Finding aid for the Veterans History Project collection
Title:
Veterans History Project collection
Repository:
Hudson Library & Historical Society
Phone: 330-653-6658
http://www.hudsonlibrary.org
Creator:
Veterans History Project (U. S.)
Dates:
2004-2007
Quantity:
4 boxes
Abstract:
 Oral histories and other materials of veterans and civilians of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War interviewed as part of the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center (Library of Congress) through the partner organization, Hudson Library & Historical Society.
Identification:
MS V64
Location:
vault
Language:
The records are in English

History of Veterans History Project

The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center "collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war" (http://www.loc.gov/vets/about.html). The United States Congress via Public Law 106-380 initiated the Veterans History Project in 2000. The project has brought together over 65,000 personal accounts.

The Hudson Library & Historical Society first became involved in the Veterans History Project through a Hudson High School history class in 2004 and 2005. Members of the Hudson Genealogical group also conducted interviews in 2006 and 2007.

Scope and Content

The Hudson Library & Historical Society's Veterans History Project collection consists of over 50 interviews of veterans and civilians in the United States, including some residents of Hudson, Ohio. The interviews have been captured on audiocassette or videotape. Some of the files also include originals and copies of other materials including photographs, letters, certificates, memoirs, and newspaper articles.

The list below details the veteran or civilian interviewed and the conflict the veteran describes (or was involved in). An asterisk denotes Hudson, Ohio residents.

NameConflictAquila, Anthony FrankWorld War II (veteran)Baker, Lowell A.*World War II (veteran)Barnett, Carlton Oswald, Jr.*Peacetime (veteran)Bell, John William II*Vietnam War(veteran)Bemis, Glenn MahlonWorld War II (veteran)Brandon, Marshall W.Vietnam War(veteran)Brauer, Celestine C.World War II (veteran)Cable, Robert Donald*World War II (veteran)Collette, William Robert*World War II (veteran)Compton, Vernon C.*Vietnam War(veteran)DeCamara, Rita Theresa*World War II (civilian)DeLeo, Frank JohnWorld War II (veteran)Drake, Dorothy HelenWorld War II (veteran)Dunbar, CalvinWorld War II (veteran)Francies, Richard EvanWorld War II (veteran)Friedman, StanleyWorld War II (veteran)Frisby, John D.*Vietnam War (veteran)Galieti, Valerio PrimoWorld War II (veteran) Korean War (veteran)Goldsmith, Allan ArnoldWorld War II (veteran)Gorman, William ThomasKorean War (veteran)Grasso, Leonard MichaelWorld War II (veteran)Held, Edward J., Jr.World War II (veteran)Holden, Patrick*World War II (veteran)Jach, Phillip E.*Vietnam War (veteran)Jones, Arthur LincolnKorean War (veteran) Vietnam War (veteran)Kaufmann, Lila JuliaWorld War II (civilian) Korean War (civilian)Keim, JuliaWorld War II (civilian)Kennedy, Roger FrederickWorld War II (veteran)Krum, John Arthur*World War II (veteran)Kurtz, Barbara W.*World War II (civilian)Lawrence, Harold GeorgeWorld War II (veteran)Lindh, Rowena Matney*Korean War (veteran)Lovano, Basil ThomasKorean War (veteran)Manthey, Tom*World War II (veteran)McCutcheon, WarwickWorld War II (veteran)Moscovic, Rita M.World War II (civilian)Moscovic, Thomas V.World War II (veteran)Murrov, Stuart G.*World War II (veteran)Pate, William I., Jr.Vietnam War (veteran)Pierson, RobertWorld War II (veteran)Pullizi, Joseph JamesKorean War (veteran)Ramian, Jerry FrankWorld War II (veteran)Rasmussen, Philip AndrewVietnam War (veteran)Russo, Thomas A.Vietnam War (veteran)Smith, Charles W.Vietnam War (veteran)Stanton, Robert W.World War II (veteran)Stuhldreher, Augustus Francis*World War II (veteran)Sullivan, Bruce C.World War II (veteran)Taylor, Robert J.*World War II (veteran) Korean War (veteran)Tripodo, Joe V.World War II (veteran)Vaughn, Patrick E.Vietnam War (veteran)Wagstaff, ArnoldKorean War (veteran)Walter, Richard L.World War II (veteran)Winkler, Richard D.*World War II (veteran)Wright, Helen*World War II (veteran)Zelko, Frank A.Korean War (veteran)

Statement of Arrangement

The materials have been arranged alphabetically by interviewee name.

