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Anderson (K. Brooke) Papers
Formal title:
K. Brooke Anderson papers
Extent:
1.0 linear foot
Date range:
1918-1957
Abstract:
The K. Brooke Anderson papers contain correspondence, daybooks, ledgers, journals, photographs, notes, speeches primarily related to his years at Brown as executive secretary of the Brown Christian Association.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.010
Brown Democrats files
Formal title:
Brown Democrats files
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Abstract:
The Brown Democrats files contain office files that are arranged alphabetically by topic. The files include information regarding the Brown Equal Rights Commission, the Brown Animal Rights Coalition, the East Timor Action Network, Greenpeace, the Iraq Emergency Response Network, the Brown Student Labor Alliance, the peace movement and other issues. The files are undated.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1Q.B1
Gardner (James K.) (Class of 1965) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
James K. Gardner (Class of 1965) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
2011
Abstract:
This collection is contains an oral history interview of James K. Gardner (Class of 1965) by Professor Elizabeth Taylor on January 28, 2011 as part of the Vietnam Veteran's oral history project at Brown University. In the interview he relates his memories of Brown University during his undergraduate and graduate school days, noting how thing changed from 1965 to 1968. A majority of the interview focuses on his experiences as a Lieutenant in the Navy's Civil Engineer Corps before and during his assignment to Vietnam and the war. During the war he served in the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), a highly classified, multi-service United States special operations unit which, among other things, conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. A survey of questions to prompt James K. Gardner's memory include his initial responses, amended by Prof. Taylor with notes relevant to the question selected from the interview.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.G8
Kowalski (Barry F.) (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
Barry F. Kowalski (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1967-2014
Abstract:
This collection is primarily information from the interview of Barry Kowalski, Class of 1966 by Professor Beth Taylor of Brown University for the Vietnam Veterans Archive collection. The interview was by telephone, on February 21, 2011. The interview draws on Barry Kowalski’s recollections of his years at Brown (1962 to 1966, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science), and his military training and experiences in Vietnam. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in the fall of 1966, and attended the Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia before receiving his commission. He wanted a non-combat position as a transport, communications, or supply officer—Military Operations Specialists (MOS), but he and his whole class were given commissions as infantry officers. He was in Vietnam from November 1967 - Summer 1968. Barry was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C. for his second and final year of service. There are some recollections about his return to the United States during the war era. In 1973, Barry earned his JD from Catholic University Law School. Since 1980, he has been a lawyer for the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. He has helped prosecute cases including the Rodney King beating and the last Department of Justice investigation of the Martin Luther King Assassination.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.K5
Pembroke Afternoon Reading Group records
Formal title:
Pembroke Afternoon Reading Group records
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1927-1991
Abstract:
The Pembroke Afternoon Reading Group records comprise materials related to the history and administration of the social group. Materials date from 1927 to 1991.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1S.8zp
Taylor (David E.) (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
David E. Taylor (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1962-1971
Abstract:
This collection is an oral history of David Taylor conducted by Professor Beth Taylor in 2010 about his experiences at Brown University and his military service during the Vietnam War. It includes uniforms he wore during the Vietnam War and supporting biographical information about David Taylor. Taylor attended Brown University on a Naval ROTC scholarship, graduating in 1966 before joining the Marine Corps. In the summer of 1968, after 18 months of flight school training, David served as a CH-53 helicopter pilot based out of Phu Bai. During his thirteen-month tour, First Lieutenant Taylor flew more than seven hundred missions. From 1969 to 1971, David then served as part of Helicopter Marine Experimental-1 (HMX-1), an elite squadron whose primary mission was to fly the President of the United States. David left HMX-1 to attend Harvard Business School and pursue a career in commercial real estate. David remained at the Trammell Crow Company until his retirement.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.T5
Women and Men of Brown University records
Formal title:
Women and Men of Brown University records
Extent:
5.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1923-2010
Abstract:
The Women and Men of Brown records contain meeting minutes, agendas, financial records, correspondence, reports, bylaws and photographs related to the Brown University campus society and its various committees and interest groups. The material dates from 1924 through 2010.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1LS.1
Zimmer (Jerry A.) (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
Jerry A. Zimmer (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1962-2015
Abstract:
Captain Jerry A. Zimmer graduated from Brown University in 1966 before joining the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a decorated F-4 Phantom pilot in the Vietnam War. He was killed in action while flying a ground support mission outside of Da Nang on August 29, 1969. The Jerry A. Zimmer (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War consist primarily of an oral history by Elaine Zimmer Davis, Captain Zimmer’s widow, along with correspondence of Captain Zimmer and his family, friends, and the military, photographs, museum objects, and recent magazine articles and forums relating to his 2009 memorial service in Arlington National Cemetery and efforts to recover his remains from the crash site in Vietnam.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.Z1

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