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    Conversation with Anthony Braxton Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and “professional student of music” Anthony Braxton (b. 1945) has been praised as “one of the most important musicians, educators, and creative thinkers of the past 50 years” (Tri-Centric Foundation). In this conversation with Senior Archivist Stephanie Akau, Braxton discusses his musical influences, prolific output, as well as the philosophies that underpin his unique approach to performance and composition.
    • Contributor: Akau, Stephanie - Braxton, Anthony
    • Date: 2025-04-03
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    Gary Dean Walters Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Location of Service: Vietnam; Persian Gulf
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4898
    • Resource: Audio, Interview / Recording, 01:01:27.0
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    Gwendolyn Annette Duncan oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Saint Augustine, Florida, 2011 September 14 Gwendolyn Duncan recalls her family history in Saint Augustine, Florida, watching a Ku Klux Klan parade through the black neighborhood of Lincolnville, and integrating a white school. She discusses the efforts in St. Augustine to commemorate the local Civil Rights Movement, including the ACCORD Freedom Trail.
    • Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Duncan, Gwendolyn Annette - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
    • Date: 2011-01-01

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    Welcome to the 2017 National Book Festival Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden invites you to attend the 2017 National Book Festival, Sept. 2, in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2017
  • personal narrative
    Jerald Lee Boyd Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing); MAG-32 (Marine Aircraft Group); Marine Corps Reserve; 2nd Armored Amphibian Group
    • Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Pacific Theater; Philippines; United States
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/104410
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:50:40.0
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    Lawrence Guyot oral history interview conducted by Julian Bond in Washington, D.C., 2010 December 30 Lawrence Guyot recalls growing up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, and the influence of his family, and attending Tougaloo College. He remembers meeting members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), joining the organization, and participating in Freedom Summer. He discusses his opinions and memories of Mississippi politics, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and his later life in Washington, D. C.
    • Contributor: Guyot, Lawrence - Bond, Julian - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
    • Date: 2010-01-01

    Resource: View All Images | PDF

  • personal narrative
    Raymond Clark Grechman Collection
    • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Midway (CV 41); VFA-192 (Strike Fighter Squadron); USS Independence (CV 62)
    • Location of Service: Pensacola, Florida; Iran
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/98641
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:45:55.0
  • personal narrative
    John F. Farrell Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 101st Airborne Division
    • Location of Service: Vietnam
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/107980
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 01:17:08.0
  • personal narrative
    Bobbie Sue Grape Collection
    • War or Conflict: Cold War
    • Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps)
    • Service Unit/Ship: 5th Army Medical WAC Detachment
    • Location of Service: Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort McClellan, Alabama
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/21034
  • personal narrative
    Frank E. Parks Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Vietnam
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/29766
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:16:46.0
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    Donn Wilson Keels, Jr. Collection
    • War or Conflict: Afghan War, 2001-2021; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Persian Gulf War, 1991
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Tripoli (LPH 10); USS Tarawa (LHA 1); USS Bridge (AOE 10); USS Ogden (LPD 5)
    • Location of Service: Pensacola, Florida; San Diego, California; Norfolk, Virginia
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/117435
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 01:10:41.0
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    Paul Wilkes Collection
    • War or Conflict: Cold War
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Power (DD 839)
    • Location of Service: Mayport, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Newport, Rhode Island; Great Lakes, Illinois; Saudi Arabia; Pakistan; Mediterranean Sea; Middle East; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/123004
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:38:01.0
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    Michael Hayden Snyder Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Ashtabula (AO 51)
    • Location of Service: Athens, Georgia; Long Beach, California; Subic Bay (Philippines); South China Sea
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/90377
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:33:01.0
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    Roy Grant Snell Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Mugford (DD 389); USS Jarvis; USS Ralph Talbot (DD 390); USS Whitney (AD 4); USS Patterson (DD 392); USS Bagley (DD 386); USS Selfridge (DD 357); USS Comet (AP 166); 12th Naval District
    • Location of Service: Pacific Theater; San Diego, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Midway; Johnson Island; Wake Island; Aleutian Islands (Alaska); Bora Bora; Brisbane and Sydney, Australia; New Caledonia
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/12267
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 01:29:08.0
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    Victoria B. Smithey Collection
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Frank Cable (AS 40); Mobile Mine Assembly Unit 11
    • Location of Service: Charleston, South Carolina
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/116366
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:35:02.0
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    Joseph W. Richard Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Rigel (AR 11); USS Kittson (APA 123)
    • Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Hawaii; Korea
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/123454
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:40:43.0
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    Ernest Darrow Pinkie Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Constellation (CVA 64); Navy Reserve
    • Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Charleston, South Carolina; Hawaii
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/98406
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:44:10.0
  • personal narrative
    Claude R. Grubbs Collection
    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 308th Bomb Wing
    • Location of Service: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Lowery Air Force Base, Colorado; Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/127467
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:37:23.0
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    Erica Armstrong Dunbar Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Erica Armstrong Dunbar answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2020
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    Marshall Lincoln Barlowe Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 2481st Trucking Company
    • Location of Service: Wharton Base Air Depot, England
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/29459
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:16:57.0
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    Earl Wayne Moorhouse Collection
    • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
    • Branch of Service: Coast Guard
    • Service Unit/Ship: USCGC Lansing (WDE 488)
    • Location of Service: Alaska; Borneo; China; Philippines; Japan; Korea
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/114041
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:40:58.0
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    Byron Dean Rowe Collection
    • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: National Naval Medical Center; USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67); 2nd Medical Battalion; Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
    • Location of Service: Bethesda, Maryland; Jacksonville, Florida; Cherry Point, North Carolina; Iraq; Puerto Rico
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/126108
  • personal narrative
    Lee S. Covino Collection
    • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Ord, California; Long Binh, Vietnam
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/26655
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 01:06:08.0
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    Michael John Dougherty Collection
    • War or Conflict: Cold War
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: VP-8 (Patrol Squadron); VP-31 (Patrol Squadron); VP-4 (Patrol Squadron); Naval Air Training Command; Naval Facility Keflavik; Naval Air Development Center; Naval Air Systems Command
    • Location of Service: Annapolis, Maryland; Brunswick, Maine; Pensacola, Florida; Moffett Field, California; Barber's Point, Hawaii; Iceland; Warminster, Pennsylvania; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Arlington, Virginia; Trenton, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lakehurst, New Jersey; Patuxent River, Maryland
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/119121
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:43:53.0
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    William Jacob Jasper Collection
    • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: Dental Corps; V-12 Navy College Training Program
    • Location of Service: Brooklyn, New York; Bethesda, Maryland; Korea
    • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/57679
    • Resource: Video, Interview / Recording, 00:31:15.0