Restrictions on Use

The collection is open for research use.

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

Related Material: Related Material

The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center can be viewed online at:
http://www.loc.gov/vets/ Researchers may view the interviewees' biographical records at this website. The actual recordings of the interviews are available only at the Hudson Library & Historical Society.


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945---Personal narratives.

Persons:

Aquila, Anthony Frank.
Baker, Lowell A.
Barnett, Carlton Oswald, Jr.
Bell, John William II.
Bemis, Glenn Mahlon.
Brandon, Marshall W.
Brauer, Celestine C.
Cable, Robert Donald.
Collette, William Robert.
Compton, Vernon C.
DeCamara, Rita Theresa.
DeLeo, Frank John.
Drake, Dorothy Helen.
Francies, Richard Evan.
Friedman, Stanley.
Frisby, John D.
Galieti, Valerio Primo.
Goldsmith, Allan Arnold.
Gorman, William Thomas.
Grasso, Leonard Michael.
Held, Edward J., Jr.
Holden, Patrick.
Jach, Phillip.
Jones, Arthur Lincoln.
Kaufmann, Lila Julia.
Keim, Julia Haffner.
Kennedy, Roger Frederick.
Krum, John Arthur.
Kurtz, Barbara W.
Lawrence, Harold George.
Lindh, Rowena Matney.
Lovano, Basil Thomas.
Manthey, Tom, 1925-
McCutcheon, Warwick.
Moscovic, Rita M.
Moscovic, Thomas.
Murrov, Stuart G.
Pate, William I., Jr.
Pierson, Robert.
Pullizi, Joseph James.
Ramian, Jerry Frank.
Rasmussen, Philip Andrew.
Russo, Thomas A.
Smith, Charles W.
Stanton, Robert W.
Stuhldreher, Augustus Francis.
Sullivan, Bruce C.
Taylor, Robert J.
Tripodo, Joe V.
Vaughn, Patrick E.
Wagstaff, Arnold.
Walter, Richard L.
Winkler, Richard D.
Wright, Helen.
Zelko, Frank A.

Organizations/Corporations:

American National Red Cross.
Great Britain. Royal Air Force.
United States. Air Force.
United States. Army Air Corps.
United States. Army Nurse Corps.
United States. Army.
United States. Marine Corps.
United States. Navy.

Material Types:

Oral histories.
Photographs.
Sound recordings.
Video recordings.

Technical Requirements

The collection includes video and audio materials which may require special equipment to view. See the folder list in the finding aid for more details on the materials. Please contact the Hudson Library & Historical Society for information on accessing the interviews.


Preferred Citation

[Box number, Folder number], Veterans History Project collection, Hudson Library & Historical Society

Acquisition Information

The collection most likely came in during three separate donations: 2004, 2005, and 2007. As part of a history class, Hudson High School students conducted the 2004 and 2005 interviews as part of a history class. Members of the Hudson Genealogical Study Group conducted the 2006/2007 interviews.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Polly Reynolds in 2009.


Detailed Description of the Veterans History Project collection



Veterans History Project files, 2004-2007

Box 1 / Folder 1
Aquila, Anthony Frank, 2004

Physical Description: 1 High-8 videocassette (missing)



Box 1 / Folder 2
Baker, Lowell A., 2005

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 4 photographs (copies)



Box 1 / Folder 3
Barnett, Carlton Oswald, Jr., 2005

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette



Box 1 / Folder 4
Bell, John William II, 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 1 / Folder 5
Bemis, Glenn Mahlon, 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette



Box 1 / Folder 6
Brandon, Marshall W., 2005

Physical Description: 1 High-8 videocassette



Box 1 / Folder 7
Brauer, Celestine C., 2006

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette, 2 photographs



Box 1 / Folder 8
Cable, Robert Donald, 2006

Physical Description: 2 audiocassettes, 5 photographs



Box 1 / Folder 9
Collette, William Robert, 2006

Physical Description: 1 mini digital videocassette, 5 photographs, 1 unpublished memoir, "We didn



Box 1 / Folder 10
Compton, Vernon C., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS video, 1 High-8 videocassette, 1 photograph (copy)



Box 1 / Folder 11
DeCamara, Rita Theresa, 2004

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette



Box 1 / Folder 12
DeLeo, Frank John, 2005

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 8 photographs (copies)



Box 1 / Folder 13
Drake, Dorothy Helen, 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 13 photographs (copies)



