Oral history interview with Louise Ross Yegge, 2002 January 25.

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Oral history interview with Louise Ross Yegge, 2002 January 25.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53163788

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

Transcript: 22 leaves ; 28 cm.Sound recordings: 1 sound cassette (48 min.)

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7665223

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

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