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Posted by: Megan Harris
This is the fourth in a series exploring favorite Veterans History Project collections, chosen by the staff of the American Folklife Center (AFC) and the Veterans History Project (VHP) to be included in our new online exhibit celebrating 20 years of VHP. Each post in the series will offer “love letters” written by AFC and …
Posted in: African American History, Iraq War, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Megan Harris
Happy birthday, VHP! The Veterans History Project (VHP) officially turns 20 years old this year, and today we launch a new online exhibit as part of the festivities. Titled “Celebrating 20 Years of VHP: Staff Favorites,” the exhibit focuses on collections chosen by staff members of the Veterans History Project and American Folklife Center (AFC). …
Posted in: Veterans History Project
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Matt McCrady, a Digital Conversion Specialist for the Library of Congress. “It was a world of men,…We were trained and taught that our whole life was to make sure that these men were happy” Rose Witherspoon Spence was always a little “different.” That is the word she uses …
Posted in: African Americans, Civil Rights, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Stephanie Hall
The ancient concept of the Olympics was to create competitions that brought people together once every four years in a ritual in honor of the god Zeus. Wars were banned while the games were put on allowing people of different states to participate and travel to and from the games safely. People came from all …
Posted in: Dance, Games, Native American History
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Matt McCrady, a Digital Conversion Specialist for the Library of Congress. Particularly during wartime, joining the military often means putting on hold important aspects of one’s life, such as college or marriage. Similarly, the unexpected draft notice can mean the end of a promising college athlete’s hope for …
Posted in: African Americans, Fieldwork, Iraq War, Korean War, Narratives, Native American History, Oral History, Persian Gulf War, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II