Descriptive Summary
UT Naval ROTC Oral History
Project
UT Naval ROTC Oral History
Project
2007-2008 Materials
are in English.
2009-044
20 MiniDV cassettes, 12
DVDs, 1 CD
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin
Collection consists of
oral history interviews with University of Texas Naval Reserve Officer Training
Corps (ROTC) graduates of the World War II era (1943-1945).
Historical NoteThe UT Naval Reserve Office Training Corps
(ROTC) Oral History Project was established by the Naval ROTC World War II
alumni group and Captain Gabe Salazar, Chair of the UT Naval ROTC Department of
Naval Science.
Scope and ContentsCollection consists of oral history
interviews with University of Texas Naval ROTC graduates of the World War II
era (1943-1945).
Forms part of the Institute for Studies in American Military
History.
Access RestrictionsUse of audio material by appointment
only; please contact repository in advance.
Index Terms
Subjects (Organizations)
University of Texas at Austin. Naval
Reserves Officers' Training Corps.
Subjects
Naval education -- Texas.
Preferred CitationUT Naval ROTC Oral History Project,
2007-2008, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas
at Austin.
Related MaterialVideos of some interviews are available on
the UT Naval ROTC Oral History Project web site, located at:
http://www.cah.utexas.edu/museums/naval_rotc.php?ref=navalrotc_oralhistory
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory:
2.325/B114a
Interviews conducted by Dr. Thomas Hatfield, Drury Hotel,
Austin, Texas, September 27-28, 2007. Two copies of each interview, on
miniature digital videocassette (MiniDV) and DVD:
2.325/B114a
Bill Barnhouse
2.325/B114a
Arthur Bergstrom
2.325/B114a
Butch and Alton Britton
2.325/B114a
Hume Cofer
2.325/B114a
Sandy Crow
2.325/B114a
John Doole
2.325/B114a
Macon Freeman
2.325/B114a
Bernie Hillen
2.325/B114a
Joe Smith
2.325/B114a
John Wildenthal
2.325/B114a
Sam Winters
2.325/B114a
Bert Wolford
2.325/B114a
Ensign Sylvan I. Polunsky, USNR, World War II: Interview
with Dr. Arnold Barban for the National Museum of the Pacific War, November
2007. One copy on compact disc (CD).
2.325/B114a
Interviews conducted November 6-7, 2008. One copy of each
interview on miniature digital videocassettes (MiniDVs):
2.325/B114a
Joe Cheswick
2.325/B114a
Ivan Elmer
2.325/B114a
Ralph Fuge
2.325/B114a
James Gray
2.325/B114a
Howard Lowe
2.325/B114a
Ben McDonald
2.325/B114a
Hank Williams