white school in Richmond, Virginia, attending Howard University, becoming a psychology professor at Virginia State University, and working with Bob Moses on the Algebra Project. He also discusses the education of African American children, school reform, and student testing.
- Biographical History: Oliver W. Hill, Jr., was the soon of civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill, Sr. He integrated the Richmond, Virginia, public schools as a child and became a professor of psychology.
- Acquisition Note: The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
- Existence and Location of Copies: Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
- Conditions Governing Access: Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact.
- Related Archival Materials: Artifacts associated with the interview are at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

EEC Creators

Civil Rights History Project

EEC Source Day

EEC Source Month

August

EEC Source Year

2013

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