Oral History Interview with Evelyn Myers McCune, August 4, 1996

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Transcript of an interview with Evelyn Myers McCune, nurse, concerning her experiences as a civilian secretary with the State Department in Washington, D.C., before the and during World War II. McCune discusses her educational background; decision to take a position with the State Department in early 1941; adjustments in moving from a town of 2,500 people to the nation's capitol; personal observations of the activities at the Japanese embassy on December 7, 1941; wartime living conditions, rationing, and transportation adjustments; social life; comments and observations of Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Japanese ambassadors Saburo Kurusu and Kichisabura Nomura, Ambassador Joseph Grew, and Eleanor Roosevelt; working with diplomatic codes; incident involving President Roosevelt's stamp collection; and her decision to join the Cadet Nurse Corps, 1944.
Date: August 4, 1996
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & McCune, Evelyn Myers, 1918-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 67, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1996 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 67, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1996

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1996
Creator: Bobick, Cpl. Julia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pawhuska Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1996 (open access)

Pawhuska Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1996

Semiweekly newspaper from Pawhuska, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1996
Creator: Lucas, Larry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 265, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 4, 1996 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 265, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 4, 1996

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 4, 1996
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1996 (open access)

Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1996

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History