The reminiscences of the honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr. [manuscript], 1984 August.

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The reminiscences of the honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr. [manuscript], 1984 August.

Oral history interviews were conducted with Darden on September 24 and October 20, 1969, re his role as a Marine Corps flier in World War I and his service on the House Naval Affairs Committee in the 1930s and 1940s.

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