Guide to the Veterans' History Project Collection

Descriptive Summary
Creator: Alesia McFadden Williams and the Students of African American History 101
Title: Veterans History Project Collection
Dates: August-December 2005
Quantity: .5 cubic feet
Abstract: Contains transcripts and recordings of interviews with local veterans as part of a class project for the students in African American Studies 101 at the University of South Alabama.
Accession: 05-09-499

Bibliographical Note
In the fall of 2005, the students in African American Studies 101 interviewed veterans as part of a class project. Students interviewed participants of every major American conflict from World War II to the Iraq War, as well as non-combat support personnel. Because of the demography of the class, the overwhelming majority of the veterans interviewed were African American. At the end of the semester, some of the interviews were sent to the National Veterans History Project, a project of the Library of Congress. Copies of all material were then donated to us for local use.

Scope and Content
The collection consists of seventeen interviews. Six of the interviews are preserved as video files on DVDs and seven were transcribed, with the actual interviews presumably being sent to the Library of Congress. Another four interviews are included in student reports and do not contain exact transcripts or audio files. Also included in the collection is a brief overview of the project, written by Professor Williams.

Arrangement
The interviews are filed alphabetically under the veterans’ last name. The box inventory below also lists their branch of service and active duty dates. The student interviewer's name is included in parenthesis.

Access Restrictions
This collection is open to researchers.

Preferred Citation
Researchers should consult the National Veterans History Project for the correct citation of this material.

Box Inventories

1. Project Description and Overview by Alesia McFadden Williams
2. Boller, Dean E. – U.S. Army 1967-1969 (Latimer Boller)
3. Burke, James Phillip – U.S. Army 1948-1968 (John T. Burke)
4. Dexter, Augustus V. – U.S. Marine Corps 1964-1968 (Bridgette Boggan)
5. Gordon, Charlie B. – U.S. Navy Fireman 1943-1945 (Courtney L. Toney)
6. Irvine, Ryan O’Neal – U.S. Army 1988-2005* (Robert Brown, II)
7. Lee, Robert Earl – U.S. Army 1942-1945 (Robbie Lee)
8. McMillan, Revera (Interview on behalf of her deceased husband, Kenneth McMillan) – U.S. Marine Corps 1966-1969 (Courtney Hall)
9. McQueen, Jarrod – U.S Army 1990-1991 (Nakia Williams)
10. Mitchell, Vernon  – U.S. Army 1966-1972 (Bruce Huntly)
11. Quinnie, Marcus Jamaal - U.S. Marine Corps, dates not given (Tiffany A. Turner)
12. Sanders, Elder – U.S. Navy, 1955-1975 (Chloe’ Bozeman)
13. Schilling Jr., William J. – U.S. Army, 1942-1945 (Patrick Dooley)
14. Tate, Roderick – U.S. Army, 1990-2005* (Shantell Edwards)
15. Thahn, Nguyen – South Vietnamese Army, no dates given (Hahn Tran) This transcript is in Vietnamese.
16. Thames, James Cleophus – U.S. Army, 1943-1949 (Jeannette Thames Sylvester)
17. Walker, Kenrick S. – U.S. Navy, 1980-1984 (D’Antonio Walker)
18. Williams, Terry Lenwood – U.S. Air Force, 1970-1991 (Tamara Fowler)

*Note: These men were still on active duty when interviewed in 2005. Their current status is unknown.