Robert H. Moore audiocassettes, 1962-1974.

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Robert H. Moore audiocassettes, 1962-1974.

The collection includes audio recordings of William Faulkner's April 1962 remarks at the United States Military Academy (with an introduction by William C. Westmoreland), conversations between Robert H. Moore and Faulkner scholar James B. Meriwether, Ralph Ellison's 1969 remarks at the United States Military Academy, Moore's reading of several Kurt Vonnegut articles that appeared in the New York Times, and conversations among United States Military Academy professors and others who were also Vietnam War veterans regarding their perspectives on the war.

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Moore, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1940-

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Robert Henry Moore was born in Madisonville, Ky., in 1940. He attended Davidson College, 1958-1962; the University on North Carolina at Chapel Hill,1962-1964; and the University of Wisconsin at Madison,1964-1968. He was an English Department instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he served as a United States Army Captain, 1968-1970. He taught courses on American and southern literature and history at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he became a tenure...

Westmoreland, William Childs, 1914-2005

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U.S. military leader during the Vietnam War. From the description of William C. Westmoreland oral history interview : Tape and transcript, 1982 February 11 [sound recording] / conducted by Ron Priddis and Scott Faulring. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122479992 William Childs Westmoreland (1914-2005) was commander of all American forces in the Vietnam War, in his role as Commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1964 to 1968. He was Chief of Staff of the U....

United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Ellison, Ralph, 1914-1994

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African American author, born Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-1994) in Oklahoma to a family who migrated from South Carolina. From the description of Ralph Ellison papers, 1990-1994. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 32828103 African American author and educator. Born 1914; died 1994. From the description of Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2005 (bulk 1930-1994). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983760 Ralph Ellison began writing seriously in 1939....

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

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American fiction writer. From the description of Papers of William Faulkner [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647809728 From the description of Jacket, [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811922 From the description of Uncorrected galley proof of The Faulkner reader [manuscript], 1954 April 1. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647809700 From the description of Photograph, 1962 Mar. 2...

Meriwether, James B.

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