John B. Woodward oral history, 2007 [videorecording].

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John B. Woodward oral history, 2007 [videorecording].

The interview provides information and personal observations about Williams' experiences: training with the 41st Division at Mt. Rainer; manufacture and design of ski clothing and equipment; volunteering for the 10th Mountain Division being formed at Camp Hale, Colo.; early types of skis used and how skiers were rated at Camp Hale; during Italian campaigns, none of the American ski equipment was sent over, so soldiers used Italian equipment; being in the ski equipment business after the war.

1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videocassette (50 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.) +1 envelope

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