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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
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The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of note of monies paid to and for James Austin, May 4, 1817]
Copy of transcript for a notes of monies paid to and for James E. B. Austin, primarily relating to travel expenses.
Date:
May 4, 1817
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unknown
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Text
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The Portal to Texas History