James K. Gardner (Class of 1965) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War (AMS.1U.G8)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Inventory
| Container | Description | Date | ||
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
Oral history interview of James K. Gardner (Class of 1965) by Professor Elizabeth Taylor - Audio Recording 1.0 compact disc Contents Note: James Gardner (Class of 1965) oral history interview conducted by Prof. Elizabeth Taylor at the John Hay Library on January 28, 2010. In the interview he relates his memories of Brown University during his undergraduate and graduate school days, noting how thing changed from 1965 to 1968. A majority of the interview focuses on his experiences as a Lieutenant in the Navy's Civil Engineer Corps before and during his assignment to Vietnam and the war. During the war he served in the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), a highly classified, multi-service United States special operations unit which, among other things, conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. Correction: Frederic Read Chesebrough (1942-1967) was Class of 1964. He was known as "Derek" to peers and was President of Psi Upsilon. His last name has been misspelled as "Derek Chesborough" in James Gardner (1965) and Barry Kowalski's (1966) oral histories and profiles. Also, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Andersen (1931-1989), Brown Class of 1953, was spelled Lieutenant Colonel "Anderson" in Gardner's documentation. |
2011 January 28 | ||
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
Oral history interview of James K. Gardner (Class of 1965) by Professor Elizabeth Taylor - Edited Transcription 34.0 pages |
2011 January 28 | ||
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
Vietnam Vets Survey plus Notes added from interview with James K. Gardner 9.0 pages Contents Note: Notes on oral history recording. Years at Brown questions with revisions by both Prof. Taylor and Gardner. |
2011 January 28 | ||
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
Years at Brown Questions: responses from James K. Gardner. 7.0 pages |
2011 January 28 | ||
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Brown University Oral History Project Release Form signed by James K. Gardner 1.0 page |
2011 January 28 |
