Cantigny First Division Oral History Project tapes
Scope and Content
The Cantigny First Division Oral History Project tapes date from 2009 and are the original tapes from phase II of this oral history project. The collection includes twenty digital video tapes (DVCPro and DVCAM). Interviewees include Bill Fee, Nathan Wood, Roy Bourne, Larry Thompson, Herchel Thompson, Loren Gannon, Susan Powers, Patrick MacGloughlin, Danny Eakins, Michael Paxton, Chris Toner and Jim Sizemoor. The interviews can also be viewed through the Ohio University Libraries website.
Dates
- Creation: 2009
Creator
- Ohio University. Libraries (Organization)
- Ohio University. Dept of History (Organization)
- WOUB (Television station : Athens, Ohio) (Organization)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of the Cantigny First Division Oral History Project
Alden Library, WOUB-TV, and Ohio University's History Department collaborated to produce oral history interviews of twenty-two soldiers and guardsmen who served with the First Division of the U.S. Army from 1944 to 2009. The project was funded by the Cantigny First Division Foundation and the McCormick Foundation. Four history students at Ohio University conducted the interviews in 2009 during phase II of the project. Phase I of the Cantigny Oral History Project was led by Ball State University and can be viewed in the Digital Media Repository of Ball State University Libraries.
Extent
0.5 cubic feet (20 tapes)
Abstract
The Cantigny First Division Oral History Project tapes date from 2009 and are the original tapes from phase II of this oral history project.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Cantigny First Division Oral History Project tapes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Holly Deakyne in October 2010
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
