Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
World War II Veterans Collection
Date(s)
- 1989-1993 (Création/Production)
Importance matérielle
4.2 linear feet (10 boxes)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This is a collection of material created and acquired from 129 mostly central Minnesota WWII veterans. The collection has 116 separate oral histories done from 1989 to 1993 for a project headed by St. Cloud State University History faculty member David Overy.
The material included that are not oral histories range from newspaper clippings, photographs, and paperwork related to an individual's service in the military, as well as souvenirs picked up while in Europe and from European Axis forces.
Most veterans included in this collection have an oral history with a handful that do not. Also included material the veterans donated that relate to their experiences to go along with the oral histories that were conducted.
If there was no oral history for an individual, it was noted.
A few veterans had served solely during the Korean War and some served both in WWII and in Korea.
Mode de classement
Series 1: Oral History Transcripts and Other Material
The records are arranged in alphabetical order by last name
Series 2: Recordings
Sub-series 1: Audio cassettes
The tapes are organized in alphabetical order by last name
Sub-series 2: Video
The tapes are organized in alphabetical order by last name
Records are located at 35C.2d-3d.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Unless noted, there are no access restrictions.
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Permission to publish must be secured from the copyright holder.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Instruments de recherche
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Most, if not all, oral histories and other material were created/collected by History faculty member David Overy in the late 1980s and early 1990s as director of the Central Minnesota Historical Center. The center was operated by the Department of History.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
As part of accession A16-022, the memoir of Junior Gossell, a 1942 graduate of St. Cloud State, was added to this collection.
Sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
Descriptions associées
Élément de notes
Note générale
Other Information:
Users are advised that these interviews contain descriptions of violence, injury, disease, mental distress, and other trauma. This includes eyewitness accounts of wartime combat and its aftermath, as well as first-hand experiences of concentration camps and prisoner-of-war camps.
In addition, the interviews presented here reflect a wide range of the speakers’ experiences, viewpoints, and time periods. Users may encounter harmful language, including the depiction of racist or hateful attitudes toward minority or marginalized communities and the use of terms that are outdated, insensitive, or offensive. We reject these biased views. However, we recognize these viewpoints illustrate social mindsets and perspectives held by some individuals at the time.
To access the audio and transcripts, please either click on the live link in the scope and content note for each veteran. It will take you either to the Minnesota Digital Library or the Repository @ St. Cloud State.
University Archives does have a list of the archival material, if present, in the file of the interviewee. In addition, for those who did not do an oral history, there is often archival material. Please ask University Archives for further information.
Notes spécialisées
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Zone du contrôle de la description
Règles ou conventions
Sources utilisées
Note de l'archiviste
Tom Steman processed the collection in October 2014. The project was completed in October 2022. All audio was digitized, transcribed, checked, and uploaded either to the Minnesota Digital Library or the Repository @ St. Cloud State.