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Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Rachel Telford, archivist for the Veterans History Project. Today, the Veterans History Project launches “Over There,” part two of our companion site to the Library of Congress exhibit, “Echoes of the Great War.” While part one explores the United States’ entry into World War I, part two delves …
Posted in: Exhibits, Home, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War I
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: This is the second in a series of posts about the murder ballad “Batson.” This one discusses the performance recorded by John A. and Alan Lomax from a trio of musicians including Wilson Jones, a.k.a. Stavin’ Chain, in 1934. A little while back, I presented for the first time anywhere a version of the …
Posted in: AFC History, African American History, African Americans, Alan Lomax, Blues, Folk Music, Folksong, Louisiana, Photographs
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post co-authored by Rachel Nave McCubbin and her sisters, Lynne Cosby and Patience Fort, who recently traveled from Kentucky and Pennsylvania to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) to ceremoniously donate their father’s World War II collection. The veteran’s online record will be made accessible on VHP’s …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, teachers, Teaching, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Owen Rogers, liaison specialist for the Veterans History Project (VHP). Library of Congress specialists often give presentations about ongoing Library exhibitions. This post, a version of which also appears on the Library of Congress Blog, relates to the exhibition, “Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War …
Posted in: immigration, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War I
Posted by: Nicole Saylor
This is a guest post by Todd Harvey, a folklife specialist and acquisitions coordinator at the American Folklife Center. John Cohen stopped by the other day to look at some photographs. Since the Library acquired John’s multi-format collection in 2011, we have gladly hosted his periodic visits. Here is a man who first walked through …
Posted in: AFC History, Fieldwork, John Cohen, Photographs
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Hope O’Keeffe, an attorney in the Library’s Office of General Counsel, and an ardent supporter of the Veterans History Project (VHP). I come from a long line of heroes. They may be gone, but their stories linger and echo. My grandfather, John McLaughlin, never told us war …
Posted in: Afghan War, Iraq War, Korean War, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Andrew Huber, Liaison Specialist for the Veterans History Project (VHP). Throughout the month of May, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, and remember the contributions made by people of Asian Pacific descent. Those contributions are numerous, from Duke Kahanamoku, who brought the sport of surfing …
Posted in: Asian American History, Cultural Heritage, Narratives, Oral History, Pacific Islander History, Pacific Islands Americans, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Veterans History Project (VHP) staff member Candace Milburn. Working as a Processing Technician for the Veterans History Project allows me to gain and capture a plethora of knowledge concerning American wars and first-hand veteran experiences. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to step outside of …
Posted in: Clothing, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War I
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Owen Rogers, Liaison Specialist for the Veterans History Project (VHP). Among VHP’s oral histories, memoirs and correspondence, we frequently find humorous anecdotes about jokes, pranks and creative punishments. This post began as an “April Fools” ruse developed from some of the more absurd scenarios recounted by veterans …
Posted in: African Americans, April Fool's Day, Civil Rights, Holidays, Korean War, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Practical Jokes, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II