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Historical Society of Montgomery County World War II Oral History Project
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Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]1654 Dekalb Street, Norristown, PA, 19401
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Historical Society of Montgomery County. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The Historical Society of Montgomery County embarked on an oral history project in 2004-2008 to interview surviving veterans from World War II, especially in the Norristown area. Most interviews were conducted by Ken Randall.
This collection consists of about 30 recorded interviews and about 50 file folders on local World War II veterans. The interviews range in length from less than a minute to about one-half hour, and were recorded in WAV, MP3, and DVF formats. Both women and men who served the military during World War II were interviewed. The file folders contain biographical material, copies of memoirs, letters about participation in the oral history project, interviewee data sheets, and reproduced photographs and service records.
Oral histories created by the Historical Society of Montgomery County, circa 2004-2008.
- Publisher
- Historical Society of Montgomery County
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Michael Gubicza through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories
- Sponsor
- This preliminary finding aid was created as part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories. The HCI-PSAR project was made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Access Restrictions
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Contact Historical Society of Montgomery County for information about accessing this collection.