Thomas L. Prather, Jr. papers, 1995.

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Thomas L. Prather, Jr. papers, 1995.

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Contains the following type of materials: oral history. Contains information pertaining to the following time periods: 1970s; 1980s; and 1990s. Contains information pertaining to the following military organizations: Ordnance Branch, Total Army Personnel Center, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel. General description of the collection: The Thomas L. Prather, Jr. papers include general officer memoirs, perception of black officers in the Army and their career development, importance of assignment as branch assignment officer, educating the minority officer to seek assignments that are tough, competitive and diverse, racism in the Army, Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), importance of education-reading, writing and speaking skills, and historic black colleges.

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