Veterans History Project

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0641

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Veterans History Project Collection includes manuscripts and printed materials, audio tapes, compact discs, VHS videocassettes, and photographs. The audio tapes, compact discs, and VHS videocassettes contain the recorded interviews. The manuscripts and printed materials contain biographical information, information about the recorded interviews, transcripts of the recorded interviews, and other miscellaneous paper materials provided by the veterans. The photographic prints focus mainly on the veterans at the time of the interview, although some of the photographs contain material from the war in which the snapshot was taken.

Dates

2003-2006

Creator

Veterans History Project (U.S.) (Person)
East Tennessee State University (Organization)
Unicoi County High School (Organization)
Hancock County High School (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

18.20 linear feet (8.5 document boxes, 4 records cartons, 20 cassette boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The interviews are divided into series by the institution that conducted the interviews and the dates of the interviews.

Method of Acquisition

The Veterans History Project consists of materials donated to the Archives of Appalachia by the veterans and students who took part in the program.

Processing Information

Processing of this collection was completed in July 2003 by Amy Barnum, Lucas Henry, and John Fleenor. Additional processing was completed in 2014 by Amos Garner and Kaley Hoffman.

Subjects

Afghan War, 2001- Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Compact discs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Erwin (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Greeneville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hancock County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hawkins County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Johnson County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Korean War, 1950-1953 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lebanon--History--Civil War, 1975-1990 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mountain City (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Operation Enduring Freedom Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Persian Gulf War, 1991 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Rogersville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sneedville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Unicoi (Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Unicoi County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Army Air Corps
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source