Sound recording of a panel discussion at the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The panel "Oral History Defined" is presented by Lyle Brown from the Dept. of Political Science, Baylor University, Eugenia Meyer, from the Instituto Nacional de Anthropologia e Historia, Mexico City. The panel “Oral History and Black Studies” is presented by Lawrence Goodwin from the Dept. of History, Duke University, Ann Allen Shockley from the Black Oral History Program, Fisk University.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Hugh. Hugh reads a series of letters dated 1907, when he was 21 years old, written to his mother while serving in the Navy. He speaks about schooling in the Navy and interactions with Chester Nimitz, whom he served with. He served as a deck and ordnance officer. He comments on traveling to Manila, Philippines, and his experiences hunting, swimming and touring the island. He served aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), where he traveled to Nagasaki, Japan and Kuling, China. He speaks on visiting a Mr. McNally there and riding in sedan chairs with three other midshipmen. Hugh describes serving aboard the USS Decatur (DD-5) that Nimitz commanded in 1907.