Oral history interview with Erma Hughes Kirkpatrick, 2001 May 12.

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Oral history interview with Erma Hughes Kirkpatrick, 2001 May 12.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51110123

Interview covers early life, school experiences, and interviewee's military service and its relation to her opinions and non-military life.

Transcript: 28 leaves ; 28 cm.Sound recordings: 1 sound cassette (60 min.)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7635546

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries

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