Oral History Interview with Mary Medcalf, December 27, 2000 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Oral History Interview with Mary Medcalf, December 27, 2000
Creator
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Interviewee: Medcalf, MaryCreator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Interviewer: Cox, FloydContributor Type: Personal
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Interviewer: Lindig, BeckyContributor Type: Personal
Publisher
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific WarPlace of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas
Date
- Creation: 2000-12-27
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mary Medcalf. Medcalf grew up in Georgia and became a registered nurse in Virginia. Then, she went to Michigan to finish her degree. After graduating, she signed up to be an Army Nurse. She was a 2nd Lieutenant. She went to a hospital transformed from the Chicago Beach Hotel into the Gardiner General Army Hospital. Many of the soldiers needed orthopedics. Later, she transferred to Fort Bragg in North Carolina. She met her husband at an Officer's Dance.
- Physical Description: 1 sound recording (27 min., 18 sec.)
Subject
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
- Keyword: WWII
- Keyword: United States. Army Nurse Corps
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Relation
- Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Mary Medcalf, December 27, 2000, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1603416
Collection
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History CollectionCode: NMPW
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital ArchiveCode: NMPWA
Institution
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz FoundationCode: NMPW
Rights
- Rights License: by-nc-nd
- Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.
Resource Type
- Sound
Format
- Audio
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: OH00050
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1607384