Interview with John J. Clemens. The interview includes Clemens' personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas, World War II-era service in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard USS Wren in the Pacific Theater, and piloting a ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender. Clemens speaks about convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean, the January 4, 1944 sinking of the USS Turner while moored in New York Harbor and the court of inquiry regarding the sinking, actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare while aboard the USS Wren, and the effects that Allied bombing had on Tokyo.

Letter from Teal Krech to Charlyne Creger in regards to their recent conversation and requesting an interview to further discuss her love story.

Interview with Boyd K. Miller, a draftsman and pilot during World War II. He discusses being drafted out of college and working as an artist and draftsman. Since he studied art in college, he worked on diagrams and charts. He then transferred to the Air Corps to become a pilot and trained in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Georgia, Florida and Texas.

A) Evening dress of red silk brocade with floral motif. Brown fur cuffs on ¾ sleeves. Wide neckline with a V-neckline; full length. Full skirt gathers into waistline seam; front waistline darts; slight trained lining. Center back invisible zipper. B) Contour belt of self fabric. Leather backing. Oval-shaped buckle of clear and brown heavy glass.

Interview with Robert Hoe, a Navy WWII veteran of the China-Burma-India theater from Le Roy, New York. Hoe discusses growing up, the reaction to Pearl Harbor, attending college, enlisting in the Navy, training and becoming an officer, joining the Navy Scouts and Raiders, deployment to China and assignment to the Sino-American Cooperative Organization, supplying their forces, operations with guerilla fighters against the Japanese occupation, intelligence gathering, his reaction to the atomic bomb, the end of the war, service in China and discharge, and life as a civilian.

Cocktail dress of black synthetic (rayon/nylon) net over pale pink lining. Wide round neckline; sleeveless upper bodice of plain net with 1/2" ruffle trim at neckline and armholes. Main bodice and knee-length flared skirt have black floral embroidery and beads. Center back zipper closure.

Suit of blue felted wool. A). Jacket. Round neckline/collar. Center front hidden button closure under placket; Side seam to arm with pockets along seam. Dolman sleeves with gusset and 2" rolled cuffs. Center back seam. Unlined. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Oscar de la Renta" B). Skirt; a-line; side closure; knee length. 3/4" waistband with left-side zipper with hook-and-bar and hook-and-eye. Lined in gray silk.

Suit of gray-blue soft felted wool. A) Jacket. High V-neckline; center front closure with 5 circular buttons covered with felted wool. Long sleeves. All-over embroidery design of scrolls and abstract forms done in a raised "loop" bouclé stitch and outlined in a very thin silver chain stitch. Unlined. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Oscar de la Renta" B) Skirt of matching gray-blue fabric without embroidery. Knee length, very slight A-line; narrow waist band; waist darts. False welt pockets. Left side zipper with hook-and-eye at waistband. Center back seam; back waist darts. Lined in blue/gray organdy(?)

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the JaRon Eames show hosted in New York City. The live show featured comedian guest George Carlin. The footage shows an interview led by Eames broken up by clips of recorded stand-up routines done by Carlin.

Army WWII veteran John L. Hancock's autobiographical accounts of his service with the 259th Field Artillery Battalion in the final months of the European Theater. The book features five separate accounts on the Battle of the Bulge, Remagen, liberating Buchenwald, occupation duty in Germany, and returning to the US.

Evening gown of black loosely pleated net with black beads and sequins scattered throughout. Strapless, fitted bodice. Long, full skirt with diamond shaped clusters of beads and sequins with long, thin black feathers spraying out from the center. Attached underskirt of transparent black stiffened fabric with 7" supported hem and two layers of black net skirts under top skirt. Left side zip closure. Bodice lined in black satin, with boning.