Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection
Object Details
- Creator
- Porter, John C.
- Collector
- Navarre, Jack B., 1925- (merchant seaman)
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Armed Forces
- Names
- San Mateo Coast Guard Station
- United States. Merchant Marine
- Place
- San Mateo (Calif.)
- Topic
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Merchant Marine
- Ships -- Manning
- Merchant Marine -- Manning of vessels -- United States
- Merchant Marine -- United States
- Seamen -- 1940-1950
- Merchant seamen
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- Marine engineers
- Provenance
- Collection donated by Delia Porter, date unknown, and Jack B. Navarre, August 24, 1990.
- Creator
- Porter, John C.
- Collector
- Navarre, Jack B., 1925- (merchant seaman)
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- Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection
- Summary
- The collection documents individuals who served in the Merchant Marine's and Navy between 1943 and 1946.
- Extent
- .50 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Date
- 1943-2001
- Container
- Box 1
- Custodial History
- Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Armed Forces History (now Division of Political and Military History), 1991.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0405
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Newspapers
- Oral history
- Scrapbooks
- Identity cards
- Menus
- Correspondence
- Military passes
- Photographs
- Diaries
- Passports
- Citation
- Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection, 405, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged into two series. Series 1: Individual Reminiscences, 1945-1997 Series 2: Supplemental Documentation, 1943-2001-08
- Processing Information
- This collection was processed by Craig A. Orr, archivist and Alison Oswald, archivist.
- Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Newspapers -- Ships -- 1940-1950
- Oral history -- 1940-1950
- Scrapbooks -- 1900-1950
- Identity cards -- 1940-1950
- Menus -- Ships -- 1940-1950
- Correspondence -- 1940-1950
- Military passes -- Ships -- 1940-1950
- Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950
- Diaries -- 20th century
- Passports
- Scope and Contents
- This collection consists of primarily of reminscenes with individuals who served n the Merchant Marine and Navy.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511599820-1503511599822-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