Box 1 / Folder 14
Dunbar, Calvin Warner, undated

Physical Description: 36 photocopies of various documents and memoirs (official Veterans History Project forms missing)



Box 1 / Folder 15
Francies, Richard Evan, 2004

Physical Description: 2 audiocassettes, 4 photographs (copies)



Box 1 / Folder 16
Friedman, Stanley, 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 4 photographs (copies)



Box 1 / Folder 17
Frisby, John D., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 1 3.5" floppy disk



Box 2 / Folder 1
Galieti, Valerio Primo, 2004

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette



Box 2 / Folder 2
Goldsmith, Allan Arnold, 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 8 photographs, 12 manuscript items (copies) includes: course list-schedule, 9 letters, final examination, list of uniform prices li



Box 2 / Folder 3
Gorman, William T., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 7 photographs (copies)



Box 2 / Folder 4
Grasso, Leonard Michael, 2004

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette, 3 photographs (copies)



Box 2 / Folder 5
Held, Edward J., Jr., 2004

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette



Box 2 / Folder 6
Holden, Patrick, 2005

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 2 / Folder 7
Jach, Phillip E., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 2 / Folder 8
Jones, Arthur Lincoln, 2004

Physical Description: 1 microcassette, 2 photographs (copies)



Box 2 / Folder 9
Kaufmann, Lila Julia, 2004

Physical Description: 1 High-8 videocassette, 4 photographs (copies)



Box 2 / Folder 10
Keim, Julia, 2005

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 2 / Folder 11
Kennedy, Roger Frederick, 2005

Physical Description: 1 microcassette, 3 photographs (copies), newspaper article (copy)



Box 2 / Folder 12
Krum, John Arthur, 2005

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 1 photograph (copy)



Box 2 / Folder 13
Kurtz, Barbara W., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette



Box 2 / Folder 14
Lawrence, Harold George, 2004

Physical Description: 1 mini digital videocassette, 2 photographs (copies)



Box 2 / Folder 15
Lindh, Rowena Matney, 2007

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 2 photographs (copies)



Box 2 / Folder 16
Lovano, Basil Thomas, 2005

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 2 / Folder 17
Manthey, Tom, undated




Box 3 / Folder 1
McCutcheon, Warwick, 2005

Physical Description: 1 VHS(C) videocassette, 3 photographs (copies)



Box 3 / Folder 2
Moscovic, Rita M., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 7 photographs (copies)



Box 3 / Folder 3
Moscovic, Thomas V., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 4 photographs (copies)



Box 3 / Folder 4
Murrov, Stuart G., 2004

Physical Description: 1 microcassette



Box 3 / Folder 5
Pate, William I., Jr., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette



Box 3 / Folder 6
Pierson, Robert, 2005

Physical Description: 1 VHS(C) videocassette



Box 3 / Folder 7
Pullizi, Joseph James, 2004

Physical Description: 1 CD-ROM (video in .wmv format)



Box 3 / Folder 8
Ramian, Jerry Frank, 2004

Physical Description: 2 audiocassettes



Box 3 / Folder 9
Rasmussen, Philip Andrew, 2005

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 3 / Folder 10
Russo, Thomas A., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 4 photographs (copies)



Box 3 / Folder 11
Smith, Charles W., 2004

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette, 5 photographs (copies)



Box 3 / Folder 12
Stanton, Robert W., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 3 / Folder 13
Stuhldreher, Augustus Francis, 2006

Physical Description: 1 8mm videocassette, 1 photographs, 1 DVD (.vob format)



Box 3 / Folder 14
Sullivan, Bruce C., 2006

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 11 manuscript pages (some copies): reproductions of commendations, operational missions, certificate of service, 8 pages of veteran's service unit from internet



Box 3 / Folder 15
Taylor, Robert J., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette



Box 3 / Folder 16
Tripodo, Joe V., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 1 audiocassette



Box 4 / Folder 1
Vaughn, Patrick E., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 3 photographs (copies)



Box 4 / Folder 2
Wagstaff, Arnold, 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 4 photographs (copies), 1 honorable discharge certificate (copy)



Box 4 / Folder 3
Walter, Richard L., 2004

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette



Box 4 / Folder 4
Winkler, Richard D., 2004

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette, 2 photographs (copies)



Box 4 / Folder 5
Wright, Helen, 2006

Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette, 1 photograph



Box 4 / Folder 6
Zelko, Frank A., 2004

Physical Description: 1 High-8 videocassette, 5 photographs (copies)